Van Etten, NY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Van Etten, New York, shaded from 920 ft on the south side to 1,870 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
1,870 ft 570 m1,640 ft 500 m1,520 ft 460 m1,280 ft 390 m1,040 ft 315 m920 ft 280 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
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Town area
Fades everything outside the official town boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Van Etten sits at about 1,260 ft (385 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,260 ft 385 m
most residents: 990–1,640 ft
Lowest
920 ft 280 m
on the south side
Highest
1,870 ft 570 m
on the northwest side
Average
1,430 ft 435 m
all land inside town boundaries

Van Etten spans about 950 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
1,260 ft385 m
Highest point
Inside town boundaries, on the northwest side
1,870 ft570 m
Lowest point
Inside town boundaries, on the south side
920 ft280 m
Town center
USGS map point for Van Etten
1,020 ft310 m
Average of all land1,430 ft435 m

Elevation profile, south to north

8.7 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Van Etten, New York, shaded from 920 ft on the south side to 1,870 ft on the northwest side
Town boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Town in Chemung County, New York, United States
Population
1,486 2024 est.
Land area
41.4 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
36 per sq mi
Coordinates
42.1987° N, 76.5524° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Susquehanna River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 3
14859 14867 14889
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Erin1,540 ft
  2. Cayuta1,500 ft
  3. Town of Baldwin1,340 ft
  4. Danby1,320 ft
  5. Van Etten1,260 ft
  6. Breesport1,170 ft
  7. Candor1,170 ft
  8. Spencer1,050 ft
  9. Village of Spencer990 ft
  10. West Danby920 ft
  11. Village of Candor900 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • North Knob2,692 ft
  • Huckleberry Mountain2,580 ft
  • Frost Hill2,270 ft
  • Miller Mountain2,200 ft
  • Connecticut Hill2,100 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.