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Glenwood New Jersey Map

Explore Glenwood, 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 Glenwood, New Jersey

How to Use This Glenwood, New Jersey Map

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

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

Latitude	41.251206
Longitude	-74.489603
Population	2,200
Density	85.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	07418
Area Code	973, 862
County Seat	Newton

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About Glenwood, New Jersey

Glenwood is a locality in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,200. The population density is 85.0 people per km². Glenwood is located at 41.2512°N, 74.4896°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 07418.

Glenwood occupies a quiet intersection of limestone ridges and fertile soil, where the land moves in long, measured swells toward the horizon. It lies 3.2 miles east of Wantage, NJ (from Wantage, NJ: bearing 81°T), and is situated 6.7 miles west of Warwick. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of Pochuck Creek, which winds its way through the lowlands, cooling the valley floor as the sun dips behind the distant, hazy silhouette of the Kittatinny Mountains. To the east, the landscape thickens into the dense, shadowed timber of Rough Mountain State Forest, while the open expanse of Vernon Valley provides a broad, green corridor for the shifting light of late afternoon. High above the valley, the Appalachian Trail cuts a narrow, purposeful path through the brush, marking the edge of a rugged terrain that feels both ancient and entirely indifferent to the passing of human time.

Glenwood retains the character of a place built on the steady, stubborn persistence of agrarian roots, where the economy once leaned heavily into the harvests of the soil and the quiet labor of the forge. Old stone foundations still linger in the tall grass, remnants of a time when the rhythm of life was dictated by the turning seasons rather than the demands of distant commerce. Today, the pace remains measured, defined by the slow movement of traffic along rural roads and the occasional traveler pausing to take in the stillness of the landscape. While Highland Lake offers a point of gravity for those seeking the quiet reflection of water five miles away, the core of Glenwood stays anchored in the simple, unadorned reality of its fields and the enduring strength of its geography.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Appalachian Trail (State Recreation Area) — 0.4 mi, 228° SW
Wawayanda State Park (State Park) — 0.6 mi, 208° SW
Orange County Land Trust Land (Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 058° NE
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 0.9 mi, 354° N · 110k acres
Vernon Township Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 1.0 mi, 187° S
Vernon Township Estuary or Marsh (Local Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 157° SE
Pochuck Mountain State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 334° NW
Janet Van Gelder Wildlife Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 196° S
Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.1 mi, 298° NW · 12k acres
Birding Observation Platform (Viewpoint) — 2.9 mi, 319° NW
High Point State Park (State Park) — 4.1 mi, 304° NW
Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 184° S
Sprayground (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 193° S
Fishing Village (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 193° S
Cliff Jump (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 193° S
Old Pharmacy (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 067° NE
Surf Hill (Attraction) — 4.5 mi, 192° S
New York State Lands (State Recreation Area) — 5.7 mi, 323° NW
Warwick Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 5.8 mi, 101° E
Wine and Design Warwick (Public Artwork) — 6.0 mi, 098° E
Minisink Heritage Museum (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 321° NW
Piggery Field (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 212° SW
William Henry Seward Memorial (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 050° NE
The Pines Museum (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 009° N
Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 11.3 mi, 067° NE
Wanaque Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 11.4 mi, 122° SE
Former Lion Enclosure (Historic Ruins) — 11.7 mi, 137° SE
Long Pond Ironworks (Historic Ruins) — 11.8 mi, 128° SE
Middletown Cinemas (Cinema) — 12.7 mi, 014° N
Sterling Hill Mining Museum (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 207° SW

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