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Lakehurst New Jersey Map

Explore Lakehurst, 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 Lakehurst, New Jersey

How to Use This Lakehurst, New Jersey Map

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

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

Latitude	40.014561
Longitude	-74.311257
Population	2,636
Density	1137.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	08733
Area Code	732, 848
County Seat	Toms River
School District	Lakehurst Borough School District

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About Lakehurst, New Jersey

Lakehurst is a locality in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,636. The population density is 1137.2 people per km². Lakehurst is located at 40.0146°N, 74.3113°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Lakehurst is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 08733.

Lakehurst occupies a flat, sandy expanse where the horizon is defined by the dark, vertical reach of pitch pines and the low, heavy sky of the interior lowlands. It lies 3.4 miles north of Ocean County, NJ (from Ocean County, NJ: bearing 1°T), and is situated 7.6 miles southwest of Lakewood. The Manapaqua Branch carves a quiet path through the landscape, its tea-colored water reflecting the persistent, amber-hued light that filters through the canopy. At the center of this terrain, Horicon Lake rests as a still, reflective basin, providing a focal point for the surrounding woodland. Beyond the immediate tree line, the terrain remains largely level, extending toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Sandy Ridge, which marks the edge of the far horizon. Within the Lakehurst Borough Conservation Area, the soil is dry and porous, supporting a scrubby, resilient flora that thrives in the acidity of the pine-dominated earth.

Lakehurst maintains a character shaped by its long, singular association with aviation history, an industry that once anchored the local identity to the massive, hangar-shadowed sky. The economy has shifted since those early decades, yet the legacy of innovation persists in the quiet, methodical pace of the local streets and the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the residential blocks. Seven miles away, the expansive tracts of Jackson State Forest serve as a reminder of the vast, wooded wilderness that once claimed this entire region before the arrival of the rail lines. Life in Lakehurst moves with a deliberate, unassuming rhythm, defined by the seasonal shifts in the pine barrens and the persistent, low-frequency hum of a place that has seen the future arrive and depart in the air above.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lake Horicon Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 245° SW
Manchester Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 303° NW
Manchester Township Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 040° NE
Athletic Fields (Local Recreation) — 1.6 mi, 061° NE
Ocean County Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 354° N
Pine Lake Park (Local Recreation) — 2.6 mi, 095° E
Colliers Mills Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 323° NW
Riverwood Park (Local Park) — 3.4 mi, 074° E
Riverside Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 5.7 mi, 355° N
Double Trouble State Park (State Park) — 5.9 mi, 164° S
Brendan T. Byrne State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 6.3 mi, 223° SW
Welcome to Ocean County (Public Artwork) — 6.9 mi, 121° SE
Popcorn Park Animal Refuge (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 7.3 mi, 187° S
USS Randolph Anchor (Attraction) — 7.5 mi, 126° SE
Barnegat Bay Maritime Museum (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 125° SE
R Berel Leifer's Shul (Monument) — 7.7 mi, 044° NE
Soaring Eagle (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 320° NW
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.4 mi, 150° SE · 130k acres
Safari Off Road Adventure (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 323° NW
Saw Mill Log Flume (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 322° NW
Allaire State Park (State Park) — 12.1 mi, 050° NE
Stu Wagner Memorial (Monument) — 14.5 mi, 073° E
Tranquility (Monument) — 14.5 mi, 074° E
Iplay America (Theme Park) — 15.7 mi, 006° N
Main Street Gallery (Gallery) — 15.7 mi, 061° NE
Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 001° N
National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 063° NE
Oakley Farmhouse (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 001° N
Molly Pitcher's Well (Registered Battlefield) — 17.7 mi, 000° N
Vintage Computer Federation Museum (Museum) — 17.7 mi, 048° NE

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