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Wilmington New York Map

Explore Wilmington, 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 Wilmington, New York

How to Use This Wilmington, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	44.38838
Longitude	-73.81542
Population	843
Density	39.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	12997
Area Code	845
County Seat	Elizabethtown
School District	Lake Placid Central School District

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About Wilmington, New York

Wilmington is a locality in Essex County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 843. The population density is 39.5 people per km². Wilmington is located at 44.3884°N, 73.8154°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12997.

Wilmington emerges from the rugged terrain where the West Branch Ausable River carves a persistent path through the earth, defining the very pulse of the landscape. It lies 12.1 miles northeast of North Elba, NY (from North Elba, NY: bearing 34°T), and is situated 4.4 miles west-northwest of Jay. The air here holds a crisp, northern clarity, carrying the scent of damp stone and pine needles from the vast Town Of Wilmington Land that blankets the immediate surroundings. To the west, the distant summits of the Adirondack Mountains rise like jagged teeth against the horizon, anchoring a horizon that feels ancient and unyielding. The water of the West Branch Ausable River moves with a restless, amber energy, tumbling over dark rocks and providing a rhythmic backdrop to the quietude of the woods. Only a few miles away, the singular drop of The Flume Fall offers a sharp, percussive counterpoint to the more placid stretches of the river, while the still, dark surface of Cooper Kill Pond reflects the changing sky with a mirror-like precision.

History in Wilmington remains etched in the stubborn resilience of those who built their lives amidst this demanding geography. While the town sits inland, the influence of the coastal reach is felt in the way the wind shifts, blowing in from the direction of Woodruff Bay, eight miles distant, to temper the heat of summer afternoons. The local economy has long been shaped by the interplay between the challenging terrain and the seasonal cycles of the north, drawing people to the Schwartz Trail for a glimpse of the forest’s deeper, wilder interior. Life in Wilmington moves at a pace dictated by the seasons rather than the clock, where the labor of the day is often measured by the light fading behind the ridges. Beyond the settled clearings, the land slopes toward the low, hidden basins like The Swamp, maintaining a balance between the managed spaces of human habitation and the vast, indifferent stretches of the natural world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town Of Wilmington Land (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 234° SW
Wilmington Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 165° S
Whiteface Mountain Ski Center (State Recreation Area) — 2.2 mi, 220° SW
Bessies View (Viewpoint) — 2.6 mi, 124° SE
Beaver Brook Tract Expansion (Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 146° SE
Bert Williams Farm (Historic Ruins) — 2.8 mi, 122° SE
Wilmington Notch Campground (State Recreation Area) — 3.0 mi, 219° SW
Sentinel Range Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 3.0 mi, 188° S
Mckenzie Mountain Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 3.3 mi, 289° W
Potholes (Attraction) — 4.0 mi, 227° SW
Indian Head Rock (Attraction) — 4.0 mi, 227° SW
Whirlpool Cove (Attraction) — 4.0 mi, 227° SW
Master Pothole (Attraction) — 4.0 mi, 227° SW
Big Wooden Bear (8') (Public Artwork) — 4.3 mi, 247° SW
Town Of Jay Land (Local Park) — 4.4 mi, 102° E
Randy Preston Memorial (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 250° W
Taylor Pond Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 338° N
Essex County Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 167° S
10th Mountain Division Memorial (Monument) — 9.1 mi, 219° SW
World War Memorial (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 229° SW
Lake Placid Olympic Museum (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 229° SW
Lake Placid Hall of Fame (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 229° SW
Six Nations Indian Museum (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 297° NW
NorthWind Fine Arts Gallery (Gallery) — 16.2 mi, 255° W
Adirondack Artists Guild Gallery (Gallery) — 16.2 mi, 255° W
Adirondack history center museum (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 137° SE
Plane Crash Site (Historic Ruins) — 17.8 mi, 223° SW
Macomb Reservation State Park (State Park) — 18.0 mi, 030° NE
North Star Underground Railroad Museum (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 061° NE
Green Mountain National Forest (National Forest) — 40.9 mi, 116° SE · 412k acres

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