West Fulton New York Map
Explore West Fulton, 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 Fulton, New York
How to Use This West Fulton, New York Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for West Fulton, 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 Fulton.
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 Fulton |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Schoharie County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 42.56452 |
| Longitude | -74.463754 |
| Population | 480 |
| Density | 18.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 12149, 12194 |
| Area Code | 518 |
| County Seat | Schoharie |
About West Fulton, New York
West Fulton is a locality in Schoharie County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². West Fulton is located at 42.5645°N, 74.4638°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 12149, 12194.West Fulton occupies a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic cutting of Panther Creek, which carves a path through the earth with a quiet, unyielding authority. It lies 28.3 miles west of New Scotland, NY (from New Scotland, NY: bearing 261°T), and is situated 7.9 miles south of Cobleskill. The terrain here rises in measured swells, moving away from the water toward the uneven, wooded elevations that characterize the local topography. At dusk, the light catches the moisture in the air, casting a silver haze over the Town of Fulton Land that softens the sharp edges of the timber and stone. While the distant silhouettes of the Catskill Mountains mark the horizon with a jagged, blue-gray permanence, the immediate vicinity remains intimate and close-set, anchored by the proximity of Dibble Hollow.
Agriculture and the slow, deliberate work of land stewardship have long shaped the character of West Fulton, leaving behind a legacy of stone walls and cleared pastures that speak to the endurance of those who first broke this soil. The local economy persists with a muted tenacity, reflecting a history of small-scale milling and farming that has evolved into a quiet independence from the frenetic pace of larger centers. Residents often look toward the Blenheim Gilboa Reservoir as a silent, expansive presence in the broader region, a body of water that contrasts with the narrow, energetic flow of the local creek. Life here moves according to the changing seasons and the requirements of the land, maintaining a steady, grounded existence that prioritizes the stillness of the woods and the uncomplicated passage of the days.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Town of Fulton Land (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 099° E
- Burnt-Rossman Hills State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 169° S
- Mallet Pond State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 278° W
- Max V. Shaul State Park (State Park) — 2.8 mi, 116° SE
- Schoharie County Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 011° N
- The Dance Floor (Viewpoint) — 5.6 mi, 071° E
- Village Of Cobleskill Land (Local Park) — 5.7 mi, 005° N
- Richmondville Service Memorial (Monument) — 7.0 mi, 314° NW
- Memorial Park (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 073° E
- Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 7.4 mi, 313° NW
- Gobbler's Knob Family Fun Park (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 019° N
- Mine Kill State Park (State Park) — 8.5 mi, 177° S
- New York State Lands (State Recreation Area) — 10.3 mi, 307° NW
- Huyck Felt Mill Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 16.7 mi, 102° E
- Rensselaerville Historical Society (Museum) — 16.9 mi, 101° E
- Baptist Church (Monument) — 16.9 mi, 101° E
- Berne Museum (Museum) — 17.2 mi, 076° E
- Zadock Pratt Museum (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 175° S
- Pratt Rock (Attraction) — 17.7 mi, 173° S
- Fallen Chimney (Historic Ruins) — 18.1 mi, 083° E
- Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 23.1 mi, 140° SE
- Sculpture Park (Public Artwork) — 23.3 mi, 065° NE
- Arkell Museum (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 347° N
- National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (Museum) — 25.2 mi, 292° W
- Hunter-West Kill Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 25.2 mi, 172° S
- Canal Street Studio (Gallery) — 26.8 mi, 342° N
- Mountain Cinema (Cinema) — 27.3 mi, 153° SE
- Little Bird Gallery (Gallery) — 27.4 mi, 153° SE
- Dancing Bear Theater (Theatre) — 27.4 mi, 153° SE
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About This West Fulton Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of West Fulton, New York. Coordinates: 42.56452, -74.463754. 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 Fulton includes the ZIP code (12149, 12194), telephone area code (518), county seat of Schoharie County (Schoharie), 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. |
