Nine-tenths of the land in North East lies in designated agricultural districts, and much of it is actively cultivated, including these fields along Merwin Road.

Typical flooding on Mill Road under a Harlem Valley Rail Trail bridge before the culvert was replaced in 2020. The stream still sluices between the abutment and cement barrier, undermining the road.

Part of Coleman Station Rural Historic District from Indian Mountain, viewed along a hiking trail in the Sharon Land Trust's Goodbody Reserve.

North East is host to a variety of small farms. These sheep are grazing on natural grass in one of several pastures devoted to them at Dashing Star Farm