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Maurice River New Jersey Map

Explore Maurice River, 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 Maurice River, New Jersey

How to Use This Maurice River, New Jersey Map

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

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	Maurice River
State	New Jersey (NJ)
County	Cumberland County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	39.231781
Longitude	-75.028789
Population	7,500
Density	28.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	08324
Area Code	609, 640
County Seat	Bridgeton

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About Maurice River, New Jersey

Maurice River is a locality in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 7,500. The population density is 28.0 people per km². Maurice River is located at 39.2318°N, 75.0288°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 08324.

Maurice River flows with a persistent, tidal grace toward the horizon, carving a path through a landscape where the earth yields softly to the water. It lies 10.6 miles south-southwest of Cumberland, NJ (from Cumberland, NJ: bearing 206°T), and is situated 0.9 miles south of Commercial. Beyond the banks, the terrain settles into the expansive, marshy lowlands of the Heislerville Wildlife Management Area, a sanctuary where the air tastes of salt and damp reeds. To the north, the elevation shifts ever so slightly toward the distant silhouette of Cabin Ridge, while the sheltered expanse of Basket Flat provides a basin for the encroaching tides. Just a short distance away, the quiet waters of Ladow Millpond mirror the sky, offering a stark contrast to the currents that pull steadily toward the Maurice River Cove. The light at dusk here possess a particular, heavy clarity, turning the grasses a bruised gold as the sun retreats.

Settlement along Maurice River has long been dictated by the rhythms of the water, drawing those who sought a livelihood from the shifting currents and the fertile, saturated soil. Historically, the local economy relied heavily on the bounty of the maritime trades, with oystering and shipbuilding forming the bedrock of the community’s industrious spirit. Even today, the echoes of this labor linger in the small-scale operations that continue to harvest the gifts of the surrounding inlets. While the modern world has shifted, the infrastructure of the region remains tethered to the natural resources that first defined it, favoring a slow, deliberate pace of commerce. The fiber of daily life is woven from these traditional pursuits, maintaining a connection to the cycles of the seasons that many other places have long since discarded.

Maurice River maintains a character defined by its quiet solitude and a profound respect for the wilder stretches of the landscape. Life here is punctuated by the seasonal migration of shorebirds, which draw observers to the protected expanses of the Heislerville Wildlife Management Area for a fleeting, vivid spectacle. Landmarks are few, emphasizing the vast, unadorned beauty of the marshes and the solitary presence of Fowler Island as it stands against the turning tide. While the area does not claim the fame of major urban centers, it holds an authentic, rugged identity that remains untroubled by the clamor of nearby cities. Those who dwell here often find contentment in the subtle shifts of the weather and the enduring, silent presence of the water that defines their world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Heislerville Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — locality lies within
Egg Island Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 026° NE
Maurice River Township Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 126° SE
Maurice River Township Park (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 100° E
Millville Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 343° N
Delaware Estuaries (Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 012° N
Camp Preserve (Private Recreation) — 2.6 mi, 034° NE
Glades Wildlife Refuge (Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 305° NW
Belleplain State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.2 mi, 074° E
Worlds Largest Shopping Cart (Attraction) — 5.3 mi, 036° NE
Dennis Creek Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 5.9 mi, 111° E
WWII ambulance (Attraction) — 9.9 mi, 347° N
WWII firetruck (Attraction) — 9.9 mi, 347° N
M60A3 Tank (Attraction) — 10.0 mi, 347° N
Cape May National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.5 mi, 135° SE · 38k acres
Cross Ledge Light (Historic Ruins) — 11.0 mi, 260° W
The Sperlak Gallery and Sculpture Gardens (Gallery) — 11.1 mi, 118° SE
Regal Cumberland Mall Stadium 14 (Cinema) — 13.9 mi, 359° N
Cumberland Players (Theatre) — 14.8 mi, 000° N
H. Myron Bacon (Monument) — 15.2 mi, 317° NW
Franks Rio Grande (Cinema) — 17.0 mi, 152° SE
Funeral Home (Monument) — 17.3 mi, 322° NW
Gallery 50 (Gallery) — 17.5 mi, 321° NW
Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 321° NW
Veterans Memorial Park (Monument) — 17.8 mi, 321° NW
Ice Cream Statue (Public Artwork) — 17.9 mi, 165° S
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.7 mi, 264° W · 46k acres
Seaport Aquarium (Aquarium) — 20.5 mi, 145° SE
Marsh Trail Observation Tower (Viewpoint) — 21.3 mi, 154° SE
Thomas Kinkade Gallery (Gallery) — 21.4 mi, 164° S

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