Brant Beach New Jersey Map
Explore Brant Beach, 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 Brant Beach, New Jersey
How to Use This Brant Beach, New Jersey Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Brant Beach, 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 Brant Beach.
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 | Brant Beach |
| State | New Jersey (NJ) |
| County | Ocean County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.620952 |
| Longitude | -74.197083 |
| Population | 1,200 |
| Density | 1200.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 08008 |
| Area Code | 856, 609 |
| County Seat | Toms River |
About Brant Beach, New Jersey
Brant Beach is a locality in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 1200.0 people per km². Brant Beach is located at 39.6210°N, 74.1971°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 08008.Brant Beach occupies a slender sliver of land defined entirely by the shifting temperament of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies 5.3 miles south-southwest of Long Beach, NJ (from Long Beach, NJ: bearing 212°T), and is situated 7.0 miles south-southeast of Stafford. Salt spray carries inland on the prevailing winds, settling onto the weathered shingles of beach houses and the dune grasses that stabilize the shifting sands. Beyond the immediate reach of the surf, the landscape transitions into the protected wetlands of the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve, where the tidal pulse dictates the daily rhythms of the salt marsh. On the horizon, the distant outline of Sandy Ridge offers a faint, grounded reminder of the mainland, though here the perspective is dominated by the vast, open sky and the proximity of High Island, which sits quietly in the surrounding waters.
Brant Beach functions as a seasonal nexus where the economy leans heavily on the quiet migration of summer residents and the persistent industry of the coastal environment. History here is marked by the slow, iterative process of rebuilding after the inevitable storms that scour the coastline, a cycle that has fostered a resilient, pragmatic character among those who remain year-round. Further inland, the waters of Mill Creek serve as a quiet artery for small craft, while those seeking freshwater quietude might look toward the distant presence of Meyers Pond. The influence of the nearby Bass River State Forest provides a wild, forested contrast to the exposed maritime environment, grounding the local identity in the interplay between the dense, inland pinelands and the relentless, salt-washed edge of the Atlantic Ocean.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 0.1 mi, 300° NW
- Municipal Beach (Local Recreation) — 0.1 mi, 136° SE
- Beachfront (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 128° SE
- Maintained Ocean Beach (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 212° SW
- Long Beach Township Beach or Boardwalk (Local Recreation) — 0.9 mi, 212° SW
- Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.1 mi, 320° NW · 130k acres
- Manahawkin Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 347° N
- Sea Dragon (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 211° SW
- Giant Wheel (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 210° SW
- Train (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 211° SW
- Hang Ten (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 211° SW
- Early History of Beach Haven (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 209° SW
- Ocean County Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 331° NW
- Great Bay Boulevard Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 5.7 mi, 225° SW
- 9/11 Memorial (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 330° NW
- Brigantine National Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 7.2 mi, 210° SW · 6,922 acres
- Stafford Forge Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 302° NW
- Stafford Performing Arts Centre (Arts Centre) — 7.3 mi, 321° NW
- Chief Pohatcong Monument (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 260° W
- Island Beach State Park (State Park) — 10.3 mi, 023° NE
- Port Republic Wildlife Management Area (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 16.2 mi, 251° W
- Sea Wall Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 16.8 mi, 211° SW
- Cedar Creek (Viewpoint) — 18.4 mi, 357° N
- Elizabeth B. Alton Auditorium (Theatre) — 19.8 mi, 244° SW
- Stockton University Art Gallery (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 244° SW
- Stockton Performing Arts Centre (Arts Centre) — 20.0 mi, 244° SW
- The Showroom (Theatre) — 20.7 mi, 216° SW
- Popcorn Park Animal Refuge (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 21.2 mi, 341° N
- Wentworth Gallery (Gallery) — 21.6 mi, 214° SW
- Noyes Arts Garage (Gallery) — 22.2 mi, 216° SW
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About This Brant Beach Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Brant Beach, New Jersey. Coordinates: 39.620952, -74.197083. 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 Brant Beach includes the ZIP code (08008), telephone area code (856, 609), county seat of Ocean County (Toms River), and school district assignment.
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. |
