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Clinton New Jersey Map

Explore Clinton, 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 Clinton, New Jersey

How to Use This Clinton, New Jersey Map

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

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	Clinton
State	New Jersey (NJ)
County	Essex County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.636794
Longitude	-74.915205
Population	2,773
Density	795.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	07435, 08809
Area Code	973, 862, 908
County Seat	Newark
School District	Clinton Town-Glen Gardner School District

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About Clinton, New Jersey

Clinton is a locality in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,773. The population density is 795.4 people per km². Clinton is located at 40.6368°N, 74.9152°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Clinton is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 07435, 08809.

Clinton emerges from the landscape as a collection of slate roofs and brick facades gathered where the earth softens into the quiet, terrestrial expanse of the inland plains. It lies 2.7 miles north-northwest of West Caldwell, NJ (from West Caldwell, NJ: bearing 346°T), and is situated 6.4 miles north-northwest of Essex. The horizon remains dominated by the distant silhouette of First Watchung Mountain, which anchors the sky and draws the eye toward a horizon that feels distinctly removed from the reach of the distant coastline. Sunlight filters through the canopy of local hardwoods, illuminating the path toward the nearby Preakness Valley, where the air holds a cool, heavy stillness that lingers long after the sun has begun its descent. Life in Clinton moves with the measured pace of the seasons, defined by the terrestrial rhythms of the soil and the subtle shifts in the atmosphere that settle over the valley floor.

Adlai Stevenson School serves as a quiet center of gravity for the local population, marking a space where the daily concerns of residents intersect with the enduring presence of the land. The economy of Clinton traces a lineage back to the pragmatic industries that once harnessed the flow of the Passaic River, a waterway that continues to carve its way through the terrain with a persistent, steady force. While the echoes of older, more labor-intensive trades have faded into the background, the character of the region remains tethered to a self-sufficient identity, distinct from the suburban density that characterizes much of the surrounding state. Even as the modern world encroaches, the memory of the landscape persists, felt in the way the light catches the stone foundations of older buildings and the persistent, quiet growth of the surrounding woodlands.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Spruce Run Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 0.4 mi, 284° W
Hunts Mills Park (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 152° SE
Dunham Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 068° E
Spruce Run Reservoir (State Recreation Area) — 0.6 mi, 351° N
South Branch River Reserve (Local Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 180° S
Clinton Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 294° NW
Franklin Open Space Plan (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 217° SW
Milligan Farm (Local Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 227° SW
Franklin Township Trail (Local Recreation) — 1.5 mi, 201° S
South Branch Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 034° NE
Voorhees State Park (State Park) — 2.3 mi, 004° N
Railroad Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 2.6 mi, 032° NE
Scenic Overlook - Spruce Run Reservoir (Viewpoint) — 2.8 mi, 012° N
Solitude House (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 033° NE
Tower Hill Farm Springhouse (Historic Ruins) — 5.0 mi, 295° NW
Hall Christmas Tree Farm (Attraction) — 5.6 mi, 355° N
Kittatinny Valley State Park (State Park) — 7.2 mi, 349° N
Readington Museum (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 106° E
Michael Pohle Memorial (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 158° S
Washington Theatre (Cinema) — 9.0 mi, 340° N
Lamington Black Cemetery (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 082° E
Ivana Trump (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 085° E
The Hariton Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 12.1 mi, 319° NW
Children Reading on a Bench (Public Artwork) — 12.7 mi, 030° NE
John Sanford Farmland Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 12.8 mi, 118° SE
The Artsy Palette (Arts Centre) — 12.9 mi, 290° W
Cinepolis (Cinema) — 13.6 mi, 018° N
Pequest Trout Hatchery (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 353° N
Peapack Gallery Paintings (Gallery) — 14.5 mi, 068° E
David and Carol Lackland Center (Theatre) — 15.1 mi, 016° N

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