Wynantskill New York Map
Explore Wynantskill, 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 Wynantskill, New York
How to Use This Wynantskill, New York Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Wynantskill, 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 Wynantskill.
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 | Wynantskill |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Rensselaer County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 42.696746 |
| Longitude | -73.644284 |
| Population | 4,050 |
| Density | 457.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 12198, 12180 |
| Area Code | 518 |
| County Seat | Troy |
| School District | Wynantskill Union Free School District |
About Wynantskill, New York
Wynantskill is a locality in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,050. The population density is 457.4 people per km². Wynantskill is located at 42.6967°N, 73.6443°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 12198, 12180.Wynantskill occupies a modest reach of land defined by the persistent, southward trajectory of the Wynants Kill as it carves through the local topography. It lies 2.4 miles northeast of North Greenbush, NY (from North Greenbush, NY: bearing 44°T), and is situated 6.5 miles east-northeast of Albany. Sunlight filters through the canopy in a way that suggests a deeper, more ancient woodland, though the landscape itself is characterized by the modest elevation changes that precede the distant, blue-hued silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains. Residents gather at the North Greenbush Community Park, a space that serves as a quiet anchor for the neighborhood, while the nearby waters of Moules Lake offer a stillness that contrasts with the brisk movement of the creek. During the late autumn, the air takes on a sharp, metallic clarity, clarifying the edges of the trees and turning the light into a pale, cooling gold that settles over the residential lanes.
Historical remnants of milling operations still cling to the banks of the Wynants Kill, serving as a quiet reminder of an era when the water’s energy drove local industry. While Wynantskill has largely transitioned into a residential landscape, the echoes of those early manufacturing days remain in the layout of the streets and the enduring resilience of the neighborhood architecture. The economy has shifted from the labor of the mills to a broader reliance on the professional opportunities within the surrounding region, yet the pace of life remains tethered to the seasonal migrations of the weather and the quietude of the inland interior. A traveler might notice that the rhythm of the day is dictated less by the urgency of the clock and more by the slow, steady maintenance of homes and gardens, a patient cultivation of life that persists even as the world beyond the horizon continues its rapid, modern acceleration.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Rensselaer Land Trust Land (Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 299° NW
- Troy City Lands (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 318° NW
- City of Troy Land (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 318° NW
- Ward 5 (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 312° NW
- Dietel Gallery (Gallery) — 1.4 mi, 319° NW
- Kiggins Auditorium (Theatre) — 1.4 mi, 315° NW
- Alice Dodge Wallace '38 Center for the Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 1.4 mi, 319° NW
- Alumnae Chapel (Theatre) — 1.5 mi, 318° NW
- North Greenbush Town Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 1.6 mi, 211° SW
- Smart's Pond Dam Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 1.9 mi, 294° NW
- Friends of the Dyken Pond Center Ltd Land (Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 355° N
- Burden Pond Dam Overlook (Viewpoint) — 2.3 mi, 284° W
- Col. Albert Pawling (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 318° NW
- Burden Iron Works (Historic Ruins) — 2.4 mi, 281° W
- Contemporary Artists Center at Woodside (Arts Centre) — 2.5 mi, 284° W
- PFC Robert Charles Felter USMC Memorial Bridge (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 308° NW
- Defreest House (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 241° SW
- Prism Glassworks (Gallery) — 3.0 mi, 309° NW
- Champlain Canal (State Recreation Area) — 3.3 mi, 305° NW
- The FOCUS Lab (Gallery) — 3.4 mi, 316° NW
- Saint Brigid's Bell (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 282° W
- United Methodist Church bell (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 313° NW
- New York State Lands (State Recreation Area) — 3.7 mi, 324° NW
- John Van Buren Grave (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 280° W
- William Learned Marcy Grave (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 280° W
- Mud Lake (Private Recreation) — 5.4 mi, 163° S
- Peebles Island State Park (State Park) — 5.6 mi, 339° N
- Grafton Lakes State Park (State Park) — 9.0 mi, 063° NE
- Green Mountain National Forest (National Forest) — 23.4 mi, 078° E · 412k acres
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 24.5 mi, 091° E · 110k acres
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About This Wynantskill Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wynantskill, New York. Coordinates: 42.696746, -73.644284. 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 Wynantskill includes the ZIP code (12198, 12180), telephone area code (518), county seat of Rensselaer County (Troy), and school district assignment (Wynantskill Union Free 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
