Absecon Highlands New Jersey Map
Explore Absecon Highlands, New Jersey, 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 Absecon Highlands, New Jersey
How to Use This Absecon Highlands, New Jersey Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Absecon Highlands, New Jersey. 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 New Jersey 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 Absecon Highlands.
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 | Absecon Highlands |
| State | New Jersey (NJ) |
| County | Atlantic County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.446784 |
| Longitude | -74.47404 |
| Population | 1,414 |
| Density | 279.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 08205 |
| Area Code | 609, 640 |
| County Seat | Mays Landing |
| School District | Galloway Township School District |
About Absecon Highlands, New Jersey
Absecon Highlands is a locality in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,414. The population density is 279.4 people per km². Absecon Highlands is located at 39.4468°N, 74.4740°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 08205.Absecon Highlands rests upon a subtle rise where the salt-heavy air of the Atlantic Ocean travels seven miles inland to mingle with the scent of damp earth and pine. It lies 3.1 miles south-southwest of Galloway, NJ (from Galloway, NJ: bearing 196°T), and is situated 6.3 miles north-northwest of Atlantic City. Cordery Creek carves a winding path through the local terrain, its brackish currents mirroring the shifting gray light of the sky as they edge toward the marsh. Within the quiet boundaries of Open Space, the landscape maintains a wild, unmanicured character where the low-lying vegetation clings to the sandy soil. The atmosphere remains hushed, defined by the distant, rhythmic hum of the coast and the stillness of the Atlantic City Reservoir lying three miles to the west, its waters holding the pale reflection of the afternoon sun.
Absecon Highlands bears the quiet marks of a long-settled region, where the economy has shifted from the early patterns of rural extraction to the steady, modest pulse of suburban life. The nearby presence of Weakfish Island serves as a reminder of the maritime heritage that has influenced the surrounding region for generations. Residents move through their days with a steady, pragmatic focus, their lives intersecting with the proximity of larger coastal interests while remaining grounded in the local geography. Between the protected tracts of Open Space and the encroaching reach of the Atlantic Ocean, the people here maintain a life that balances the necessity of modern industry with the enduring, quiet solitude of the surrounding meadows and tidal reaches.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Open Space (Local Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 130° SE
- Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 0.7 mi, 112° E
- Atlantic County Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 0.8 mi, 360° N
- Galloway Township Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 180° S
- Absecon Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 185° S
- Port Republic Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 1.3 mi, 335° NW
- Absecon City Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 249° W
- Pitney Road Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 248° W
- Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.6 mi, 355° N · 130k acres
- Heritage Park Spot (Viewpoint) — 1.6 mi, 255° W
- Patriot Lake Park (Local Recreation) — 1.6 mi, 309° NW
- Municipal Fields (Local Recreation) — 1.7 mi, 316° NW
- September 11 Memorial (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 310° NW
- Turtle (Murtle) statue (Public Artwork) — 1.8 mi, 242° SW
- Galloway Township Police K-9 Memorial (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 308° NW
- Stone Site Dedication (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 243° SW
- Elizabeth B. Alton Auditorium (Theatre) — 4.4 mi, 317° NW
- Stockton Performing Arts Centre (Arts Centre) — 4.4 mi, 314° NW
- Stockton University Art Gallery (Museum) — 4.4 mi, 315° NW
- The Music Box (Theatre) — 5.2 mi, 157° SE
- Brigantine National Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 5.3 mi, 022° N · 6,922 acres
- Gardners Point (Attraction) — 5.7 mi, 149° SE
- Brigantine Lighthouse (Attraction) — 5.8 mi, 128° SE
- Tilton 9 (Cinema) — 6.0 mi, 226° SW
- Bob's Garden Center Christmas Display (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 251° W
- Noyes Arts Garage (Gallery) — 6.2 mi, 164° S
- Imax (Cinema) — 6.6 mi, 167° S
- Wentworth Gallery (Gallery) — 6.6 mi, 154° SE
- Zephyr Gallery (Gallery) — 6.7 mi, 167° S
- Tribeca Island Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 8.6 mi, 197° S
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About This Absecon Highlands Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Absecon Highlands, New Jersey. Coordinates: 39.446784, -74.47404. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Absecon Highlands includes the ZIP code (08205), telephone area code (609, 640), county seat of Atlantic County (Mays Landing), and school district assignment (Galloway Township School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
