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Dorothy New Jersey Map

Explore Dorothy, 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 Dorothy, New Jersey

How to Use This Dorothy, New Jersey Map

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

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

Latitude	39.400671
Longitude	-74.823778
Population	1,057
Density	69.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	08317
Area Code	609, 640
County Seat	Mays Landing
School District	Weymouth Township School District

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About Dorothy, New Jersey

Dorothy is a locality in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,057. The population density is 69.9 people per km². Dorothy is located at 39.4007°N, 74.8238°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 08317.

Dorothy unfolds across a flat, sandy expanse of southern New Jersey where the scrub oak and pitch pine dominate the low horizon. It lies 6.6 miles east-northeast of Cumberland, NJ (from Cumberland, NJ: bearing 71°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south-southeast of Buena Vista. The air here holds a distinct, resinous weight, particularly as the light thickens into amber at dusk, casting long, bruised shadows over the sandy soil that defines the terrain. Only a mile away, the dark, tannin-stained waters of James Branch carve a slow path through the woods, while the nearby Maple Lake Wildlife Management Area offers a quiet sanctuary of thicket and wetland. Further afield, the landscape rises slightly toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Muskee Hill, though Dorothy remains firmly anchored in the quiet, level stretches of the inner woodland.

Dorothy retains a sparse, deliberate character, shaped by a history of rural industry that once relied heavily on the abundant, acidic earth and the quiet labor of the surrounding woods. Local life moves with a steady, unadorned pulse, far removed from the frantic pace of the state's urban corridors, with the legacy of agriculture and small-scale timbering still visible in the scattered, weather-beaten outbuildings. Residents often look toward the broader expanse of Belleplain State Forest, eight miles distant, as a reminder of the vast, green solitude that encircles their lives. Even the occasional reflection of the sky in the quiet pools near Lake Lenape, six miles to the north, serves to confirm the stillness of a place where the primary commerce is the slow, seasonal turn of the earth itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Maple Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 146° SE
Peaslee Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 230° SW
Weymouth Focus Area (Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 187° S
Maurice River Township Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 313° NW
Hamilton Township Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 007° N
Estell Manor Park (Local Resource Management Area) — 4.2 mi, 093° E
Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 4.6 mi, 126° SE
Limited Practical Use Program (State Park) — 5.4 mi, 322° NW
Bulkhead (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 057° NE
Belleplain State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 6.7 mi, 186° S
Captain John Jeffries Burial Marker (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 112° E
Juice Island (Nature Reserve) — 9.5 mi, 105° E
Worlds Largest Shopping Cart (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 227° SW
Heislerville Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 10.8 mi, 226° SW
Cape May National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.0 mi, 149° SE · 38k acres
Regal Cumberland Mall Stadium 14 (Cinema) — 11.3 mi, 281° W
African American Heritage Museum of Southern New Jersey (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 348° N
Cumberland Players (Theatre) — 11.3 mi, 286° W
Platinum Playground (Theatre) — 11.4 mi, 002° N
Maurice River Boat Tours (Attraction) — 11.5 mi, 268° W
3 Little Pigs (Public Artwork) — 12.5 mi, 083° E
Bob's Garden Center Christmas Display (Attraction) — 13.0 mi, 085° E
Tilton 9 (Cinema) — 14.4 mi, 094° E
The Ocean City Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 15.3 mi, 126° SE
Ocean City Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 126° SE
Ricci Bike Memorial (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 113° SE
Binoculars (Viewpoint) — 15.9 mi, 123° SE
Marcy V. Smith (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 121° SE
Stockton Performing Arts Centre (Arts Centre) — 16.7 mi, 068° E
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.8 mi, 074° E · 130k acres

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