Nassau, NY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Nassau, New York, shaded from 340 ft on the southwest side to 1,680 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
1,680 ft 510 m1,340 ft 410 m1,180 ft 360 m840 ft 255 m510 ft 155 m340 ft 105 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Nassau sits at about 640 ft (195 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
640 ft 195 m
most residents: 400–990 ft
Lowest
340 ft 105 m
on the southwest side
Highest
1,680 ft 510 m
on the northeast side
Average
740 ft 225 m
all land inside town boundaries

Nassau spans about 1,340 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
640 ft195 m
Highest point
Inside town boundaries, on the northeast side
1,680 ft510 m
Lowest point
Inside town boundaries, on the southwest side
340 ft105 m
Town center
USGS map point for Nassau
400 ft120 m
Average of all land740 ft225 m

Elevation profile, west to east

5.9 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Nassau, New York, shaded from 340 ft on the southwest side to 1,680 ft on the northeast side
Town boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States
Population
4,510 2024 est.
Land area
44.4 sq mi + 0.8 sq mi water
Density
101 per sq mi
Coordinates
42.5159° N, 73.6101° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Valley and Ridge
Drains to
Hudson River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 3
12018 12062 12123
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Averill Park770 ft
  2. East Nassau710 ft
  3. Nassau640 ft
  4. West Sand Lake590 ft
  5. Nassau Lake430 ft
  6. Village of Nassau400 ft
  7. Schodack340 ft
  8. Niverville320 ft
  9. East Greenbush270 ft
  10. Valatie260 ft
  11. Castleton-on-Hudson140 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Hunter Mountain4,028 ft
  • Blackhead3,930 ft
  • Plateau Mountain3,830 ft
  • High Peak3,650 ft
  • Berlin Mountain2,800 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town boundaries, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census town boundaries (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.