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Wassaic New York Map

Explore Wassaic, 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 Wassaic, New York

How to Use This Wassaic, New York Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Wassaic, 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 Wassaic.

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	Wassaic
State	New York (NY)
County	Dutchess County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	41.803982
Longitude	-73.558737
Population	210
Density	228.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	12592
Area Code	845
County Seat	Poughkeepsie
School District	Northeast Central School District

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About Wassaic, New York

Wassaic is a locality in Dutchess County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 210. The population density is 228.4 people per km². Wassaic is located at 41.8040°N, 73.5587°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12592.

Wassaic emerges from the landscape as a quiet convergence of limestone ridges and deep, verdant depressions where the shadows linger long after the sun has crested the distant Catskill Mountains. It lies 19.3 miles east of Hyde Park, NY (from Hyde Park, NY: bearing 86°T), and is situated 9.1 miles east-southeast of Stanfordville. Wassaic Creek carves a persistent path through the limestone, its current animating the bedrock of Turkey Hollow with a rhythmic, percussive clarity that defines the local topography. Beyond the immediate banks, the terrain rises into steep, forested inclines, eventually yielding to the sprawling, dense corridors of Wyantenock State Forest. In the cooler hours of the morning, a fine mist often clings to the low-lying fields, grounding the architecture in a damp, earthy stillness that persists even as the light brightens the valley floor.

Industrial ambition once anchored the local economy to the earth itself, as iron furnaces tapped into the mineral wealth of the surrounding hills, leaving behind a legacy of stone ruins that now stand as silent, weathered observers of the modern pace. Today, the economy has shifted toward a blend of creative enterprise and land stewardship, with the Wassaic Creek Fishing Access serving as a focal point for those who seek the meditative solitude of the water. Life in Wassaic moves in accordance with the seasonal shifts of the interior climate, where the transition from the humid warmth of summer to the crisp, sudden frosts of autumn dictates the rhythm of the day. A few miles away, the surface of Swift Pond remains a dark, reflective mirror, catching the changing hues of the canopy and anchoring the rural character of a place that prefers the quiet endurance of the woods to the clamor of more crowded transit corridors.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wassaic Creek Fishing Access (State Recreation Area) — 0.2 mi, 187° S
Wassaic Multiple Use Area (State Resource Management Area) — 0.6 mi, 190° S
Town of Amenia Land (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 357° N
Macedonia Brook State Park (State Park) — 3.2 mi, 114° SE
Four Brothers Drive-In (Cinema) — 3.2 mi, 001° N
Bucksbaum (Local Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 062° NE
Dover Stone Church (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 199° S
Town of Dover Land (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 186° S
Pond Mountain (Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 129° SE
Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.9 mi, 188° S · 598 acres
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 5.8 mi, 148° SE · 110k acres
Harlem Valley Rail Trail (State Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 020° N
Kent Falls State Park (State Park) — 6.4 mi, 133° SE
Lime Kiln (Monument) — 6.6 mi, 029° NE
Wings Castle (Attraction) — 6.7 mi, 292° W
Ober Gallery (Gallery) — 6.9 mi, 142° SE
James Barron Art (Gallery) — 7.0 mi, 142° SE
Kent Art Association (Gallery) — 7.0 mi, 143° SE
Silver Lake (State Recreation Area) — 7.5 mi, 033° NE
View West (Viewpoint) — 7.8 mi, 129° SE
Moravian Christian Mission Monument (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 335° NW
Town Hill Farm (Attraction) — 11.2 mi, 035° NE
Cornwall Historical Society (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 076° E
Holley Williams House Museum (Museum) — 12.7 mi, 028° NE
War Memorial (Monument) — 13.2 mi, 338° N
Mill Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 13.7 mi, 130° SE
FV - Canaan Historical Society (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 044° NE
Peter's Forge (Attraction) — 15.0 mi, 114° SE
Housatonic State Forest (Nature Reserve) — 15.0 mi, 059° NE
Stonehouse Wood Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 15.5 mi, 296° NW

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