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Bass River New Jersey Map

Explore Bass River, 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 Bass River, New Jersey

How to Use This Bass River, New Jersey Map

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

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	Bass River
State	New Jersey (NJ)
County	Burlington County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	39.592618
Longitude	-74.442649
Population	1,800
Density	28.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	08087
Area Code	856, 609
County Seat	Mount Holly

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About Bass River, New Jersey

Bass River is a locality in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,800. The population density is 28.0 people per km². Bass River is located at 39.5926°N, 74.4426°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 08087.

Bass River flows with a dark, tea-colored current, carving a path through the sandy soil and cedar swamps that define the local terrain. It lies 4.6 miles west of Little Egg Harbor, NJ (from Little Egg Harbor, NJ: bearing 262°T), and is situated 7.1 miles north of Galloway. The landscape here is defined by low-lying wetlands and dense woodlands, where the air often holds a damp, pine-scented stillness that feels miles removed from the frantic pace of the wider world. To the east, the horizon is shaped by the proximity of the Atlantic Ocean, though the immediate surroundings remain dominated by the quiet expanses of the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. Nearby, the stillness of Lake Absegami offers a reflective surface against the taller pines, while Oak Island rises slightly from the marshes like a solitary, quiet sentinel. On clear days, the distant, hazy silhouette of Sandy Ridge provides a faint, elevated boundary to the landscape, grounding the vast, flat reaches of the surrounding wilderness.

History in Bass River is tied to the labor of the land, once deeply rooted in the harvest of cedar and the operation of small-scale mills that utilized the water power of the river. The local economy has shifted over generations, moving away from the intensive extractive industries of the past to a quieter, more observant relationship with the environment, supported by the protective reach of the Bass River State Forest. Life moves at the pace of the tides and the seasons, far from the industrial noise of the Lower Plains, favoring a rhythm dictated by the changing light on the marsh grass. Residents recognize a specific pride in the resilience of this geography, where the soil is thin and the brush is thick, creating a setting that favors those who value the solitude of the pines.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.4 mi, 193° S · 130k acres
Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 0.7 mi, 159° S
Bass River State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.0 mi, 023° NE
Swan Bay Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 1.4 mi, 219° SW
Forest Firefighter Memorial (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 005° N
Wading River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 292° W
New Jersey Conservation Foundation Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 347° N
Brigantine National Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 2.7 mi, 179° S · 6,922 acres
Turtle Creek Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 279° W
Wharton State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.4 mi, 300° NW
Battle of Chestnut Neck Memorial (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 197° S
Clarks Landing Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 239° SW
Port Republic Wildlife Management Area (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 4.0 mi, 215° SW
Atlantis Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 4.2 mi, 101° E
Ocean County Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 123° SE
Chief Pohatcong Monument (Monument) — 5.3 mi, 083° E
Elizabeth B. Alton Auditorium (Theatre) — 8.3 mi, 214° SW
Stockton University Art Gallery (Museum) — 8.5 mi, 215° SW
Stockton Performing Arts Centre (Arts Centre) — 8.5 mi, 215° SW
Miss Beach Haven Fishing Charter (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 100° E
Heritage Park Spot (Viewpoint) — 11.0 mi, 197° S
Bumper Cars (Attraction) — 11.0 mi, 099° E
Atlantic Scrambler (Attraction) — 11.0 mi, 099° E
Hang Ten (Attraction) — 11.0 mi, 099° E
Stafford Performing Arts Centre (Arts Centre) — 11.4 mi, 048° NE
Turtle (Murtle) statue (Public Artwork) — 11.4 mi, 197° S
The Showroom (Theatre) — 14.7 mi, 177° S
Tilton 9 (Cinema) — 15.4 mi, 203° SW
Noyes Arts Garage (Gallery) — 16.1 mi, 180° S
Wentworth Gallery (Gallery) — 16.1 mi, 176° S

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