West Falls New York Map
Explore West Falls, 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 West Falls, New York
How to Use This West Falls, New York Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for West Falls, 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 Falls.
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 Falls |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Erie County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 42.701449 |
| Longitude | -78.68225 |
| Population | 1,800 |
| Density | 120.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 14170 |
| Area Code | 716 |
| County Seat | Buffalo |
About West Falls, New York
West Falls is a locality in Erie County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,800. The population density is 120.0 people per km². West Falls is located at 42.7014°N, 78.6822°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 14170.West Falls emerges from the landscape where the West Branch Cazenovia Creek carves a deliberate path through the shale and earth of the region. It lies 3.4 miles southeast of Ellicott, NY (from Ellicott, NY: bearing 132°T), and is situated 7.5 miles east of Hamburg. The topography defines itself through the depth of Enos Hollow, a quiet depression just a mile away that catches the low-slung autumnal light and holds it against the graying bark of hardwoods. Beyond the immediate banks of the creek, the land rises into a series of uneven elevations that eventually anchor the horizon toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Bear Ridge. Residents often find the air here carries a distinct, crisp weight, particularly as the seasons shift and the nearby Orchard Park Reservoir reflects the changing canopy of the surrounding woodland.
History in West Falls lingers in the structural integrity of its older mills and the enduring architecture that once relied on the kinetic energy of the creek to power local enterprise. While the economy has evolved from its early industrial reliance, the pace of life maintains a steady, deliberate cadence that mirrors the flow of the water downstream. The Town Of Aurora Land serves as a public threshold to this natural character, preserving space for the quiet observation of native flora and the slow migration of wildlife. Life in West Falls remains tethered to the rhythms of the seasons and the maintenance of a landscape that feels less like a static backdrop and more like a participant in the daily work of the people who reside there.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Town Of Aurora Land (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 014° N
- Veterans memorial (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 009° N
- Aurora Town Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 2.1 mi, 043° NE
- Erie County Parks Dept Land (Local Park) — 2.7 mi, 283° W
- Eternal Flame Falls (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 270° W
- Pipeline Confluence (Viewpoint) — 3.7 mi, 275° W
- Ward Monument (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 277° W
- Knox Farm State Park (State Park) — 4.5 mi, 017° N
- Orchard Park Historical Society (Museum) — 5.5 mi, 326° NW
- Pavilion (Theatre) — 5.5 mi, 322° NW
- Roycroft Renaissance Monument (Public Artwork) — 5.6 mi, 035° NE
- Unknown Park (Local Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 046° NE
- California Road Recreation Area (State Park) — 5.9 mi, 310° NW
- Toy Town Museum (Museum) — 6.1 mi, 036° NE
- Fisher Price Toy Store (Attraction) — 6.1 mi, 036° NE
- Hamburg Fairgrounds (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 291° W
- Erie County Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 181° S
- New York State Lands (State Recreation Area) — 7.4 mi, 277° W
- Scranton Fire Fighter Memorial (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 290° W
- Dipson Cinemas 6 (Cinema) — 8.5 mi, 312° NW
- Kazoo Factory (Museum) — 11.6 mi, 252° W
- Open-air ampitheater (Theatre) — 12.8 mi, 350° N
- Lucy Smith & Colesville (Attraction) — 13.7 mi, 318° NW
- Heritage DiscoveRy Center (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 324° NW
- Steel Plant Museum of Western New York (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 324° NW
- Former site of Great Northern Elevator (Historic Ruins) — 15.0 mi, 320° NW
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About This West Falls Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of West Falls, New York. Coordinates: 42.701449, -78.68225. 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 Falls includes the ZIP code (14170), 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. |
