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Niantic Connecticut Map

Explore Niantic, 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 Niantic, Connecticut

How to Use This Niantic, Connecticut Map

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

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

Latitude	41.316749
Longitude	-72.199878
Population	3,194
Density	818.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	06357
Area Code	203, 475, 860, 959
County Seat	New London
School District	East Lyme School District

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About Niantic, Connecticut

Niantic is a locality in New London County, Connecticut, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,194. The population density is 818.3 people per km². Niantic is located at 41.3167°N, 72.1999°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 06357.

Niantic manifests as a low-slung geography where the horizon is defined by the gentle rise of Baptist Hill and the quiet, tea-colored waters of Dodge Pond. It lies 5.3 miles west-southwest of New London, CT (from New London, CT: bearing 247°T), and is situated 6.2 miles west-southwest of Groton. The land here possesses a porous, permeable quality, shifting from the dense, tangled thickets of the Town Open Space (Lunde, Mabry Property) to the open, marshy expanse of the Wolf Pit Plain, which sits three miles inland. Salt air travels nine miles from the Atlantic Ocean to settle over the local flora, though the immediate pulse of the landscape is dictated by the Niantic River, a tidal artery that snakes toward the sea. Near the river’s mouth, the small, jagged silhouette of Wigwam Rock breaks the water’s surface, a persistent granite anchor amidst the shifting currents that pull toward the distant coast.

Niantic preserves a quiet, maritime inheritance, its economy having long since evolved from the rougher trades of colonial-era shipbuilding into a modern rhythm of seasonal commerce and coastal residency. Remnants of an older way of life linger in the architecture and the deliberate, unhurried movement of those who navigate the roads connecting the interior reaches to the shoreline. The atmosphere is marked by the particular quality of the light, which turns a pale, bruised violet as it filters through the trees of the Nehantic State Forest, seven miles away, before thinning out over the local streets. Life here is defined by this proximity to the water’s edge and the enduring, quiet weight of the terrain, where the boundary between the land and the influence of the Atlantic Ocean remains a constant, silent presence in the daily routine.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town Open Space (Lunde, Mabry Property) (Local Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 036° NE
Broadway Kids Center (Arts Centre) — 0.6 mi, 035° NE
East Lyme Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 040° NE
Town Open Space (Bramblebush Drive) (Local Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 314° NW
Pattagansett Marshes (Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 239° SW
Pine Grove Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 031° NE
Pattagansett Marshes Easement (Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 215° SW
Rocky Neck State Park (State Park) — 1.9 mi, 267° W
Bride Brook Wildlife Sanctuary (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 272° W
Bride Brook Historical Plaque (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 271° W
Harkness Memorial State Park (State Park) — 3.7 mi, 093° E
Harkness Memorial State Park/William A Niering Natural Area Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 3.7 mi, 093° E
Edith Oliver Theater (Theatre) — 4.8 mi, 096° E
Eugene O'Neill Theater Center (Theatre) — 4.9 mi, 095° E
Columbo Statue (Historic Ruins) — 5.6 mi, 066° NE
Nathan Hale Statue (Public Artwork) — 5.8 mi, 059° NE
New London County Historical Society (Museum) — 5.8 mi, 066° NE
United States Maritime Service Officers School (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 069° E
Hygienic Art (Arts Centre) — 6.0 mi, 065° NE
Marquee Gallery (Gallery) — 6.0 mi, 065° NE
Great Island Wildlife Area/Roger Tory Peterson Natural Area Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 6.3 mi, 253° W
U.S. Coast Guard Museum (Museum) — 6.5 mi, 051° NE
Lyme Art Association (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 275° W
Fort Griswold Hill (Viewpoint) — 6.7 mi, 068° E
Nut Museum (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 268° W
Silvio O. Conte National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.0 mi, 286° W · 74k acres
New England Hebrew Farmers of the Emanuel Society Synagogue and Creamery Site (Historic Ruins) — 7.7 mi, 354° N
The Dinosaur Place at Nature's Art Village (Theme Park) — 7.9 mi, 352° N
Fort Michie (Historic Castle / Fort) — 9.0 mi, 151° SE
Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.4 mi, 167° S · 7,995 acres

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