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Marblehead Massachusetts Map

Explore Marblehead, 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.

Interactive Map of Marblehead, Massachusetts

How to Use This Marblehead, Massachusetts Map

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

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	Marblehead
State	Massachusetts (MA)
County	Essex County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	42.495629
Longitude	-70.83582
Population	20,441
Density	1802.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	01945
Area Code	339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978
County Seat	Salem
School District	Marblehead School District

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About Marblehead, Massachusetts

Marblehead is a locality in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It has a population of 20,441. The population density is 1802.3 people per km². Marblehead is located at 42.4956°N, 70.8358°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 01945.

Marblehead occupies a jagged, granite-ribbed peninsula that thrusts its defiant chin directly into the churning gray currents of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies 2.4 miles southeast of Salem, MA (from Salem, MA: bearing 124°T), and is situated 5.2 miles east-northeast of Lynn. The light at dusk here possesses a sharp, silver clarity, catching the salt spray as it settles over the narrow, winding lanes that trace the contours of the rocky shore. To the west, the land softens toward the inland reaches, where the quiet waters of Bobby Harris Pond mirror the shifting clouds of a coastal sky. A traveler might walk the perimeter of the headland and see the distant, hazy silhouette of Bow Ridge rising against the horizon like a dark, serrated spine. Nearby, the Forest River carves its path through the salt marshes, while the tides twice daily isolate the rocky outcropping of Gerry Island from the mainland.

Maritime labor defined the early character of Marblehead, as generations of men pushed off from these docks to harvest the bounty of the deep northern waters. The local economy shifted over the centuries from the rough, dangerous work of the cod fisheries to a refined focus on boat building and the leisure of the yachting world. This transition left behind a dense collection of colonial structures that stand as sturdy, weathered witnesses to the persistent industry of the region. Even as the modern world encroaches, the harbor remains a working theater of masts and rigging, reflecting a heritage built on wood, canvas, and iron. Residents still navigate the steep, irregular streets with a pragmatic grace, honoring a legacy that required both immense physical endurance and a steady, seafaring intelligence.

The cultural identity of Marblehead remains tethered to a fierce, independent spirit that has survived since the earliest days of colonial settlement. Visitors often gather at Seaside Park to watch the weather roll in across the water, finding a stark, unadorned beauty in the way the wind strips the air of pretense. This place fostered the life of Elbridge Gerry, whose name remains etched in the annals of American political history, and saw the early, brilliant years of the artist Winslow Homer. Local events often turn toward the sea, celebrating the community’s long mastery of wind and tide through regattas that fill the harbor with white sail. Despite the presence of modern conveniences, the underlying temperament of the people feels forged by the same granite and brine that define the landscape. Life here moves with the rhythm of the tides, a constant, measured pulse that resists the frantic pace of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

South Essex Ocean Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 0.1 mi, 103° E
Castle Rock Beach (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 017° N
George Washington Navy (Monument) — 0.8 mi, 308° NW
Winslow II (Public Artwork) — 0.8 mi, 309° NW
Crocker Park (Monument) — 0.8 mi, 308° NW
Acorn Gallery School of Art (Arts Centre) — 0.8 mi, 316° NW
Fort Sewall (Historic Castle / Fort) — 0.9 mi, 342° N
Memorial Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 301° NW
Marblehead Police Museum (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 313° NW
Museum of the Grand Army of The Republic (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 314° NW
Gerry's Island (Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 344° N
Goldthwait Reservation (Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 251° W
Warwick Place (Cinema) — 1.2 mi, 291° W
William Pattison Landing (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 311° NW
Forest River Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 267° W
Fort Pickering (Historic Castle / Fort) — 2.7 mi, 324° NW
Gravel Pit Pond (Waterfowl Production Area) — 2.8 mi, 265° W
Salem State Recital Hall (Theatre) — 3.0 mi, 277° W
Derby Waterfront District (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 306° NW
Pickering Wharf (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 302° NW
Public Stores (Museum) — 3.2 mi, 305° NW
Chambers Of terror (Attraction) — 3.2 mi, 303° NW
Real Pirates Salem (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 300° NW
Punto Urban Art Museum (Arts Centre) — 3.3 mi, 298° NW
Halloween Museum (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 303° NW
Lynn Shore Reservation (State Park) — 4.6 mi, 245° SW
North Shore Ocean Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 5.7 mi, 042° NE
Water Department Land (Waterfowl Production Area) — 6.0 mi, 340° N
Rumney Marsh Reservation (State Park) — 9.5 mi, 248° W
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.6 mi, 012° N · 14k acres

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