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Erma New Jersey Map

Explore Erma, 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 Erma, New Jersey

How to Use This Erma, New Jersey Map

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

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	Erma
State	New Jersey (NJ)
County	Cape May County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.994824
Longitude	-74.891954
Population	2,031
Density	268.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	08204
Area Code	609, 640
County Seat	Middle Township
School District	Lower Cape May Regional School District

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About Erma, New Jersey

Erma is a locality in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,031. The population density is 268.8 people per km². Erma is located at 38.9948°N, 74.8920°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 08204.

Erma stretches across a low-slung landscape where the brackish breath of the Atlantic Ocean carries the scent of salt and turning tides across the flat, open fields. It lies 1.0 miles north-northeast of Lower, NJ (from Lower, NJ: bearing 20°T), and is situated 8.8 miles south-southwest of Middle. Mill Creek carves a slow, meandering path through the terrain, its dark waters reflecting the expansive, pale sky that dominates the horizon. Bennetts Crossing offers a quiet refuge of native grasses and scrub, serving as a silent witness to the subtle shifts in light that gold-plate the meadows during the final hours of the afternoon. Two miles to the east, the silhouette of Cedar Island rises above the marsh, a reminder of the proximity to the shifting, restless coastline that defines the character of this geography.

Erma maintains a rhythm rooted in the agricultural traditions of the soil and the seasonal pulse of a region shaped by its maritime edges. While the distant, hazy outline of Cabin Ridge remains far beyond the reach of the local landscape, the economy here is tied more closely to the nearby Post Creek Basin and the modest, persistent industry of the surrounding plains. Life in Erma retains a deliberate pace, far removed from the frantic density of urban centers, favoring a quiet persistence in its homesteads and small-scale commerce. Even the stillness of Pumping Station Pond, shimmering three miles away, reflects the unassuming nature of a place that values the steady, unadorned work of its inhabitants over the clamor of wider, more hurried worlds.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cape Island Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 087° E
Cape May Wetlands Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 0.7 mi, 123° SE
Cape May Coastal Wetlands Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 128° SE
Bennetts Crossing (Local Recreation) — 1.1 mi, 214° SW
Frank's Rio Stadium Theater (Cinema) — 1.5 mi, 026° NE
Franks Rio Grande (Cinema) — 1.6 mi, 026° NE
Cape May County Park South (Local Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 344° N
Cape May National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.0 mi, 354° N · 38k acres
Indian Trail Swamp Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 007° N
Delaware Bayshore Macrosite (Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 009° N
Patrolman David C. Douglass, Sr. Memorial Grave (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 245° SW
Open Space (Local Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 321° NW
Ice Cream Statue (Public Artwork) — 2.9 mi, 251° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 3.0 mi, 136° SE
Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet Memorial (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 125° SE
Cape May Point State Park (State Park) — 3.2 mi, 261° W
Royal Flush Fishing (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 098° E
Coast Guard 44' Motor Life Boat (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 175° S
Marsh Trail Observation Tower (Viewpoint) — 3.4 mi, 146° SE
Big Blue Cruiser Whale Watcher (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 097° E
Games of Chance (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 098° E
Race Zone Amuseuments (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 096° E
Seaport Aquarium (Aquarium) — 4.4 mi, 097° E
Thomas Kinkade Gallery (Gallery) — 4.5 mi, 201° S
Cape May Art Gallery (Gallery) — 4.6 mi, 202° S
Dennis Creek Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 4.7 mi, 352° N
The Sperlak Gallery and Sculpture Gardens (Gallery) — 11.4 mi, 013° N
Fort Miles Interpretive Site (Museum) — 18.4 mi, 216° SW
Clear Space Theatre Company (Theatre) — 21.7 mi, 208° SW
Anna Hazzard Museum (Museum) — 21.9 mi, 208° SW

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