Vassar College New York Map
Explore Vassar College, 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 Vassar College, New York
How to Use This Vassar College, New York Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Vassar College, 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 Vassar College.
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 | Vassar College |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Dutchess County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 41.686 |
| Longitude | -73.8931 |
| Population | 2,472 |
| Density | 1327.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 12604, 12603 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| County Seat | Poughkeepsie |
| School District | Arlington Central School District |
About Vassar College, New York
Vassar College is a locality in Dutchess County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,472. The population density is 1327.5 people per km². Vassar College is located at 41.6860°N, 73.8931°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 12604, 12603.Vassar College occupies a verdant expanse of terrain where the quiet movement of Casper Creek defines the eastern boundary of its arboretum-like campus. It lies 1.7 miles southeast of Poughkeepsie, NY (from Poughkeepsie, NY: bearing 125°T), and is situated 7.1 miles south-southeast of Hyde Park. The land rises and falls in measured, grassy swells, punctuated by thickets of mature hardwoods that turn deep amber and bronze as the air cools toward autumn. To the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains provides a permanent, shadowed frame for the horizon, while the proximity to the Poughkeepsie City Lands ensures a steady preservation of wilder, untamed acreage nearby. Light catches the slate roofs and brick facades during the golden hour, casting long, deliberate shadows across the lawns and emphasizing the architectural gravity of the older halls.
Vassar College stands as a singular point of intellectual gravity, its history rooted in a mid-nineteenth-century vision that transformed former farmland into a rigorous landscape of inquiry. The local economy and daily pulse of the institution remain inseparable from the academic calendar, creating a rhythm of scholarly industry that sustains the surrounding region through periods of research, performance, and public debate. While the distant, quiet waters of Furnace Pond exert no direct influence on the campus, the internal environment is shaped by a legacy of experimental education and the meticulous stewardship of its own grounds. Beyond the reach of the distant Pond Gut, the campus persists as a place where the stillness of the landscape encourages a persistent, quiet focus in the students who walk its paths.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Susan Stein Shiva Theater (Theatre) — 0.0 mi, 351° N
- Juliet Theatre (Theatre) — 0.6 mi, 319° NW
- Poughkeepsie City Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 0.6 mi, 233° SW
- Town Of Poughkeepsie Land (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 043° NE
- Spratt Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 235° SW
- Locust Grove (Local Recreation) — 1.9 mi, 252° W
- Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 261° W
- Spanish American War Memorial (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 263° W
- Police Memorial (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 261° W
- Walkway Over the Hudson (State Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 312° NW
- Dutchess County Map (Public Artwork) — 2.7 mi, 303° NW
- Franny Reese Preserve State Park (State Park) — 2.9 mi, 275° W
- Hudson River State Psychiatric Center (State Resource Management Area) — 3.3 mi, 349° N
- James Baird State Park (State Park) — 3.9 mi, 086° E
- Falls View (Viewpoint) — 6.2 mi, 193° S
- Winnakee Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 6.7 mi, 343° N
- New York State Lands (State Recreation Area) — 8.2 mi, 210° SW
- Huguenot Street Historic District (Attraction) — 11.0 mi, 295° NW
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 12.4 mi, 161° S · 110k acres
- Marion Royael Gallery (Gallery) — 13.0 mi, 199° S
- Chimney (Historic Ruins) — 13.9 mi, 286° W
- The Muse (Arts Centre) — 14.3 mi, 319° NW
- Lift Cafe (Gallery) — 14.7 mi, 318° NW
- Great Buddha Hall (Museum) — 14.8 mi, 160° S
- Kiln (Historic Ruins) — 15.0 mi, 316° NW
- Stonehouse Wood Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 15.2 mi, 012° N
- Wings Castle (Attraction) — 15.4 mi, 046° NE
- Dover Stone Church (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 077° E
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About This Vassar College Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Vassar College, New York. Coordinates: 41.686, -73.8931. 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 Vassar College includes the ZIP code (12604, 12603), telephone area code (845), county seat of Dutchess County (Poughkeepsie), and school district assignment (Arlington 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. |
