Van Etten New York Map
Explore Van Etten, New York, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Van Etten, New York
How to Use This Van Etten, New York Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Van Etten, New York. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of New York or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Van Etten.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Van Etten |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Chemung County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 42.198685 |
| Longitude | -76.552444 |
| Population | 601 |
| Density | 181.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 14889 |
| Area Code | 607 |
| County Seat | Elmira |
| School District | Spencer-Van Etten Central School District |
About Van Etten, New York
Van Etten is a locality in Chemung County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 601. The population density is 181.4 people per km². Van Etten is located at 42.1987°N, 76.5524°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 14889.Van Etten occupies a quiet expanse of the Southern Tier where the land folds into itself, defined by the persistent, winding path of Langford Creek as it cuts through the valley floor. It lies 13.9 miles east of Horseheads, NY (from Horseheads, NY: bearing 81°T), and is situated 17.9 miles south of Tompkins. The landscape here is defined by muted, earthy tones, where the transition from the low-lying basin to the higher elevations creates a subtle geometry of light and shadow during the autumn months. Four miles away, the stillness of Spencer Lake anchors the northern horizon, while the terrain bears the distinct, weathered character of a region sculpted by deep, ancient glacial movements. Within the immediate vicinity, the Town Of Van Etten Land provides a modest, open space that preserves the natural quiet of the surrounding fields. The air here holds a crisp, terrestrial weight, devoid of any saline influence, carrying instead the scent of damp soil and the seasonal shift of woodland leaves.
Van Etten retains the residual imprint of its nineteenth-century development, having grown from an economy rooted in timber and the steady pulse of the local rail lines. While the industrial fervor of earlier decades has softened, the rhythm of life remains tethered to the land, with agriculture and small-scale trade shaping the daily movements of those who live here. The proximity to Hulburt Hollow serves as a reminder of the area’s rugged, uneven topography, which has historically influenced the layout of roads and the placement of homesteads. Beyond the immediate settlement, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains occasionally marks the southern sky, providing a grand, fixed boundary to the world. A few miles to the north, the proximity to Danby State Forest offers a dense, protective canopy that contrasts with the open, working fields of the valley, marking the boundary where human cultivation fades into deeper, untamed brush.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Village Of Spencer Land (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 071° E
- Spencer Historical Museum (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 070° E
- Danby State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 038° NE
- County Of Chemung Land (Local Park) — 5.9 mi, 289° W
- Cliffside State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 306° NW
- Tompkins County Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 342° N
- Buttermilk Falls State Park (State Park) — 10.2 mi, 018° N
- Connecticut Hill Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 11.0 mi, 336° NW
- Two Rivers State Park (State Park) — 11.3 mi, 180° S
- Danby Gathery Art Works (Gallery) — 11.6 mi, 018° N
- Black Diamond Trail (State Recreation Area) — 13.7 mi, 002° N
- Unidentified Stone Tower (Historic Ruins) — 13.9 mi, 360° N
- Wildwood Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 14.0 mi, 166° S
- Benjamin Newton (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 222° SW
- Newtown Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 14.0 mi, 222° SW
- Elmira Heights Historical Society (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 251° W
- Labrador Duck (Public Artwork) — 14.7 mi, 238° SW
- Chemung Valley History Museum (Museum) — 14.8 mi, 239° SW
- Arnot Art Museum (Arts Centre) — 14.8 mi, 240° SW
- Clemens Center (Theatre) — 15.0 mi, 240° SW
- Elmira Police Memorial (Monument) — 15.1 mi, 240° SW
- WWI Memorial (Monument) — 15.1 mi, 240° SW
- Sayre Historical Society (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 173° S
- Gibson Theater (Theatre) — 15.2 mi, 242° SW
- Incodema (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 025° NE
- Signal Culture (Arts Centre) — 16.2 mi, 114° SE
- School #3 (Historic Ruins) — 16.3 mi, 221° SW
- Loyalsock State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 16.9 mi, 173° S
- Cayuga-Seneca Canal (State Recreation Area) — 17.2 mi, 007° N
- Finger Lakes National Forest (National Forest) — 20.7 mi, 324° NW · 16k acres
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About This Van Etten Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Van Etten, New York. Coordinates: 42.198685, -76.552444. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Van Etten includes the ZIP code (14889), telephone area code (607), county seat of Chemung County (Elmira), and school district assignment (Spencer-Van Etten Central School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
