Explore East Dennis, Massachusetts, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for East Dennis, Massachusetts. 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 Massachusetts 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 East Dennis.
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 | East Dennis |
| State | Massachusetts (MA) |
| County | Barnstable County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 41.742609 |
| Longitude | -70.161964 |
| Population | 2,585 |
| Density | 206.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 02660, 02641 |
| Area Code | 339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978 |
| County Seat | Barnstable |
| School District | Dennis-Yarmouth School District |
East Dennis reveals itself through the rhythmic pulse of Sesuit Creek, a waterway that veins the salt marsh and guides the tides toward the Atlantic Ocean. It lies 1.7 miles east-northeast of Dennis, MA (from Dennis, MA: bearing 73°T), and is situated 4.8 miles south of Cape Cod. The landscape holds the quiet austerity of a land shaped by wind and shifting sand, where the light at dusk turns the tall marsh grasses into filaments of pale copper. Beyond the immediate reach of the shore, the terrain remains low and unassuming, defined by the presence of Fund Pond, which sits as a still, dark eye reflecting the shifting clouds. Visitors find a sanctuary of conservation managed by the Massachusetts Audubon Society, where the salt-heavy air clarifies the senses and strips away the noise of the modern world. Far to the east, the Camp Wellfleet Dunes rise like a serrated spine against the horizon, providing a rugged anchor to the view.
East Dennis carries the weight of a maritime heritage that once relied on the ingenuity of shipwrights and the daring of deep-sea captains. Where the economy was once tethered to the harvest of the Atlantic Ocean and the seasonal cycles of the coast, it now thrives on a quieter, deliberate pace that honors its colonial roots. Residents and travelers alike often seek the solace of the Cape Cod Rail Trail, a path that traces the old iron arteries of the region and connects East Dennis to the wider peninsula. The character of the place is marked by a literate, observant stillness, as if the houses and the lanes have learned to listen to the weather. Whether observing the seasonal migration of birds or simply watching the water pull back from the harbor, life in East Dennis remains anchored to the elemental forces of the tide.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of East Dennis, Massachusetts. Coordinates: 41.742609, -70.161964. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for East Dennis includes the ZIP code (02660, 02641), telephone area code (339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978), county seat of Barnstable County (Barnstable), and school district assignment (Dennis-Yarmouth School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |