White Lake New York Map

About White Lake, New York

White Lake is a locality in Sullivan County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 207. The population density is 90.2 people per km². White Lake is located at 41.6770°N, 74.8279°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12786.

White Lake holds a quiet, deliberate geography shaped by the steady, unobserved passage of White Lake Brook through its verdant, timbered floor. It lies 24.9 miles west-southwest of Wawarsing, NY (from Wawarsing, NY: bearing 257°T), and is situated 7.3 miles west-northwest of Monticello. Beyond the immediate reach of these woods, the landscape rises toward the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains, which anchor the horizon in deep shades of blue and charcoal. The moisture held by the earth here encourages a thick, persistent greenery, where the morning mist often clings to the low-lying hollows until the sun gains enough strength to burn it away. Only two miles distant, the expansive surface of Swinging Bridge Reservoir acts as a dark, reflective mirror for the sky, its stillness offering a sharp contrast to the constant, bubbling movement of the nearby creek.

White Lake retains a sense of enduring isolation, defined by the slow, seasonal rhythms of an economy that has long favored the hospitality of the land over the frantic pace of more populous regions. The proximity of the Bethel Town Lands provides a protected buffer of forest, ensuring that the character of the woods remains largely undisturbed by modern encroachment. Travelers who wander toward the more rugged terrain of the interior may eventually encounter the Schiff Trail, a path that winds through the quiet backcountry far from the reach of the larger, busier valleys like Krom Hollow. Life in White Lake moves with a gravity of its own, grounded in the seasonal cycles of the forest and the persistent, cool air that rolls down from the higher elevations to settle over the village at dusk.

About This White Lake Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of White Lake, New York. Coordinates: 41.677034, -74.827941. 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 White Lake includes the ZIP code (12786), telephone area code (845), county seat of Sullivan County (Monticello), and school district assignment (Monticello Central School District).

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.