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Hewitt New Jersey Map

Explore Hewitt, 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 Hewitt, New Jersey

How to Use This Hewitt, New Jersey Map

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

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

Latitude	41.176196
Longitude	-74.324789
Population	1,912
Density	159.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	07421
Area Code	973, 862
County Seat	Paterson
School District	West Milford Township School District

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About Hewitt, New Jersey

Hewitt is a locality in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,912. The population density is 159.7 people per km². Hewitt is located at 41.1762°N, 74.3248°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 07421.

Hewitt manifests as a quiet intersection of dense woodland and rugged terrain where the persistent current of Hewitt Brook carves a path through the landscape. It lies 3.0 miles east-northeast of West Milford, NJ (from West Milford, NJ: bearing 76°T), and is situated 7.4 miles west of Ramapo. The earth here is defined by a heavy, ancient character, dominated by the expansive reach of Long Pond Ironworks State Park, which dictates the pace of the surroundings with its silent, stone-walled ruins and deep, shadowed groves. To the west, the distant silhouette of the Kittatinny Mountains anchors the horizon, while the proximity of the Abram S Hewitt State Forest ensures that the air remains cool, pine-scented, and thick with the damp perfume of decaying leaves and mountain moss. As the sun dips low, the light catches the surface of the Monksville Reservoir, turning the still water into a sheet of hammered pewter that mirrors the dark, enclosing canopy of the highlands.

Hewitt preserves a legacy deeply rooted in the iron industry, an era when the furnace fires and the rhythmic strike of hammers defined the local economy and forged the character of the settlement. Today, the remnants of that industrial ambition are reclaimed by the quietude of the park, where stone stacks stand as reminders of a time when the basin served as a primary engine for regional production. Life in Hewitt moves with a deliberate, unassuming gravity, far removed from the frantic pulse of the lowland cities. Residents and visitors alike often find themselves drawn toward the trails that wind through the countryside, sometimes tracing the path of the Cannonball Trail or wandering toward the cascading waters of Buttermilk Falls, which remain a testament to the persistent, slow-moving power of the regional topography.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sterling Forest State Park (State Park) — 0.4 mi, 050° NE
Passaic River Coalition Natural Area (Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 240° SW
Abram S Hewitt State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 0.7 mi, 331° NW
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 0.9 mi, 327° NW · 110k acres
Long Pond Ironworks State Park (State Park) — 0.9 mi, 163° S
Cooley Brook (Local Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 249° W
San Cap Park (Local Recreation) — 1.3 mi, 238° SW
Wanaque Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 1.4 mi, 131° SE
Prospect Rock (Viewpoint) — 1.5 mi, 330° NW
Town of Warwick Land (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 319° NW
Appalachian Trail (State Recreation Area) — 2.1 mi, 309° NW
Sterling Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 146° SE
Village of Warwick Land (Local Park) — 2.7 mi, 332° NW
Orange County Land Trust Land (Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 315° NW
Former Lion Enclosure (Historic Ruins) — 3.5 mi, 190° S
RMAA Barn Gallery (Gallery) — 4.5 mi, 126° SE
Warwick Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 5.0 mi, 325° NW
Wine and Design Warwick (Public Artwork) — 5.1 mi, 329° NW
The Backyard (Historic Ruins) — 6.0 mi, 134° SE
Sloatsburg Cemetery (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 102° E
Sky Kings Falconry (Theatre) — 6.9 mi, 044° NE
Maypole (Theatre) — 7.1 mi, 044° NE
Augusta Furnace (Monument) — 7.5 mi, 078° E
Roomy Mine (Attraction) — 7.7 mi, 177° S
Balanced Rock (Attraction) — 7.9 mi, 182° S
Blue Mine (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 177° S
Old Pharmacy (Monument) — 8.2 mi, 327° NW
Mill Race Ruins (Attraction) — 8.7 mi, 136° SE
Lafayette Theatre (Cinema) — 10.0 mi, 115° SE
Janet Van Gelder Wildlife Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 10.1 mi, 294° NW

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