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Willsboro Point New York Map

Explore Willsboro Point, 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 Willsboro Point, New York

How to Use This Willsboro Point, New York Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Willsboro Point, 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 Willsboro Point.

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	Willsboro Point
State	New York (NY)
County	Essex County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	44.420608
Longitude	-73.382663
Population	382
Density	53.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	12996
Area Code	845
County Seat	Elizabethtown
School District	Willsboro Central School District

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About Willsboro Point, New York

Willsboro Point is a locality in Essex County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 382. The population density is 53.0 people per km². Willsboro Point is located at 44.4206°N, 73.3827°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12996.

Willsboro Point extends as a limestone finger into the cold, deep expanse of Lake Champlain, asserting its presence against the vast, shifting blues of the water. It lies 20.4 miles south of Plattsburgh, NY (from Plattsburgh, NY: bearing 170°T), and is situated 9.4 miles west-southwest of Burlington. The land here is defined by thin, rocky soil and a limestone bedrock that emerges in sudden, pale shelves, creating a stark contrast with the dense hardwoods that thicken as the ground rises toward the interior. Five miles away, the seasonal pulse of Buttermilk Falls provides a rhythmic, percussive backdrop to the quietude of the woods, while the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Adirondack Mountains anchor the western horizon in a permanent, violet-hued stillness. The air at Willsboro Point carries a crisp, mineral sharpness, particularly during the transition of seasons when the light turns thin and pale, illuminating the intricate veins of the stone and the dark, reflective depths of the lake with a clarity that feels almost fragile.

History clings to the limestone strata of Willsboro Point, where the extraction of stone once fueled a modest but industrious economy, leaving behind quiet quarries that have since surrendered to the encroaching forest. Agriculture and forestry have long dictated the pace of life, though the proximity to the Willsboro Bay Boat Launch now draws a seasonal migration of travelers who seek the solitude of the northern interior. Life moves with an unpretentious gravity, influenced by the slow, seasonal rhythms of the land and the necessity of preparing for the long, white winters that settle over the nearby forests and plains. While the distant bustle of the world remains a faint suggestion, Willsboro Point retains a singular identity, defined by the enduring weight of the surrounding geography and the quiet persistence of those who inhabit its jagged, limestone-laced perimeter.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Willsboro Bay Boat Launch (State Recreation Area) — 1.4 mi, 194° S
Water District Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 1.9 mi, 195° S
Taylor Pond Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 200° S
Boquet River Nature Preserve (Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 180° S
New York State Lands (State Recreation Area) — 3.7 mi, 187° S
Town Of Willsboro Land (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 191° S
Unclassified (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 348° N
Shelburne Farms (Local Park) — 5.4 mi, 108° E
Children’s Farmyard (Attraction) — 6.5 mi, 108° E
Adirondack Art Association (Gallery) — 7.8 mi, 169° S
Rainbow Falls (Viewpoint) — 8.1 mi, 332° NW
Ausable Chasm (Attraction) — 8.2 mi, 332° NW
Jaime Two Coats (Monument) — 8.2 mi, 110° E
North Star Underground Railroad Museum (Museum) — 8.2 mi, 332° NW
Craig's (Museum) — 8.3 mi, 077° E
Strömkarlen (River Troll) (Public Artwork) — 8.5 mi, 110° E
Shelburne Mill at the Falls (Historic Ruins) — 8.9 mi, 112° E
Showbox Theater (Cinema) — 8.9 mi, 064° NE
City Vault (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 057° NE
The Battery (Monument) — 9.1 mi, 063° NE
Abstractions Art Gallery (Gallery) — 9.1 mi, 065° NE
Flynn Theatre (Theatre) — 9.2 mi, 065° NE
BCA Center (Gallery) — 9.2 mi, 065° NE
University of Vermont Recital Hall (Theatre) — 9.7 mi, 069° E
Rock Island State Park (State Park) — 13.4 mi, 037° NE
Jay Mountain Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 13.5 mi, 239° SW
Maple Street Art Space (Arts Centre) — 14.3 mi, 071° E
Rokeby Museum Special Collections Library (Museum) — 15.4 mi, 152° SE
Hurricane Mountain Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 16.0 mi, 234° SW
Green Mountain National Forest (National Forest) — 25.3 mi, 142° SE · 412k acres

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