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Monument Beach Massachusetts Map

Explore Monument Beach, 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 Monument Beach, Massachusetts

How to Use This Monument Beach, Massachusetts Map

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

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	Monument Beach
State	Massachusetts (MA)
County	Barnstable County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	41.71955
Longitude	-70.611976
Population	2,784
Density	416.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	02532, 02553
Area Code	339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978
County Seat	Barnstable
School District	Bourne School District

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About Monument Beach, Massachusetts

Monument Beach is a locality in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,784. The population density is 416.3 people per km². Monument Beach is located at 41.7195°N, 70.6120°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 02532, 02553.

Monument Beach reveals itself through the rhythmic pulse of the Back River as it winds toward the open expanse of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies 1.6 miles south-southwest of Bourne, MA (from Bourne, MA: bearing 204°T), and is situated 6.4 miles east-southeast of Wareham. The landscape is defined by the shifting interface of salt marsh and tidal flats, where the horizon is kept distant by the silhouette of Tobys Island rising from the water. A mile inland, the quiet surface of Clay Pond mirrors the pale, salt-heavy sky, while the distant, hazy suggestion of Ridge Hill haunts the western skyline like a memory of higher ground. The light here has a sharp, clarifying quality, turning the coastal grasses into filaments of silver as the tide retreats from the shore. Within the protected waters of the Cape and Islands Ocean Sanctuary, the environment remains held in a state of fragile, saline stillness, indifferent to the encroaching sprawl of the mainland.

Maritime history serves as the silent foundation for Monument Beach, where the economy once leaned heavily into the harvest of the sea and the steady trade of the harbor. Generations have built their lives around the seasonal ebb of fishing and the quiet maintenance of wooden hulls, leaving a legacy of weathered shingles and sturdy, unadorned architecture. While the proximity to Shawme-Crowell State Forest offers a dense, pine-scented refuge from the salt spray, the daily life of Monument Beach remains tethered to the water, where the arrival of the summer winds dictates the pace of the afternoon. A traveler seeking the solitude of the landscape might find their way toward the Old Briar Patch Trails or observe the way the water gathers in The Basin, each feature functioning as a quiet testament to the enduring, austere character of the coast.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cape and Islands Ocean Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 0.3 mi, 028° NE
Aquifer Protection Land (Waterfowl Production Area) — 0.7 mi, 156° SE
Shore Road Ballfield and Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 181° S
Water District Land (Waterfowl Production Area) — 0.9 mi, 139° SE
Town Forest (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 169° S
Maritime Park (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 335° NW
Merchant Marine Memorial (Public Artwork) — 1.5 mi, 336° NW
Camp Edwards Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 102° E
3 Mile Lookout (Viewpoint) — 1.9 mi, 017° N
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 014° N
Herring Run (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 035° NE
Butterflies of Cape Cod (Attraction) — 4.7 mi, 035° NE
Cape Cod Bay Ocean Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 6.0 mi, 052° NE
Scusset Beach State Reservation (State Park) — 6.0 mi, 047° NE
Sagamore Hill Trail (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 051° NE
Kendrick House Museum (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 298° NW
Green Briar Jam Kitchen (Attraction) — 7.6 mi, 076° E
The Green Briar Nature Center (Attraction) — 7.6 mi, 076° E
Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.7 mi, 130° SE · 623 acres
Saconesset Homestead and Museum (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 188° S
Lowell Holly Reservation (Nature Reserve) — 8.2 mi, 120° SE
Civilian Conservation Corps Amphitheater (Theatre) — 9.3 mi, 334° NW
Benjamin Nye Homestead and Museum (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 086° E
Mashpee Regal 6 (Cinema) — 9.5 mi, 139° SE
Massasoit National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.4 mi, 352° N · 412 acres
Centerville Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 110° E
SunSational (Arts Centre) — 16.4 mi, 103° E
Kusmin Art Gallery (Gallery) — 16.4 mi, 351° N

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