Beesleys Point New Jersey Map

About Beesleys Point, New Jersey

Beesleys Point is a locality in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It is a small community with a population of 816. The population density is 148.0 people per km². Beesleys Point is located at 39.2768°N, 74.6363°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 08223.

Beesleys Point commands a low-slung horizon where the brackish veins of Flat Creek bleed into the wider salt marshes. It lies 3.3 miles west of Ocean City, NJ (from Ocean City, NJ: bearing 269°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south-southwest of Egg Harbor. The landscape here is defined by a porous edge where the firm earth yields to the sway of the tides, keeping a watchful distance from the restless Atlantic Ocean just two miles to the east. Across the water, the silhouette of Tuckahoe River Island breaks the flat expanse of the estuary, providing a skeletal anchor for the shifting silt and seagrass. The light at this latitude possesses a peculiar, translucent quality, turning the marsh reeds into stalks of burnished copper as the sun slips toward the hidden interior. Beyond the immediate reach of the shoreline, the vast, protected expanse of the Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area serves as a quiet buffer, preserving a wild, unmanicured character that resists the encroaching pace of the modern coast.

Beesleys Point carries the weight of a working history, once defined by the rhythmic labor of the ferry crossings that bridged the gaps between these isolated marsh islands. The local economy has long mirrored the temperament of the water, shifting from the industry of the docks to a quiet, residential endurance that values the silence of the neighboring woods. While the distant shadows of Belleplain State Forest suggest a deep, wooded solitude, the immediate life of Beesleys Point remains bound to the salt air and the seasonal migration of the tides. The air here holds the faint, metallic tang of the sea, a reminder that the land is merely a temporary reprieve from the Atlantic Ocean. It is a place where the architecture of daily life remains sparse and functional, favoring the sturdy utility of a coastal outpost over the ornamental vanity found in busier reaches of the state.

About This Beesleys Point Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Beesleys Point, New Jersey. Coordinates: 39.276782, -74.63627. 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 Beesleys Point includes the ZIP code (08223), telephone area code (609, 640), county seat of Cape May County (Middle Township), and school district assignment (Upper Township School District).

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.