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West Shokan New York Map

Explore West Shokan, 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 Shokan, New York

How to Use This West Shokan, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	41.967315
Longitude	-74.287092
Population	680
Density	35.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	12494
Area Code	845
County Seat	Kingston

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About West Shokan, New York

West Shokan is a locality in Ulster County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 680. The population density is 35.0 people per km². West Shokan is located at 41.9673°N, 74.2871°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12494.

West Shokan occupies a rugged intersection of earth and water where the cool, persistent current of the Bush Kill carves a path through the valley floor. It lies 12.6 miles south-southwest of Edgewood, NY (from Edgewood, NY: bearing 198°T), and is situated 2.8 miles west-northwest of Olive. The landscape rises sharply from the riparian corridor, climbing toward the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Catskill Mountains that define the western horizon. Nearby, the Ashokan Reservoir East Basin holds a vast, still expanse of deep water, reflecting the shifting moods of the sky and acting as a silent anchor for the surrounding terrain. To the south, the shadowed depths of Watson Hollow offer a quiet, wooded contrast to the more open slopes, while the nearby expanse of Sundown Wild Forest provides a dense, untamed sanctuary for hemlock and hardwood alike. The air here holds a distinct crispness, especially as the light begins to fail, casting long, violet shadows across the fields that seem to hold the day’s warmth in the soil long after the sun has slipped behind the ridges.

West Shokan carries the weight of a history irrevocably altered by the engineering necessities of a growing metropolis, a transformation that left the locality defined by its proximity to the vast reservoir system. This relationship with the water remains the central thread of the local economy and character, steering the region away from industrial expansion and toward a quiet, deliberate preservation of its natural resources. Life in West Shokan moves with the slow, seasonal cadence of the woods, where residents might spend their afternoons navigating the rugged terrain of the Kanape Jeep Trail or observing the changing foliage that blankets the slopes. While the lure of more distant sights, such as the plummeting waters of Vernooy Falls, draws occasional visitors to the fringes of the region, the core of West Shokan remains rooted in the steady, unassuming maintenance of its homesteads and the protection of the watershed, fostering a culture that values the silence of the forest over the clamor of wider, busier worlds.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sundown Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 217° SW
Slide Mountain Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 1.1 mi, 341° N
Quarry view (Viewpoint) — 1.8 mi, 359° N
Slide Mountain (State Resource Management Area) — 2.6 mi, 358° N
Phoenicia - Mt. Tobias Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 356° N
Olive Town Board Land (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 083° E
Yale Quarry (Historic Ruins) — 3.8 mi, 135° SE
Kenneth L. Wilson Campground (State Recreation Area) — 4.4 mi, 036° NE
New York City Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 4.5 mi, 120° SE
Woodland Valley Campground (State Recreation Area) — 5.5 mi, 325° NW
John Burroughs Monument (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 294° NW
Historic New York Catskill Mountains ~ Shandaken Area (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 358° N
Curtiss & Ormsbee Monument (Monument) — 7.0 mi, 285° W
Big Indian Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 7.7 mi, 303° NW
Shandaken Eagle (Public Artwork) — 8.0 mi, 349° N
Varga Gallery (Gallery) — 8.1 mi, 350° N
Hot Stuff Blown Glass (Arts Centre) — 9.4 mi, 353° N
Tinker Street Cinema (Cinema) — 9.6 mi, 058° NE
Woodstock Art Exchange (Arts Centre) — 9.8 mi, 078° E
Happylife Productions (Gallery) — 9.9 mi, 059° NE
Kleinert/James Center for the Arts (Gallery) — 10.0 mi, 059° NE
Forstmann Castle (Historic Castle / Fort) — 11.0 mi, 278° W
Hurley Heritage Museum (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 104° E
Red Hill Observer's Cabin & Museum (Museum) — 12.2 mi, 256° W
Pompey’s Cave (Attraction) — 12.4 mi, 150° SE
Kiln (Historic Ruins) — 12.8 mi, 123° SE
Mattewis Persen House (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 100° E
Sojourner Truth State Park (State Park) — 15.8 mi, 097° E
Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 18.7 mi, 077° E
Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.3 mi, 170° S · 1,196 acres

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