Wales Center New York Map
Explore Wales Center, 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 Wales Center, New York
How to Use This Wales Center, New York Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Wales Center, 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 Wales Center.
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 | Wales Center |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Erie County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 42.768393 |
| Longitude | -78.530023 |
| Population | 1,200 |
| Density | 120.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 14052, 14169 |
| Area Code | 716 |
| County Seat | Buffalo |
About Wales Center, New York
Wales Center is a locality in Erie County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 120.0 people per km². Wales Center is located at 42.7684°N, 78.5300°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 14052, 14169.Wales Center spreads across an undulating landscape where the Buffalo Creek carves a persistent, winding path through the heavy, fertile soil. It lies 8.0 miles southeast of Elma, NY (from Elma, NY: bearing 136°T), and is situated 4.2 miles east of East Aurora. The horizon remains wide and open, holding the quiet distance that separates these fields from the distant, hazy silhouette of Limestone Ledge. Within the borders of the Town Of Wales Land, the air carries a crisp, lingering dampness, particularly as the light shifts toward a bruised purple at dusk. The earth here feels dense and patient, shaped by the slow, seasonal cycles of a climate that favors thick winter snows and the steady, muddy thaw of spring.
Agriculture has long defined the rhythm of Wales Center, anchoring the local economy in the seasonal labor of tilling and harvest. While the pace of life remains tethered to these traditional patterns, the influence of the land persists in the way residents move through their days, often looking toward the natural landmarks like the distant Johnson Falls to gauge the health of the watershed. History is held not in monuments, but in the enduring lines of property fences and the persistent flow of the creek, which continues to sustain the vitality of the local terrain. The character of the place is marked by a deliberate, low-voiced resilience, a byproduct of a landscape that demands attentiveness from those who choose to remain.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Town Of Wales Land (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 139° SE
- County Of Erie Land (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 198° S
- Unknown Park (Local Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 263° W
- Unknown Field (Local Recreation) — 3.8 mi, 273° W
- Fisher Price Toy Store (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 274° W
- Toy Town Museum (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 274° W
- Roycroft Renaissance Monument (Public Artwork) — 4.5 mi, 270° W
- Knox Farm State Park (State Park) — 5.2 mi, 272° W
- Veterans memorial (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 239° SW
- Erie County Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 9.3 mi, 177° S
- Rusty Stove (Historic Ruins) — 9.8 mi, 128° SE
- Hawk Watch (Viewpoint) — 9.8 mi, 129° SE
- Homestead Site (Historic Ruins) — 9.9 mi, 132° SE
- Darien Lakes State Park (State Park) — 10.4 mi, 028° NE
- Orchard Park Historical Society (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 270° W
- Pavilion (Theatre) — 11.2 mi, 269° W
- Eternal Flame Falls (Attraction) — 12.2 mi, 248° W
- Ward Monument (Monument) — 12.4 mi, 250° W
- Open-air ampitheater (Theatre) — 12.8 mi, 309° NW
- Depew Firefighters Memorial (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 317° NW
- Flotation Station Lazy River (Attraction) — 13.1 mi, 034° NE
- Big Kahuna (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 033° NE
- Dipson Cinemas 6 (Cinema) — 14.1 mi, 274° W
- Buffalo AKG Art Museum (Museum) — 15.4 mi, 318° NW
- New York State Lands (State Recreation Area) — 15.5 mi, 256° W
- Regal Walden Galleria (Cinema) — 15.5 mi, 311° NW
- Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.1 mi, 013° N · 22k acres
Latest News: Wales Center
Loading news…
World News
Loading news-world…
More World News
Loading news-world…
About This Wales Center Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wales Center, New York. Coordinates: 42.768393, -78.530023. 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 Wales Center includes the ZIP code (14052, 14169), telephone area code (716), county seat of Erie County (Buffalo), and school district assignment.
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. |
