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Gales Ferry Connecticut Map

Explore Gales Ferry, 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 Gales Ferry, Connecticut

How to Use This Gales Ferry, Connecticut Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Gales Ferry, 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 Gales Ferry.

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	Gales Ferry
State	Connecticut (CT)
County	New London County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	41.42982
Longitude	-72.082021
Population	1,159
Density	463.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	06335
Area Code	203, 475, 860, 959
County Seat	New London
School District	Ledyard School District

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About Gales Ferry, Connecticut

Gales Ferry is a locality in New London County, Connecticut, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,159. The population density is 463.7 people per km². Gales Ferry is located at 41.4298°N, 72.0820°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 06335.

Gales Ferry anchors itself upon the rugged slopes of Allyn Mountain, where the landscape falls away toward the quiet, persistent flow of Pine Swamp Brook. It lies 5.2 miles north of New London, CT (from New London, CT: bearing 10°T), and is situated 6.5 miles south of Norwich. The terrain here is defined by a glacial persistence, where granite outcroppings push through the thin soil and narrow, shadowed depressions like Sandy Hollow suggest the ancient, slow-moving weight of the land. Just a mile away, the surface of Smith Pond holds the sky in a mirror of dark, still water, offering a respite from the incline of the surrounding woods. While the air carries a faint, salt-tinged memory of the tides from West Harbor, eleven miles to the south, the immediate atmosphere remains heavy with the scent of damp loam and pine needles. Residents often find solace in the small, cultivated green of Fales Ferry Library Park, a quiet anchor point where the light at dusk settles in long, amber slats against the trunks of the trees, turning the foliage into a study of bronze and copper.

Gales Ferry carries the weight of a maritime heritage that once fueled the growth of the region, echoing the labor of those who looked toward the water for their livelihood. This economy has shifted over generations, moving from the bustling activity of river-adjacent industry toward a quiet, residential endurance that values the privacy of the woods and the nearby trails like the Narragansett Trail. The character of the place is marked by a deliberate restraint, where the infrastructure of modern life is softened by the presence of second-growth timber and the remnants of stone walls that crisscross the terrain like scars of an older, agrarian era. Though Walden Island sits distant in the mind’s eye, the reality of Gales Ferry is found in the daily rhythm of its lanes and the persistent, quiet influence of the brook that marks its geography. It is a place that feels finished, a slow accumulation of time where the modern world is held at a distance by the sheer, unyielding permanence of the local earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fales Ferry Library Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 262° W
The Nature Conservancy Barrett Preserve (Owned) (Local Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 137° SE
Pine Swamp Wildlife Corrdor Slosberg Anderson Fee (Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 080° E
Avalonia Land Conservancy (Local Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 041° NE
9/11 Memorial (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 014° N
East Drive (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 093° E
Sherwood Forest Subdivision (Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 062° NE
Dinosaur Tracks (Attraction) — 1.6 mi, 105° E
Ledyard Oak Site (Attraction) — 1.7 mi, 105° E
Town Of Montville Open Space (Lots 29 & 29C) (Local Recreation) — 1.7 mi, 321° NW
Ledyard Glacial Park-Boulder Train (Local Park) — 1.9 mi, 065° NE
Stoddard Hill State Park Scenic Reserve (State Park) — 2.1 mi, 023° NE
U.S. Coast Guard Museum (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 195° S
Norwich State Hospital (Historic Ruins) — 4.1 mi, 006° N
The Guns (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 193° S
Captain Hopley Yeaton Memorial (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 193° S
The Cabaret Theatre (Theatre) — 4.2 mi, 355° N
Mohegan Sun Arena (Stadium) — 4.3 mi, 355° N
River Blue (Public Artwork) — 4.3 mi, 355° N
Rose Hill Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 048° NE
Fort Griswold Hill (Viewpoint) — 5.2 mi, 179° S
Marquee Gallery (Gallery) — 5.3 mi, 187° S
Hygienic Art (Arts Centre) — 5.3 mi, 187° S
Expressiones (Arts Centre) — 5.4 mi, 187° S
New London County Historical Society (Museum) — 5.5 mi, 189° S
Columbo Statue (Historic Ruins) — 5.6 mi, 190° S
Gallery at the Wauregan (Gallery) — 6.6 mi, 003° N
Premier Theatre (Theatre) — 7.0 mi, 063° NE
State Park (State Park) — 7.0 mi, 159° S
Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.0 mi, 110° E · 598 acres

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