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Fort Hancock New Jersey Map

Explore Fort Hancock, 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 Fort Hancock, New Jersey

How to Use This Fort Hancock, New Jersey Map

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

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	Fort Hancock
State	New Jersey (NJ)
County	Monmouth County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.463996
Longitude	-74.002639
Population	200
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	07732
Area Code	732, 848
County Seat	Freehold

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About Fort Hancock, New Jersey

Fort Hancock is a locality in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. It is a small community with a population of 200. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Fort Hancock is located at 40.4640°N, 74.0026°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 07732.

Fort Hancock occupies a finger of sand and salt-grass that stretches defiantly into the Atlantic Ocean. It lies 7.7 miles northeast of Middletown, NJ (from Middletown, NJ: bearing 51°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south-southwest of Homecrest Brooklyn. The landscape here is defined by the shifting temperament of the tides and the low, scrubby vegetation that clings to the dunes, creating a stark horizon where the gray sky meets the churning water. Far to the west, the faint, jagged silhouette of the Mount Pleasant Hills marks the limit of the coastal plain, while the closer, marshy reaches toward Many Mind Creek offer a quiet contrast to the persistent roar of the surf. The air carries a heavy, briny moisture that clings to the skin, and at dusk, the light turns a bruised violet, casting long, melancholy shadows across the empty parade grounds where the wind perpetually reshapes the dunes.

Fort Hancock serves as a grounding anchor for the Gateway National Recreation Area, preserving a collection of military architecture that has transitioned from a sentinel of defense to a sanctuary for migratory birds and curious travelers. The economy of the site is no longer rooted in the heavy industrial machinery of coastal artillery, but rather in the stewardship of public memory and the quiet preservation of its distinctive brick barracks. Beyond the immediate shore, the distant presence of Skeleton Hill Island breaks the surface of the water, a silent sentinel visible from the shoreline. While the bustle of modern life remains miles away, the pace of life here is dictated by the rhythm of the seasons and the slow, inevitable erosion of the coastline, leaving a landscape that feels suspended in a fragile, enduring state of transition.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Gateway National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — locality lies within · 47k acres
Sandy Hook Light (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 168° S
MAST Anchor (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 166° S
Nike Missile (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 186° S
Atlantic Highlands Municipal Harbor (Local Recreation) — 3.6 mi, 205° SW
Henry Hudson Trail (Local Recreation) — 3.6 mi, 188° S
9/11 Memorial Dove (Public Artwork) — 3.9 mi, 182° S
Leonardo State Marina (State Recreation Area) — 4.1 mi, 227° SW
Bayshore Waterfront Park (Local Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 243° SW
Highlands Army Air Defense Command Bunker (Historic Ruins) — 5.0 mi, 175° S
Battery Lewis (Historic Ruins) — 5.2 mi, 172° S
Navesink River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 168° S
Waterfowl (State Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 168° S
Fowler's Theatre (Theatre) — 7.1 mi, 258° W
Seabright Beach (Attraction) — 7.3 mi, 167° S
Endeavor (Attraction) — 7.6 mi, 008° N
Happy Fishing (Attraction) — 7.7 mi, 009° N
Samba Balloon Ride (Attraction) — 7.7 mi, 009° N
Natural Area (Local Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 260° W
Oceana Theater (Theatre) — 8.2 mi, 016° N
Battery Harris East (Viewpoint) — 8.8 mi, 040° NE
Freedom Dabka Group (Arts Centre) — 8.9 mi, 328° NW
Battery Construction 220 (Historic Castle / Fort) — 9.0 mi, 042° NE
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema (Cinema) — 9.0 mi, 322° NW
Cheesequake State Park (State Park) — 9.0 mi, 267° W
New Creek Bluebelt (Nature Reserve) — 9.1 mi, 329° NW
Battery Fergusson (Historic Castle / Fort) — 9.3 mi, 043° NE
Swimming River Natural Area (Marine Protected Area) — 10.7 mi, 208° SW
Liberty State Park (State Park) — 14.9 mi, 348° N
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.7 mi, 186° S · 130k acres

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