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Plum Island Massachusetts Map

Explore Plum Island, 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 Plum Island, Massachusetts

How to Use This Plum Island, Massachusetts Map

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

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

Latitude	42.812592
Longitude	-70.813384
Population	3,000
Density	480.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	01950
Area Code	339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978
County Seat	Salem

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About Plum Island, Massachusetts

Plum Island is a locality in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,000. The population density is 480.0 people per km². Plum Island is located at 42.8126°N, 70.8134°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 01950.

Plum Island defines itself by the restless collision of the Merrimack River as it surrenders its fresh, silt-laden waters to the vast, rhythmic heaving of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies 3.2 miles east of Newburyport, MA (from Newburyport, MA: bearing 90°T), and is situated 5.9 miles north-northeast of North Shore. This narrow barrier bar stretches thin against the tides, a fragile spine of shifting dunes and amber beach grass that feels less like permanent land and more like a lingering thought caught between the sea and the sky. To the west, the quiet expanse of Joppa Flats offers a sheltered sanctuary where the water retreats to reveal vast stretches of mudflats, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Bear Hill anchors the horizon against the encroaching gray of a New England dusk. The air here carries a sharp, salt-crusted clarity, and the light at day’s end turns the dunes into pale, luminous mounds, stripping away the clutter of the modern world until only the essential geometry of sand and surf remains.

Plum Island maintains a solitude born of its isolation, its character shaped by the cyclical migration of shorebirds and the seasonal pulse of the Plum Island State Reservation. Historically, this thin strip of earth has served as a precarious outpost for maritime survival, where the local economy has long shifted from the quiet toil of small-scale fishing to a stewardship of the fragile dunes and the preservation of the surrounding salt marshes. The pace of life is dictated by the turning tide and the encroaching winds, far removed from the inland forests like Powwow River State Forest or the distant spray of Hampton Falls. Even the memory of Quills Pond, tucked away three miles inland, seems worlds apart from the exposed, bracing reality of the coast, where the residents exist in a state of watchful patience, forever aware of the ocean’s slow, persistent claim upon the shore.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Plum Island State Reservation (State Resource Management Area) — 0.1 mi, 030° NE
North Shore Ocean Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 0.2 mi, 214° SW
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.3 mi, 303° NW · 14k acres
Salisbury Beach State Reservation (State Park) — 0.7 mi, 002° N
Salisbury Salt Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 312° NW
Plum Island River Island (Local Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 198° S
Sgt. Donald Wilkinson Memorial (Monument) — 1.2 mi, 203° SW
J. Lee Potter Meadow (Local Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 199° S
Parker River Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 1.6 mi, 178° S · 2,240 acres
Great Marsh North Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 200° S
Blue Ocean Music Hall (Theatre) — 2.2 mi, 356° N
Osprey: Pandion Haliaetus (Public Artwork) — 2.5 mi, 268° W
Newburyport Art Association (Gallery) — 2.7 mi, 268° W
Don Burlingame Memorial Bench (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 270° W
Cliff and Marie Walker Memorial Bench (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 270° W
Arakelian Theater (Theatre) — 2.9 mi, 269° W
Wildlife Viewing Platform (Viewpoint) — 3.6 mi, 217° SW
William Forward Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 3.9 mi, 210° SW
Nelson's Island Site (Historic Ruins) — 4.7 mi, 189° S
Water District Land (Waterfowl Production Area) — 4.9 mi, 282° W
Water Department Land (Waterfowl Production Area) — 5.0 mi, 285° W
Al Gauron Fishing & Whale Watching (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 359° N
Bartlett Museum (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 291° W
Blue Ocean Discovery Center (Aquarium) — 6.7 mi, 001° N
Hampton Falls Historical Society (Museum) — 8.1 mi, 338° N
Quaker House Ruin (Historic Ruins) — 8.5 mi, 248° W
Carol Whalen Art Studio (Gallery) — 10.7 mi, 354° N
Trinity Stadium (Stadium) — 12.3 mi, 253° W
Essex Historical Society and Shipbuilding Museum (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 172° S
Essex Shipbuilding Museum (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 172° S

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