West Sand Lake New York Map
Explore West Sand Lake, 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 Sand Lake, New York
How to Use This West Sand Lake, New York Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for West Sand Lake, 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 Sand Lake.
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 Sand Lake |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Rensselaer County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 42.638166 |
| Longitude | -73.595383 |
| Population | 2,616 |
| Density | 211.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 12196, 12018 |
| Area Code | 518 |
| County Seat | Troy |
| School District | Averill Park Central School District |
About West Sand Lake, New York
West Sand Lake is a locality in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,616. The population density is 211.8 people per km². West Sand Lake is located at 42.6382°N, 73.5954°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 12196, 12018.West Sand Lake occupies a persistent quietude where the Wynants Kill carves a steady, winding path through the dense, verdant terrain of the interior. It lies 4.0 miles east-southeast of North Greenbush, NY (from North Greenbush, NY: bearing 119°T), and is situated 7.5 miles east of Albany. The landscape is defined by the heavy, reliable presence of the earth, where moisture clings to the low-lying hollows and the air carries the cool, damp scent of deep woodland. Beyond the immediate tree line, the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains frame the horizon, offering a static, blue-gray boundary to the view. To the south, the terrain shifts toward the stillness of Burden Lake, while the nearby Town of Sand Lake Land provides a sanctuary of managed growth, keeping the encroaching brush from reclaiming the edges of the thoroughfares.
West Sand Lake developed from a legacy of milling and modest agricultural labor, drawing its early rhythm from the hydraulic power of the local waterways that once turned the wheels of industry. The economy has long since transitioned, moving away from the localized production of the nineteenth century toward a commuter-oriented existence that values the lingering rural character of the surroundings. Residents here maintain a deliberate distance from the frantic pace of larger urban centers, finding a sense of stability in the seasonal cycles that color the landscape from vibrant green to dormant brown. Even the memory of labor remains etched in the old infrastructure, where the remnants of historical water usage still influence the layout of the land, grounding the daily activities of the people in the soil of their forebears.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Town of Sand Lake Land (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 008° N
- Sand Lake Veteran's Memorial Park (Monument) — 1.2 mi, 076° E
- Mud Lake (Private Recreation) — 1.3 mi, 207° SW
- Town of North Greenbush Land (Local Park) — 2.4 mi, 318° NW
- Stewart Preserve (Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 135° SE
- Barberville Falls (Viewpoint) — 4.3 mi, 041° NE
- Defreest House (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 297° NW
- Ward 5 (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 325° NW
- Dietel Gallery (Gallery) — 6.1 mi, 326° NW
- Kiggins Auditorium (Theatre) — 6.1 mi, 325° NW
- Alice Dodge Wallace '38 Center for the Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 6.2 mi, 326° NW
- Alumnae Chapel (Theatre) — 6.2 mi, 326° NW
- Smart's Pond Dam Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 6.4 mi, 319° NW
- Burden Iron Works (Historic Ruins) — 6.6 mi, 313° NW
- Contemporary Artists Center at Woodside (Arts Centre) — 6.7 mi, 314° NW
- Capital District Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 7.0 mi, 103° E
- Col. Albert Pawling (Monument) — 7.1 mi, 325° NW
- Saint Brigid's Bell (Attraction) — 7.6 mi, 309° NW
- Prism Glassworks (Gallery) — 7.7 mi, 321° NW
- Nipper the RCA Dog (Public Artwork) — 7.7 mi, 284° W
- Henry Hudson Panetarium (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 278° W
- Irish American Heritage Museum (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 278° W
- Champlain Canal (State Recreation Area) — 7.8 mi, 319° NW
- Dutch Apple Cruises (Attraction) — 7.9 mi, 272° W
- New York State Lands (State Recreation Area) — 8.5 mi, 326° NW
- Grafton Lakes State Park (State Park) — 9.5 mi, 037° NE
- Schodack Island State Park (State Park) — 11.4 mi, 227° SW
- Green Mountain National Forest (National Forest) — 22.0 mi, 069° E · 412k acres
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 22.3 mi, 101° E · 110k acres
- Glastenbury Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 27.8 mi, 052° NE · 22k acres
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About This West Sand Lake Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of West Sand Lake, New York. Coordinates: 42.638166, -73.595383. 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 Sand Lake includes the ZIP code (12196, 12018), telephone area code (518), county seat of Rensselaer County (Troy), and school district assignment (Averill Park Central 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. |
