Explore West End, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for West End, 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 West End.
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 | West End |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Otsego County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 42.476294 |
| Longitude | -75.092354 |
| Population | 1,864 |
| Density | 197.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 13820 |
| Area Code | 315 |
| County Seat | Cooperstown |
| School District | Oneonta City School District |
West End occupies a quiet expanse of inland terrain where the steady flow of Otego Creek defines the local topography. It lies 1.9 miles west-northwest of Oneonta, NY (from Oneonta, NY: bearing 282°T), and is situated 17.9 miles northeast of Sidney. A mile away, the rugged depression of Hell Hollow carves into the earth, while the broader, distant silhouette of the Catskill Mountains anchors the horizon in a haze of blue-gray light. The landscape remains defined by its terrestrial depth, far from the influence of any maritime air, favoring instead the crisp, heavy atmosphere of an interior valley. Residents often observe how the afternoon sun catches the surface of the nearby Lower Reservoir, casting long, fractured shadows across the fields that slope toward the Town Of Oneonta Land.
West End maintains a steady character shaped by the industrious spirit of the region, where the economy has long transitioned from its early agrarian roots into a modern blend of service and academic influence. The proximity to the Town Of Oneonta Land ensures that the rhythm of the seasons remains a tangible part of daily life, with the changing foliage marking the passage of time more reliably than any clock. History in West End lingers in the simple, sturdy architecture that lines the streets, reflecting a legacy of steady, unpretentious growth. Here, the pulse of the locality beats in harmony with the surrounding woods and the persistent, low-voiced movement of Otego Creek, grounding every inhabitant in the quiet permanence of the upstate interior.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of West End, New York. Coordinates: 42.476294, -75.092354. 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 West End includes the ZIP code (13820), telephone area code (315), county seat of Otsego County (Cooperstown), and school district assignment (Oneonta City 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. |