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Essex Village Connecticut Map

Explore Essex Village, Connecticut, 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 Essex Village, Connecticut

How to Use This Essex Village, Connecticut Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Essex Village, Connecticut. 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 Connecticut 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 Essex Village.

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	Essex Village
State	Connecticut (CT)
County	Middlesex County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	41.3559
Longitude	-72.3919
Population	2,583
Density	259.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	06426
Area Code	203, 475, 860, 959
County Seat	Middletown
School District	Essex School District

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About Essex Village, Connecticut

Essex Village is a locality in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,583. The population density is 259.6 people per km². Essex Village is located at 41.3559°N, 72.3919°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 06426.

Essex Village claims its identity from the steady, rhythmic pulse of the Falls River as it journeys toward the tidal reaches of Middle Cove. It lies 15.2 miles west of New London, CT (from New London, CT: bearing 270°T), and is situated 8.8 miles northeast of Clinton. The landscape rises abruptly from the water’s edge to the granite crown of Stumpet Hill, where the soil is thin and the air carries a sharp, saline clarity. Here, the geography is defined by the interplay between the salt-softened currents and the rugged, unyielding topography of the interior. Residents gather beneath the shade of the trees in Town Hall Park, observing how the light catches the reeds near the Great Meadow, while the distant, shadowed canopy of the Nehantic State Forest marks the horizon like an ink wash. Even the stillness of Mill Pond, a mile inland, seems to hold the weight of the tides, reflecting a sky that shifts from pale morning gray to a deep, bruised violet as evening settles over the docks.

Essex Village maintains a quiet poise, its history inscribed in the weathered brick of Federal-period structures and the remnants of a maritime past that once fueled a robust shipbuilding economy. The legacy of those who carved a living from the water remains visible in the alignment of the wharves, though the frantic energy of the shipyards has long since softened into a deliberate, measured pace of life. Near the marshes, one might discern the faint outline of Thatchbed Island, a solitary anchor in the shifting patterns of the water that has watched over the local economy’s transition from heavy industry to a more refined, artisanal existence. This is a place where the architecture of the past dictates the cadence of the present, ensuring that the character of the village remains as solid and enduring as the stone walls that vein the surrounding woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town Hall Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 269° W
Essex Historical Society (Museum) — 0.2 mi, 204° SW
Art Essex Gallery (Gallery) — 0.2 mi, 157° SE
Essex Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 157° SE
Connecticut River Museum (Museum) — 0.5 mi, 130° SE
Essex Steam Train & Riverboat (Museum) — 0.8 mi, 241° SW
Meadow Woods (Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 297° NW
Nott Island Wildlife Area (Marine Protected Area) — 0.9 mi, 110° E
Lords Cove Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 080° E
Lords Cove Wildlife Area/Natural Area Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 1.0 mi, 079° E
Burnham Brook (Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 139° SE
Selden Neck Island State Park (State Park) — 2.3 mi, 356° N
Ferry Point Marsh Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 142° SE
Suellen Kozy McCuin (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 217° SW
Connecticut Valley Railroad State Park Trail (State Park) — 2.7 mi, 319° NW
Silvio O. Conte National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.8 mi, 353° N · 74k acres
Lyme Roll of Honor (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 046° NE
Carolie Evans overlook (Viewpoint) — 3.5 mi, 346° N
Stone Table (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 262° W
Lyme Art Association Gallery (Gallery) — 3.9 mi, 124° SE
Nut Museum (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 134° SE
Nilsson Spring Street Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 4.4 mi, 317° NW
Chester Historical Society Museum at the Mill (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 316° NW
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 4.5 mi, 134° SE
Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center (Theatre) — 4.6 mi, 169° S
Historic Ferry (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 334° NW
Salmon Head Rock (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 023° NE
Lion Gardner Statue (Public Artwork) — 5.3 mi, 158° S
Stewart B. Mckinney National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.1 mi, 218° SW · 3,061 acres
Tri-town Marker (Attraction) — 7.1 mi, 039° NE

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