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Wolcott New York Map

Explore Wolcott, 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 Wolcott, New York

How to Use This Wolcott, New York Map

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

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.

CityWolcott
StateNew York (NY)
CountyWayne County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude43.220622
Longitude-76.814958
Population1,556
Density308.4 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code14590
Area Code585
County SeatLyons
School DistrictNorth Rose-Wolcott Central School District

About Wolcott, New York

Wolcott is a locality in Wayne County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,556. The population density is 308.4 people per km². Wolcott is located at 43.2206°N, 76.8150°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Wolcott is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 14590.

Wolcott emerges from the low, glacial drumlins of western New York, where the cool, damp air of the north carries the scent of damp earth and coming snow. It lies 17.9 miles west of Lysander, NY (from Lysander, NY: bearing 273°T), and is situated 5.6 miles northeast of Rose. Wolcott Creek carves a persistent path through the limestone-laced soil, its waters moving with a deliberate, steady weight toward the wider basins of the north. Beyond the immediate canopy of hardwoods, the horizon remains flat and broad, though on the clearest winter days, the distant, hazy suggestion of the Appalachian Mountains might tease the edge of the sky. The Village Of Wolcott Land offers a quiet preserve where the local flora finds room to breathe, providing a green corridor that balances the orderly lines of nearby farmland. Four miles to the north, the waters of Port Bay create a stillness that anchors the landscape, reflecting a sky that often shifts from slate gray to a piercing, sharp blue.

Agriculture has long defined the pulse of Wolcott, with orchards and fields stretching toward the horizon, their seasonal cycles dictating the rhythm of the work week. The economy remains tethered to the land, an inheritance from early settlers who recognized the fertility of the soil and the utility of the creek’s steady flow. Life here moves with a pragmatic, unadorned focus, far removed from the frantic pace of the state’s urban centers. While the proximity to Port Bay provides a sense of coastal reach, the identity of Wolcott stays firmly rooted in the quiet industriousness of the interior. Distant landmarks like Hog Island remain mere whispers on the water, yet they serve as constant reminders of the vast, interconnected network of waterways that have shaped the region’s character since the first mills were raised along the creek.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Wolcott Village Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 0.3 mi, 163° S
  • North Rose Wolcott Land (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 166° S
  • North Rose Wolcott Lands (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 167° S
  • Lake Shore Marshes Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 1.6 mi, 355° N
  • Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.8 mi, 179° S · 20k acres
  • FireBear (Public Artwork) — 4.4 mi, 238° SW
  • Northern Montezuma Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 5.3 mi, 164° S
  • Northern Montezuma Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 164° S
  • Chimney Bluffs State Park (State Park) — 6.0 mi, 310° NW
  • Fair Haven Beach State Park (State Park) — 9.0 mi, 041° NE
  • Sodus Bay Lighthouse 1825-1871 (Historic Ruins) — 9.3 mi, 293° NW
  • Paid viewfinder (Viewpoint) — 9.4 mi, 293° NW
  • Erie Canal (State Recreation Area) — 10.1 mi, 195° S
  • Dipper Dredge No. 3 (Historic Ruins) — 15.0 mi, 223° SW
  • Byron Lapp Memorial Trail (Monument) — 15.5 mi, 159° S
  • Montezuma Marshes Nnl (National Monument) — 16.1 mi, 168° S · 4,306 acres
  • Cayuga-Seneca Canal (State Recreation Area) — 16.2 mi, 165° S
  • Weedsport Theatre (Theatre) — 17.4 mi, 133° SE
  • Marbletown Historical Schoolhouse (Museum) — 18.7 mi, 223° SW
  • Hoffman Clock Museum (Museum) — 18.7 mi, 230° SW
  • Pultneyville Yacht Club (Attraction) — 19.2 mi, 283° W
  • Waterman Theater (Theatre) — 21.0 mi, 040° NE
  • It's A Wonderful Life Museum (Museum) — 21.5 mi, 177° S
  • Seneca Museum of Waterways and Industry (Museum) — 21.5 mi, 178° S
  • National Women's Hall of Fame (Museum) — 21.5 mi, 178° S
  • The Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony Woman Suffrage Movement Monument (Monument) — 21.6 mi, 177° S
  • Vienna rd (Attraction) — 22.3 mi, 238° SW
  • Vienna Road (Attraction) — 22.5 mi, 240° SW
  • Red School site (Attraction) — 22.6 mi, 242° SW
  • Lettie M Cook Memorial Forest (Nature Reserve) — 23.3 mi, 166° S

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About This Wolcott Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wolcott, New York. Coordinates: 43.220622, -76.814958. 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 Wolcott includes the ZIP code (14590), telephone area code (585), county seat of Wayne County (Lyons), and school district assignment (North Rose-Wolcott 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.