Beckett New Jersey Map
Beckett, New Jersey — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Beckett, Gloucester County.
Interactive Map of Beckett, New Jersey
| City | Beckett |
| State | New Jersey (NJ) |
| County | Gloucester |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.754002 |
| Longitude | -75.357412 |
| Population | 5,017 |
| Density | 1122.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Beckett, New Jersey
Beckett is a locality in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 5,017. The population density is 1122.2 people per km². Beckett is located at 39.7540°N, 75.3574°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone.
Beckett lies in a gentle hollow, where the land slopes with quiet deliberation towards the Delaware River's distant estuary. It lies 6.6 miles south of Chester, PA (from Chester, PA: bearing 181°T), and is situated 7.7 miles west of Jefferson. Here, the air often carries the faint, briny tang of the sea, a whisper of tides that have shaped this corner of Gloucester County for millennia. Mature oak and maple trees, their branches thick with the accumulated wisdom of seasons, cast dappled shadows across the well-tended lawns of modest homes, their paint weathered to soft, muted tones that blend with the surrounding fields. The terrain, a tapestry of fertile soil and subtle undulations, gives way to marshy edges where reeds rustle in the breeze, a constant, soft percussion against the hum of cicadas in the summer heat. This is a place where the echoes of agricultural past still resonate, the land having long supported the cultivation of corn and soybeans, their stalks standing sentinel in ordered rows until harvest. Though the farms remain, the economic pulse of Beckett has broadened, drawing strength from its proximity to larger urban centers and housing a growing number of residents who commute for work, their cars a familiar sight on the two-lane roads. Small businesses, a hardware store with its creaking screen door, a family-run diner where the coffee is perpetually brewing, anchor the local character, fostering a neighborly connection that feels both comforting and enduring. The slow, steady rhythm of life here is punctuated by the occasional rumble of a passing train, a reminder of the wider world, yet always returning to the quietude of Beckett.
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About This Beckett Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Beckett, New Jersey with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Beckett and Gloucester County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Beckett is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Beckett is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
