Wanakah New York Map
Explore Wanakah, 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 Wanakah, New York
How to Use This Wanakah, New York Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Wanakah, 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 Wanakah.
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 | Wanakah |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Erie County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 42.74617 |
| Longitude | -78.90309 |
| Population | 3,137 |
| Density | 1006.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 14075 |
| Area Code | 716 |
| County Seat | Buffalo |
| School District | Frontier Central School District |
About Wanakah, New York
Wanakah is a locality in Erie County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,137. The population density is 1006.0 people per km². Wanakah is located at 42.7462°N, 78.9031°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 14075.Wanakah stretches across a flat, open plain where the horizon is defined by the expansive, slate-colored waters of Lake Erie. It lies 4.3 miles west-northwest of Hamburg, NY (from Hamburg, NY: bearing 299°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south of Buffalo. The air here holds a distinct, bracing chill that carries the weight of the lake, particularly when the gray clouds settle low over the fields and orchards. Local life centers on the modest, well-kept spaces of Amsdell Heights Playground, which provides a quiet anchor for families amidst the wide, wind-swept terrain. Beyond the immediate residential plots, the land dips into the geological drama of Big Gulf, a reminder of the slow, persistent forces that have shaped this level ground over centuries. The landscape feels vast and unadorned, a place where the sky occupies more of one's attention than the earth below.
Wanakah emerged as a quiet residential retreat, evolving from its agricultural roots to serve as a steady, suburban extension of the regional economy. While the bustle of larger manufacturing centers hums to the north, Wanakah maintains a measured, deliberate pace, far removed from the sharp peaks of Bear Ridge that loom distantly in the mind’s eye. The nearby presence of Eighteenmile Creek carves a path through the landscape, offering a natural boundary that has influenced the local geography for generations. Residents here occupy a space that balances the utility of proximity to major thoroughfares with the stillness of a region defined by its inland plains and the relentless, seasonal pulse of the great lake.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Amsdell Heights Playground (State Park) — 0.4 mi, 157° SE
- Town Of Hamburg Land (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 158° S
- Williams Park (State Park) — 1.0 mi, 077° E
- Lakeview Road Recreation Area (Local Park) — 1.9 mi, 158° S
- Scranton Fire Fighter Memorial (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 096° E
- Eighteen Mile Creek Access (State Recreation Area) — 3.7 mi, 229° SW
- New York State Lands (State Recreation Area) — 4.3 mi, 119° SE
- Hamburg Fairgrounds (Attraction) — 4.5 mi, 097° E
- Dipson Cinemas 6 (Cinema) — 5.5 mi, 062° NE
- Top of Mound (Viewpoint) — 6.7 mi, 024° NE
- Kazoo Factory (Museum) — 6.7 mi, 178° S
- Lucy Smith & Colesville (Attraction) — 7.4 mi, 016° N
- Ward Monument (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 110° E
- Pavilion (Theatre) — 7.9 mi, 081° E
- Start Over Again (Public Artwork) — 8.0 mi, 011° N
- Orchard Park Historical Society (Museum) — 8.2 mi, 080° E
- Eternal Flame Falls (Attraction) — 8.3 mi, 112° E
- Former site of Great Northern Elevator (Historic Ruins) — 8.5 mi, 010° N
- Red Jacket Peninsula (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 019° N
- Buffal "O" (Attraction) — 8.7 mi, 011° N
- Heritage DiscoveRy Center (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 020° N
- Steel Plant Museum of Western New York (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 020° N
- The Ruins at Canalside (Historic Ruins) — 9.2 mi, 008° N
- Buffalo Transportation Pierce Arrow Museum (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 011° N
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About This Wanakah Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wanakah, New York. Coordinates: 42.74617, -78.90309. 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 Wanakah includes the ZIP code (14075), telephone area code (716), county seat of Erie County (Buffalo), and school district assignment (Frontier 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. |
