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Waterville New York Map

Explore Waterville, 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 Waterville, New York

How to Use This Waterville, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	42.930589
Longitude	-75.380202
Population	1,473
Density	401.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	11952, 13480
Area Code	914, 845, 315
County Seat	Watertown
School District	Waterville Central School District

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About Waterville, New York

Waterville is a locality in Jefferson County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,473. The population density is 401.6 people per km². Waterville is located at 42.9306°N, 75.3802°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Waterville is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 11952, 13480.

Waterville sits amidst a landscape defined by the persistent, winding course of Big Brook, which serves as the primary artery for the surrounding terrain. It lies 15.8 miles south of Watertown, NY (from Watertown, NY: bearing 182°T), and is situated 13.7 miles north-northeast of Richland. The topography here is characterized by a deliberate, quiet elevation, where the earth rises into gentle slopes that eventually look toward the distant silhouettes of the Adirondack Mountains far on the northern horizon. To the west, the deep indentation of Towle Gulf marks the land with a rugged, shadowed clarity, while the air maintains a crisp, inland quality that carries the scent of damp earth and seasonal change. In the quiet hours of evening, the light settles over the fields with a pale, amber intensity, revealing the subtle textures of the soil and the patient, enduring nature of the countryside that stretches toward the distant, serene waters of Alder Bed Pond.

Waterville grew from a landscape once dominated by the cultivation of hops, an agricultural legacy that remains woven into the architecture of its older, sturdy buildings and the wide, purposeful layout of its streets. The local economy, having shifted from the rhythmic demands of the harvest to a quieter, more modern pace, retains a sturdy independence rooted in the Jefferson County Lands that border the outskirts. Residents often find themselves drawn toward the cooling mist of Rainbow Falls, a place where the water’s persistent motion provides a sharp, rhythmic contrast to the town's steady, contemplative character. Life in Waterville moves with the measured cadence of a place that values its distance from the frantic pulse of the coast, preferring instead the profound, honest stillness of the interior woods and the quiet, steady labor of those who call these uplands their own.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Village Of Waterville Land (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 269° W
Waterville Water Works Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 2.1 mi, 092° E
Albert J. Woodford Memorial State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 069° E
Mount Hunger State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 149° SE
Beaver Creek State Forest (State Wilderness) — 5.9 mi, 139° SE
Kirkland, Town of Land (Local Park) — 6.4 mi, 358° N
Sauquoit Creek Fishing Access (State Recreation Area) — 6.6 mi, 080° E
Bradford Auditorium (Theatre) — 8.3 mi, 350° N
The Romano Theatre at the Kennedy Center, Hamilton College (Theatre) — 8.4 mi, 350° N
P.O.W memorial (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 229° SW
Geographical Center of New York State (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 267° W
The Eagle (Public Artwork) — 12.3 mi, 033° NE
The Other Side (Gallery) — 12.3 mi, 029° NE
Thomas R. Proctor (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 032° NE
Vietnam Memorial (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 030° NE
Otsego County Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 14.1 mi, 145° SE
Childrens Museum (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 033° NE
Oneida Community Mansion House (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 308° NW
Erie Canal (State Recreation Area) — 14.7 mi, 021° N
Utica Tower (Attraction) — 15.0 mi, 031° NE
Peterboro Area Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 279° W
National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 279° W
Enlarged Erie Canal Aqueduct (Historic Ruins) — 15.8 mi, 009° N
Oriskany Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 17.1 mi, 002° N
New York State Lands (State Park) — 19.7 mi, 304° NW
Rome Historical Society (Museum) — 19.8 mi, 349° N
Peterpaul Recreation Park (Theme Park) — 21.7 mi, 342° N
Fort Herkimer Waste Weir (Historic Ruins) — 22.3 mi, 074° E
Verona Beach State Park (State Park) — 23.0 mi, 317° NW
West Canada Lake Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 41.9 mi, 039° NE

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