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White Island Shores Massachusetts Map

Explore White Island Shores, 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 White Island Shores, Massachusetts

How to Use This White Island Shores, Massachusetts Map

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

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	White Island Shores
State	Massachusetts (MA)
County	Plymouth County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	41.800104
Longitude	-70.634755
Population	2,180
Density	726.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	02538
Area Code	339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978
County Seat	Plymouth
School District	Wareham School District

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About White Island Shores, Massachusetts

White Island Shores is a locality in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,180. The population density is 726.9 people per km². White Island Shores is located at 41.8001°N, 70.6348°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 02538.

White Island Shores emerges as a quiet expanse of kettle ponds and sandy soil, defined by the persistent, cold-blooded flow of the Red Brook as it carves a path toward the Atlantic Ocean. It lies 4.5 miles north-northwest of Bourne, MA (from Bourne, MA: bearing 336°T), and is situated 5.2 miles east-northeast of Wareham. White Island Pond serves as the liquid center of this landscape, its surface often mirroring the pale, unblinking sky of a Massachusetts autumn. Beyond the immediate water, the terrain shifts into dense, scrubby woodland that bridges the gap toward the wider expanse of Myles Standish State Forest. The air here holds a distinct, briny sharpness, a reminder that the great salt tides are only two miles removed from the quiet stillness of the inland thickets.

Economic life in White Island Shores has long been shaped by the thin, acidic soil and the proximity of seasonal water, favoring a history of small-scale agriculture and the careful management of local resources. Protection of the land remains a vital concern, evidenced by the preservation efforts within the Red Brook Wildlife Management Area, where the pulse of the environment is monitored with quiet diligence. Residents observe a rhythm governed by the changing light upon the water and the seasonal migration of life through the nearby corridors of green. Life here unfolds with a deliberate, unassuming patience, far removed from the clamor of larger hubs, as the horizon remains clear of any distant summit save for the faint, hazy suggestion of Ridge Hill.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Red Brook Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 147° SE
Agawam River Pine Barrens Conservation Area (Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 287° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 218° SW
Maple Springs Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 267° W
Camp Squanto (Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 349° N
Town of Plymouth (Waterfowl Production Area) — 1.4 mi, 146° SE
Myles Standish State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.6 mi, 281° W
Wareham Water Supply Land (Waterfowl Production Area) — 2.1 mi, 186° S
Cape and Islands Ocean Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 3.7 mi, 173° S
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 155° SE
Civilian Conservation Corps Amphitheater (Theatre) — 4.1 mi, 313° NW
3 Mile Lookout (Viewpoint) — 4.1 mi, 155° SE
Herring Run (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 118° SE
Butterflies of Cape Cod (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 114° SE
Merchant Marine Memorial (Public Artwork) — 4.3 mi, 172° S
Maritime Park (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 172° S
Cape Cod Bay Ocean Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 5.0 mi, 073° E
Kendrick House Museum (Museum) — 5.2 mi, 240° SW
Massasoit National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.7 mi, 355° N · 412 acres
Scusset Beach State Reservation (State Park) — 5.8 mi, 105° E
Sagamore Hill Trail (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 106° E
Edaville (Attraction) — 7.8 mi, 295° NW
The Green Briar Nature Center (Attraction) — 9.4 mi, 114° SE
Kusmin Art Gallery (Gallery) — 10.7 mi, 353° N
The Plimoth Grist Mill (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 352° N
Jabez Howland House (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 352° N
Jenney Museum (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 352° N
1749 Spooner House Museum (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 352° N
Lowell Holly Reservation (Nature Reserve) — 12.7 mi, 139° SE
Mashpee Regal 6 (Cinema) — 14.7 mi, 150° SE

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