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Silver Lake New Jersey Map

Explore Silver Lake, 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 Silver Lake, New Jersey

How to Use This Silver Lake, New Jersey Map

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

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	Silver Lake
State	New Jersey (NJ)
County	Essex County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.780348
Longitude	-74.181475
Population	4,730
Density	5602.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	07109
Area Code	201, 551
County Seat	Newark
School District	Belleville Town School District

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About Silver Lake, New Jersey

Silver Lake is a locality in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,730. The population density is 5602.0 people per km². Silver Lake is located at 40.7803°N, 74.1815°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 07109.

Silver Lake asserts itself as a quiet intersection of suburban density and deliberate, verdant space, where the urban pulse of the region softens into a more measured cadence. It lies 1.5 miles northeast of East Orange, NJ (from East Orange, NJ: bearing 54°T), and is situated 7.0 miles west-northwest of Bergen. The landscape is defined by the immediate presence of Branch Brook Park, which serves as the primary lung for the locality, its carefully planned greenery offering a respite from the gray, paved edges of the surrounding corridors. To the west, the elevation rises toward the modest prominence of Stony Hill, while the nearby flow of the Second River carves a narrow, persistent path through the terrain, acting as a quiet artery for the local watershed. Even at this remove from the open salt air, the atmosphere carries a lingering, humid weight that hints at the maritime influence of the Wallabout Channel, twelve miles distant, where the tides exert a subtle, atmospheric pressure on the shifting winds of the day.

History in Silver Lake remains inextricably linked to the industrial expansion that once defined this dense, complicated state, leaving behind a legacy of hard-wrought labor and evolving economic shifts. While the echoes of older manufacturing remain, the current economy finds its footing in the service sectors and the daily migrations of residents commuting toward larger centers of commerce. The cultural character is shaped by a diverse, working-class resilience, reflected in the way the neighborhood maintains its own distinct rhythm against the backdrop of the Morris Canal Basin and the distant, storied silhouette of Ellis Island. Life here is measured by the changing light upon the branches of the park and the steady, unpretentious movement of people finding their way through a landscape that feels, in its own way, both settled and perpetually in transition.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Branch Brook Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 134° SE
Althea Gibson Statue (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 110° E
Newark Schools Stadium (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 192° S
Watsessing Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 311° NW
Hendricks Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 1.1 mi, 033° NE
VanFossan Theater (Theatre) — 1.2 mi, 321° NW
Prudential Concert Grove (Theatre) — 1.6 mi, 183° S
Broadway Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 1.8 mi, 342° N
Major General Philip Kearny (Public Artwork) — 1.9 mi, 109° E
Newark ArtSpace (Gallery) — 2.2 mi, 165° S
Center Stage Gallery (Arts Centre) — 2.4 mi, 321° NW
Morris Canal Lock 16 East (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 179° S
Indian and the Puritan (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 167° S
Alice and Leonard Dreyfuss Planetarium (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 169° S
Kearny Marsh (Local Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 126° SE
Paul Robeson Galleries (Gallery) — 2.8 mi, 168° S
Aljira A Center for Contemporary Art (Gallery) — 2.8 mi, 167° S
Nutley Museum (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 020° N
The Clairidge (Cinema) — 3.0 mi, 321° NW
Montclair Film Cinema505 (Cinema) — 3.1 mi, 321° NW
Eagle Rock Reservation (Local Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 308° NW
Sawmill Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 109° E
North Arlington Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 3.7 mi, 081° E
William D. McDowell Observatory (Museum) — 4.0 mi, 085° E
Big Cat Country (Attraction) — 5.2 mi, 260° W
Liberty State Park (State Park) — 8.1 mi, 131° SE
Troy Meadows State Park (State Park) — 8.5 mi, 294° NW
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.9 mi, 252° W · 16k acres
Great Swamp Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 13.0 mi, 254° W · 3,611 acres
Gateway National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 13.6 mi, 152° SE · 47k acres

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