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Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock Massachusetts Map

Explore Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, 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 Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, Massachusetts

How to Use This Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, Massachusetts Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, 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 Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock.

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	Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock
State	Massachusetts (MA)
County	Plymouth County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	42.1006
Longitude	-70.6626
Population	4,744
Density	842.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	02050
Area Code	339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978
County Seat	Plymouth
School District	Marshfield School District

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About Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, Massachusetts

Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock is a locality in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,744. The population density is 842.1 people per km². Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock is located at 42.1006°N, 70.6626°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 02050.

Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock marks the jagged intersection where the relentless tides of the Atlantic Ocean meet a shoreline defined by salt-sprayed granite and the rhythmic pulse of the sea. It lies 2.3 miles east-northeast of Marshfield, MA (from Marshfield, MA: bearing 75°T), and is situated 9.8 miles north of Plymouth. Bass Creek carves a winding path through the local landscape, its brackish waters feeding the fringes of the Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary, where the air hangs heavy with the scent of brine and drying eelgrass. Looking westward, the distant silhouette of Cedar Crest rises against the horizon, a firm boundary to the flat, windswept marshes that stretch toward the horizon. Here, the quality of light at dusk possesses a singular, bruised clarity, turning the churning Atlantic Ocean into a sheet of hammered pewter while the shadow of the nearby island of Brant Rock anchors the view against the vast, shifting expanse of the horizon.

Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock maintains a stubborn independence, its character shaped by a history of maritime labor and the seasonal ebb and flow of a regional economy long tied to the harvest of the sea. While the bustling summer crowds once sought refuge in the grand hotels that defined the early twentieth-century shoreline, the modern rhythm of Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock is quieter, defined by the persistent maintenance of fishing gear and the slow, deliberate work of those who remain through the harsh winter gales. The legacy of the coast remains visible in the sturdy, weathered architecture that withstands the salt-laden winds, standing as a quiet record of generations who looked to the water for their livelihood. Beyond the immediate coastline, the landscape remains largely unburdened by the frantic pace of the interior, favoring instead the steady, predictable cycle of the tides and the long, solitary walks that trace the perimeter of the salt marshes.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 201° S
Tower Ave Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 134° SE
Peter Igo Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 149° SE
Fox Hill (Viewpoint) — 0.9 mi, 201° S
Daniel Webster School (Recreation Easement) — 1.1 mi, 259° W
Cape Cod Bay Ocean Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 1.4 mi, 124° SE
Unknown Park (Local Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 303° NW
Parsonage Street Well Site (Waterfowl Production Area) — 1.7 mi, 245° SW
Daniel Webster Law Office Museum (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 195° S
Gov Winslow School Fields And Playgrounds (Recreation Easement) — 2.1 mi, 187° S
Coast Guard Hill Recreation Area (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 317° NW
Marshfield Fair (Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 266° W
Water Department Land (Waterfowl Production Area) — 2.7 mi, 274° W
South Shore Conservatory (Arts Centre) — 3.7 mi, 190° S
Town Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 3.7 mi, 284° W
Windsor House Museum (Museum) — 4.4 mi, 187° S
Myles Standish Monument (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 190° S
Mill Wharf Cinemas (Cinema) — 7.3 mi, 334° NW
Pembroke Herring Run (Attraction) — 7.3 mi, 256° W
Caesar (Monument) — 7.3 mi, 338° N
Scituate Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Public Artwork) — 8.2 mi, 326° NW
Plymouth Cordage Company Museum (Museum) — 8.5 mi, 189° S
Showcase Cinema De Lux (Cinema) — 9.6 mi, 289° W
Hedge House Museum (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 182° S
Pilgrim Hall Museum (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 182° S
Kusmin Art Gallery (Gallery) — 10.1 mi, 180° S
Gerry E. Studds/Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 10.2 mi, 068° E
The Makery Sewing Studio (Arts Centre) — 10.3 mi, 322° NW
Plymouth County Hospital (Historic Ruins) — 11.5 mi, 251° W
Indian Grinding Stone (Historic Ruins) — 12.9 mi, 248° W

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