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Hightstown New Jersey Map

Explore Hightstown, 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 Hightstown, New Jersey

How to Use This Hightstown, New Jersey Map

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

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

Latitude	40.269554
Longitude	-74.523209
Population	5,900
Density	1847.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	08520
Area Code	609, 640
County Seat	Trenton
School District	East Windsor Regional School District

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About Hightstown, New Jersey

Hightstown is a locality in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 5,900. The population density is 1847.5 people per km². Hightstown is located at 40.2696°N, 74.5232°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Hightstown is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 08520.

Hightstown reveals itself through the steady, deliberate movement of the Rocky Brook as it winds through the center of the landscape. The water flows with a quiet purpose, carving a path through the earth that defines the orientation of the streets and the quiet expansion of the neighborhood. Peddie Lake serves as a reflective mirror for the sky, capturing the shifting light of afternoon as it settles over the banks. To the west, the distant silhouette of the Mount Pleasant Hills offers a faint, jagged edge to the horizon on exceptionally clear days. The terrain maintains a steady, inland composure, far removed from any coastal influence, relying instead on the deep, grounded soil of the central plains.

History remains embedded in the architecture of Hightstown, where the remnants of early agricultural commerce still inform the current economy. The local industry shifted over generations from milling and basic production to the modern commerce that sustains the residents today. Small businesses occupy the storefronts that once served a burgeoning farming population, maintaining a sense of continuity that bridges the past and the present. The rhythmic labor of the morning commute reflects the persistent, working spirit that has characterized the region since its inception. This economic endurance relies on a careful balance of professional services and local trade, ensuring that Hightstown functions as a self-contained unit of productivity.

Cultural character in Hightstown finds expression in the quiet vitality of Hightstown Memorial Park, where the community gathers beneath the changing canopy of the trees. The atmosphere is one of deliberate pace, where the sound of children playing or the rustle of leaves often takes precedence over the noise of the modern world. Notable figures have emerged from the educational institutions here, such as the accomplished writer and poet Robert Pinsky, who spent formative years in the region. Local events foster a sense of mutual recognition, grounding the inhabitants in a shared experience that feels both private and expansive. Life here moves with the sun, marking the passage of the seasons through the growth of the green spaces and the cooling of the air as autumn arrives.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hightstown Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 068° E
Picture Show at East Windsor (Cinema) — 0.7 mi, 326° NW
Airport Road Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 197° S
Millstone Rocky Brook (Local Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 322° NW
East Windsor Township Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 137° SE
Cranbury Barn Park (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 003° N
Fee Simple - State Agriculture Development Committee (State Resource Management Area) — 2.5 mi, 181° S
Assunpink Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 207° SW
Assunpink Creek Greenway (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 207° SW
Schenk Farm (Local Recreation) — 2.9 mi, 281° W
Orientation Theaters (Cinema) — 3.1 mi, 250° W
Zaitz Park (Local Recreation) — 3.2 mi, 289° W
Reinhardt Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 3.6 mi, 348° N
Thomas Roy Grover Memorial (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 276° W
Bust of Franklin D. Roosevelt (Public Artwork) — 4.4 mi, 145° SE
Monmouth Battlefield State Park (State Park) — 4.4 mi, 061° NE
Horse Park of New Jersey (State Recreation Area) — 5.4 mi, 164° S
Grovers Mill Historic Comminity (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 305° NW
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 6.0 mi, 260° W
John Rogers House (Historic Ruins) — 6.6 mi, 266° W
Thompson Park Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 6.9 mi, 044° NE
Sunset Views (Viewpoint) — 7.0 mi, 336° NW
Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park (State Park) — 7.5 mi, 313° NW
Stony Brook Swinging Bridge (Attraction) — 8.2 mi, 297° NW
Pond dialogue (Attraction) — 8.7 mi, 299° NW
Lewis Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 8.9 mi, 309° NW
The Four Winds (Attraction) — 9.5 mi, 152° SE
Discovery Bay (Attraction) — 9.5 mi, 152° SE
Playhouse 22 (Theatre) — 9.9 mi, 028° NE
NextGen Acting (Arts Centre) — 9.9 mi, 028° NE

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