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North Wildwood New Jersey Map

Explore North Wildwood, 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 North Wildwood, New Jersey

How to Use This North Wildwood, New Jersey Map

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

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	North Wildwood
State	New Jersey (NJ)
County	Cape May County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	39.000669
Longitude	-74.799333
Population	3,621
Density	810.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	08260
Area Code	609, 640
County Seat	Middle Township
School District	North Wildwood City School District

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About North Wildwood, New Jersey

North Wildwood is a locality in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,621. The population density is 810.5 people per km². North Wildwood is located at 39.0007°N, 74.7993°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. North Wildwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 08260.

North Wildwood occupies a low, salt-sprayed expanse where the land surrenders to the Atlantic Ocean, defined by the winding passage of Beach Creek as it carves through the marshy perimeter. It lies 6.1 miles south of Middle, NJ (from Middle, NJ: bearing 170°T), and is situated 6.6 miles east-northeast of Lower. The air here holds a heavy, briny weight, shifting with the tides that pull against the edges of Ottens Basin and the distant, dark silhouette of Shooting Island. Beyond the immediate reach of the salt marshes, the horizon remains flat and wide, though a traveler might imagine the distant, hazy blue of Cabin Ridge rising far to the west. On quiet mornings, the light reflects off the water with a brittle, metallic clarity, illuminating the grass-choked banks where the sea-breeze bends the reeds toward the shore. Residents often gather near the open space of Chester Athletic Field, a central point where the flat landscape offers no resistance to the steady, rhythmic winds blowing in from the coast.

North Wildwood carries the quiet weight of a place built upon seasonal pulses, where the local economy pivots on the influx of summer visitors and the fading echoes of maritime commerce. Historically, the area functioned as a gateway to the sea, and the remnants of that labor are still visible in the weathered wood of old piers and the persistent, industrious character of the waterfront. While the bustle of the boardwalk dominates the summer months, the rest of the year finds North Wildwood returning to a slower, more deliberate cadence, far removed from the crowded forests like Belleplain State Forest or the distant inland lakes such as Pumping Station Pond. Life here is measured by the changing color of the salt hay and the maintenance of the infrastructure that keeps the encroaching tides at bay. It is a place of modest endurance, where the history of the coast is written not in grand monuments, but in the constant, necessary negotiation between the firm, sandy ground and the rising water.

Nearby Outdoor Places

North Wildwood City Beach or Boardwalk (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 155° SE
Boardwalk Arch (Public Artwork) — 0.5 mi, 154° SE
Gateway 26 (Attraction) — 0.8 mi, 199° S
North Wildwood City Estuary or Marsh (Local Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 268° W
Waterpark (Attraction) — 0.8 mi, 189° S
Wildwood City Beach or Boardwalk (Local Recreation) — 0.9 mi, 205° SW
Race Zone Amuseuments (Attraction) — 1.1 mi, 215° SW
Seaport Aquarium (Aquarium) — 1.1 mi, 213° SW
Arcade Games (Attraction) — 1.1 mi, 211° SW
Soccer Complex Development (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 249° W
Cape May County Open Space (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 272° W
Cape May Coastal Wetlands Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 331° NW
Korean War Memorial (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 219° SW
Christopher Columbus Memorial (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 219° SW
Cape May Wetlands Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 1.7 mi, 330° NW
Survivor (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 220° SW
Cape Island Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 265° W
Cape May National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.3 mi, 213° SW · 38k acres
Franks Rio Grande (Cinema) — 4.4 mi, 283° W
Frank's Rio Stadium Theater (Cinema) — 4.4 mi, 282° W
Marsh Trail Observation Tower (Viewpoint) — 4.4 mi, 224° SW
Dennis Creek Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 7.1 mi, 308° NW
Thomas Kinkade Gallery (Gallery) — 8.0 mi, 235° SW
Cape May Art Gallery (Gallery) — 8.2 mi, 235° SW
Cape May Point State Park (State Park) — 8.2 mi, 264° W
Great Sound State Park (State Park) — 8.4 mi, 007° N
The Sperlak Gallery and Sculpture Gardens (Gallery) — 11.0 mi, 347° N
Ocean City Historical Museum (Museum) — 21.8 mi, 031° NE
The Ocean City Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 21.8 mi, 031° NE
Fort Miles Interpretive Site (Museum) — 22.0 mi, 226° SW

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