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Milton New Jersey Map

Explore Milton, 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 Milton, New Jersey

How to Use This Milton, New Jersey Map

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

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

Latitude	41.021487
Longitude	-74.535714
Population	1,600
Density	480.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	07438
Area Code	973, 862
County Seat	Morristown

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About Milton, New Jersey

Milton is a locality in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,600. The population density is 480.0 people per km². Milton is located at 41.0215°N, 74.5357°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 07438.

Milton unfolds across a landscape defined by the persistent, winding course of Russia Brook, which carves a quiet path through the dense, verdant terrain. It lies 3.1 miles west-southwest of Oak Ridge, NJ (from Oak Ridge, NJ: bearing 237°T), and is situated 8.4 miles north of Rockaway. The ground rises and falls in long, muscular swells of earth, leading the eye toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Kittatinny Mountains that anchor the horizon. Two miles to the east, the stillness of Oak Ridge Reservoir mirrors the sky, its surface often undisturbed by anything save the occasional ripple of a rising fish or the flight of a hawk. Within the borders of the Mahlon Dickerson Reservation, the woods offer a deep, shaded sanctuary where the air feels heavy with the scent of damp loam and decaying leaves, a reminder of the quiet, ancient scale that persists despite the encroaching pace of the modern world.

Milton carries the weight of a regional history rooted in the hard, deliberate labor of the iron industry and the steady persistence of the inland frontier. The local economy has shifted from the early extraction of resources to a quieter existence, where the rhythm of the day is marked by the movement of commuters and the hum of small, localized enterprises. Travelers moving through the area often find themselves drawn toward the rugged trails of the Mahlon Dickerson Reservation, or perhaps toward the narrow, shadowed depths of Sparta Glen just a few miles away. There is a particular clarity to the light here at dusk, a soft, bruised purple that settles over the trees and turns the shadows of the forest into something sharp and absolute, grounding the daily lives of those who call Milton home in the enduring, unyielding geography of the highlands.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kittatinny Valley State Park (State Park) — 0.4 mi, 348° N
Mahlon Dickerson Reservation (Local Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 232° SW
Rockaway River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 161° S
Berkshire Valley Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 104° E
Berkshire Valley Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 1.3 mi, 132° SE
Headley Overlook (Viewpoint) — 1.8 mi, 239° SW
Sparta Mountain Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 341° N
Sparta Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 333° NW
Sparta Township Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 271° W
Wawayanda State Park (State Park) — 2.8 mi, 076° E
Ghost Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 4.1 mi, 038° NE
Frying Pan Trees (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 266° W
Sparta Avenue Stage (Theatre) — 5.4 mi, 281° W
Slag Pile (Historic Ruins) — 5.5 mi, 146° SE
Sterling Hill Mining Museum (Museum) — 5.6 mi, 320° NW
Paulinskill Valley Trail (State Recreation Area) — 5.6 mi, 323° NW
Cave Tunnel (Attraction) — 7.9 mi, 104° E
Decker-Kincaid Homestead (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 125° SE
13th Hour Haunted House (Attraction) — 8.4 mi, 198° S
Bear Rock (Attraction) — 8.7 mi, 119° SE
Susan Skovronek (Monument) — 9.1 mi, 147° SE
Piggery Field (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 348° N
Broadfoot and Broadfoot (Gallery) — 10.2 mi, 141° SE
Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.3 mi, 345° N · 12k acres
Dickerson Mine Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 11.2 mi, 202° S
Longo Planetarium (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 191° S
Painting with a Twist (Arts Centre) — 11.7 mi, 128° SE
Christopher Columbus (Public Artwork) — 12.0 mi, 150° SE
Parsippany Play House (Theatre) — 12.1 mi, 137° SE
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 13.8 mi, 018° N · 110k acres

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