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Montclair State University New Jersey Map

Explore Montclair State University, 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 Montclair State University, New Jersey

How to Use This Montclair State University, New Jersey Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Montclair State University, 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 Montclair State University.

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

Latitude	40.866
Longitude	-74.1984
Population	2,180
Density	2364.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	07424
Area Code	973, 862
County Seat	Paterson
School District	Little Falls Township School District

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About Montclair State University, New Jersey

Montclair State University is a locality in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,180. The population density is 2364.3 people per km². Montclair State University is located at 40.8660°N, 74.1984°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 07424.

Montclair State University commands a prominent rise in the landscape, where the earth pushes upward in a deliberate, rugged ascent. The atmosphere here is shaped by the proximity of the First Watchung Mountain, a dark, spine-like ridge that dictates the horizon and catches the bruised purples of the evening light. Below these heights, the land drains toward the Third River, which cuts a narrow, persistent path through the suburban density, while the nearby Cedar Grove Reservoir holds a stillness that mirrors the shifting clouds. Even though the open coastline remains sixteen miles away, the humid, salt-tinged air occasionally drifts inland, suggesting the vastness of the tides at Wallington Reach. Inwood Park serves as an immediate, verdant anchor to the campus grounds, offering a quiet, unmanicured space where the transition between wild growth and human architecture feels fluid and ancient.

Montclair State University functions as a vital engine of intellectual and economic gravity, drawing a steady tide of students into a region that has long balanced its industrial heritage with the quietude of the Preakness Valley. The local economy persists as a complex layering of professional services and historical trade, echoing the industrious spirit of the nearby Passaic Falls, whose rushing water once powered the mills of a different era. Life here moves with a pragmatic, hurried rhythm, reflecting the dense, complicated nature of a state that occupies the space between the city and the scrubland. Whether one is watching the sun settle behind the First Watchung Mountain or walking the pathways of Inwood Park, the experience of Montclair State University is one of constant motion, defined by a persistent, restless ambition that mirrors the surrounding landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

L. Howard Fox Theater (Theatre) — 0.4 mi, 161° S
Mills Reservation (Local Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 217° SW
Rifle Camp (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 016° N
Erie Lackawanna (Private Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 304° NW
Reservoir View (Viewpoint) — 0.9 mi, 022° N
Cedar Grove Park (Local Recreation) — 0.9 mi, 272° W
Alonzo Bonzal Wildlife Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 159° S
Mountainside Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 205° SW
Colin McNeil (Monument) — 1.5 mi, 301° NW
Sunrise Art Studio (Gallery) — 1.5 mi, 080° E
John Arthur Nigra/Arthur Henry Nigra (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 306° NW
The Morris Canal/Time Capsule (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 306° NW
The Bellevue (Cinema) — 1.8 mi, 198° S
More Montclair Mud Clay Studio (Arts Centre) — 1.9 mi, 197° S
Tug of War (Public Artwork) — 1.9 mi, 090° E
Brookdale Park (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 171° S
Fine Art Academy of Montclair (Arts Centre) — 2.5 mi, 188° S
Brighton Asylum (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 101° E
Loews Theatres (Cinema) — 3.1 mi, 300° NW
Studio Montclair Leach Gallery (Gallery) — 3.6 mi, 199° S
Nutley Museum (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 151° SE
Great Piece Meadows Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 298° NW
VanFossan Theater (Theatre) — 5.0 mi, 179° S
William Paterson University Galleries (Gallery) — 5.3 mi, 001° N
Carlstadt Historic Firehouse Museum (Museum) — 6.0 mi, 109° E
Hitchcock field stadium (Stadium) — 6.4 mi, 089° E
Troy Meadows State Park (State Park) — 7.2 mi, 253° W
Division of Parks and Forestry Park (State Park) — 7.4 mi, 306° NW
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.8 mi, 231° SW · 16k acres

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