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Nahant Massachusetts Map

Explore Nahant, 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 Nahant, Massachusetts

How to Use This Nahant, Massachusetts Map

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

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

Latitude	42.41824
Longitude	-70.932728
Population	3,334
Density	1196.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	01908
Area Code	339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978
County Seat	Salem
School District	Nahant School District

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About Nahant, Massachusetts

Nahant is a locality in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,334. The population density is 1196.3 people per km². Nahant is located at 42.4182°N, 70.9327°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 01908.

Nahant extends into the Atlantic Ocean as a jagged, granite-ribbed peninsula, tethered to the mainland by a narrow, low-lying sandbar that shifts under the tireless pulse of the tide. It lies 3.1 miles south of Swampscott, MA (from Swampscott, MA: bearing 181°T), and is situated 8.5 miles east-northeast of Greater Boston. The landscape is defined by its exposure, where the land abruptly terminates in steep, salt-crusted cliffs that meet the spray of the deep, restless water. Inland from these precipices, the terrain remains rugged and exposed, marked by the quiet, sheltered pockets of the Walton Road Conservation Area, where the air tastes of brine and the light at dusk turns the local stone a bruised, metallic violet. A mile offshore, the dark shape of Bass Rock breaks the surface, a solitary sentinel in the expanse, while the distant silhouette of Bow Ridge looms on the horizon, a reminder of the vast, elevated world that exists far beyond this isolated, wave-battered edge.

Nahant evolved from a seasonal outpost into a refined sanctuary, its history marked by the transition from rugged maritime utility to the quiet, introspective character that defines its present economy and social fabric. While the industry of the broader region once hummed with the labor of the interior, the local pace here remains tethered to the sea, far from the distant bustle of the Freedom Trail or the low basin of Deer Island Flats. Life moves with a deliberate, singular gravity, influenced by the proximity of the Atlantic Ocean and the seasonal migration of those who seek the austerity of the coast. Though the nearest freshwater, Bear Pond, sits a mile inland and Diamond Creek winds through the landscape three miles away, the identity of the place is forged entirely in the salt spray, maintaining a literate, reserved silence that feels distinct from the frantic expansion of the nearby urban centers.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bailey Hill Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 065° NE
Johnson Elementary School Playground (Recreation Easement) — 0.2 mi, 007° N
Lowlands Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 006° N
Henry Cabot Lodge Bird Sanctuary (Egg Rock) (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 059° NE
Egg Rock (Henry Cabot Lodge) State Wildlife Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 2.0 mi, 058° NE
Lynn Shore Reservation (State Park) — 2.6 mi, 352° N
Rumney Marsh Reservation (State Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 286° W
CCUS (Christian congregation) (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 330° NW
South Essex Ocean Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 2.8 mi, 029° NE
Neal Rantoul Vault Theatre (Theatre) — 3.2 mi, 350° N
Galleries at LynnArts (Gallery) — 3.2 mi, 350° N
G.A.R. Hall and Museum of Lynn, MA (Museum) — 3.2 mi, 346° N
Lynn Memorial Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 3.4 mi, 344° N
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 012° N
Francis J. Cassidy (1928–1990) (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 023° NE
World War I Memorial (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 012° N
Winthrop Public Library Museum (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 223° SW
Curci Studio 20 Madison Avenue (Public Artwork) — 3.9 mi, 222° SW
Lynn Woods Rose Garden (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 325° NW
Boston Harbor Islands State Park (State Park) — 4.9 mi, 155° SE
Dungeon Rock (Attraction) — 5.2 mi, 330° NW
Union Rock (Attraction) — 5.2 mi, 329° NW
Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 5.6 mi, 258° W
Outdoor Movie Screen (Cinema) — 5.9 mi, 259° W
Salem State Recital Hall (Theatre) — 6.0 mi, 019° N
Battery Basinger (Historic Ruins) — 6.2 mi, 191° S
Battery Drum (Historic Ruins) — 6.2 mi, 191° S
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.5 mi, 289° W · 7,706 acres

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