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Picatinny Arsenal New Jersey Map

Explore Picatinny Arsenal, 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 Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey

How to Use This Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey Map

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

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

Latitude	40.939333
Longitude	-74.572435
Population	3,500
Density	280.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	07801, 07806
Area Code	732, 848
County Seat	Morristown

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About Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey

Picatinny Arsenal is a locality in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,500. The population density is 280.0 people per km². Picatinny Arsenal is located at 40.9393°N, 74.5724°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 07801, 07806.

Picatinny Arsenal occupies a rugged expanse of northern terrain where the quiet flow of Green Pond Brook cuts through the dense, wooded topography. It lies 2.4 miles east-southeast of Lake Hopatcong, NJ (from Lake Hopatcong, NJ: bearing 105°T), and is situated 5.5 miles north of Randolph. The landscape is defined by its deep, shadowed hollows and sudden ridges that rise toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Kittatinny Mountains on the western horizon. Within the stillness of the Rockaway River Wildlife Management Area, the air carries a crisp, metallic edge, and the light at dusk settles in long, bruised purples across the unyielding slopes. Just two miles to the north, the waters of Lake Denmark remain largely undisturbed, reflecting the heavy canopy of oaks and maples that hold the soil against the seasonal rains. This is a place of deliberate enclosure, where the earth feels ancient and heavy, shaped by the slow, grinding patience of geological time rather than the soft touch of human settlement.

Picatinny Arsenal serves as a center for defense technology, its laboratories and testing facilities embedded into a history of munitions manufacturing that dates back to the early twentieth century. The local economy and daily operations remain tethered to this specialized industrial identity, creating a rhythm of disciplined activity that contrasts with the surrounding sprawl of the Succasunna Plains. While the workforce moves through the gates with professional focus, the site itself remains a paradox of high-stakes engineering and preserved woodland, where deer graze near secured perimeters and the silence of the forest floor often outlasts the hum of machinery. The character of the installation is quiet, utilitarian, and intensely private, holding a firm position in the region’s complex industrial legacy while maintaining a watchful, steady presence amidst the northern woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rockaway River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 245° SW
Mount Hope Historical County Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 159° S
Beasley Ridge (Local Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 320° NW
Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 110° E
Hunters's Glen (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 331° NW
Mase Mountain (Local Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 291° W
Lakeside Fields (Local Recreation) — 2.1 mi, 317° NW
13th Hour Haunted House (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 198° S
Hopatcong State Park (State Park) — 3.5 mi, 281° W
Berkshire Valley Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 4.1 mi, 037° NE
Headley Overlook (Viewpoint) — 4.8 mi, 004° N
Slag Pile (Historic Ruins) — 5.1 mi, 077° E
Dickerson Mine Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 5.2 mi, 205° SW
Kittatinny Valley State Park (State Park) — 5.6 mi, 010° N
Longo Planetarium (Museum) — 5.6 mi, 184° S
Frying Pan Trees (Attraction) — 5.9 mi, 336° NW
Splitrock Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 6.1 mi, 074° E
Denville's Beacon (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 132° SE
Susan Skovronek (Monument) — 7.1 mi, 106° E
Sparta Avenue Stage (Theatre) — 7.5 mi, 333° NW
Elephant Rock (Monument) — 7.5 mi, 106° E
Broadfoot and Broadfoot (Gallery) — 8.6 mi, 105° E
Legend Rock (Attraction) — 9.1 mi, 179° S
Christopher Columbus (Public Artwork) — 9.2 mi, 121° SE
Bear Rock (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 082° E
Sterling Hill Mining Museum (Museum) — 10.1 mi, 351° N
Parsippany Play House (Theatre) — 10.6 mi, 108° E
Canvas And Grapes (Gallery) — 10.7 mi, 154° SE
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.9 mi, 169° S · 16k acres
Great Swamp Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 14.9 mi, 161° S · 3,611 acres

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