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Stanhope New Jersey Map

Explore Stanhope, 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 Stanhope, New Jersey

How to Use This Stanhope, New Jersey Map

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

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

Latitude	40.913366
Longitude	-74.70363
Population	3,526
Density	740.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	07874
Area Code	732, 848
County Seat	Newton
School District	Lenape Valley Regional School District

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About Stanhope, New Jersey

Stanhope is a locality in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,526. The population density is 740.7 people per km². Stanhope is located at 40.9134°N, 74.7036°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Stanhope is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 07874.

Stanhope reveals itself where the Musconetcong River carves a slow, deliberate path through the landscape, defining the quiet terrain of this inland corner. It lies 2.5 miles north-northeast of Budd Lake, NJ (from Budd Lake, NJ: bearing 31°T), and is situated 3.8 miles north-northeast of Mount Olive. Beyond the immediate banks of Lake Musconetcong, the earth rises into solid, wooded ridges that eventually signal the presence of the distant Kittatinny Mountains on the western horizon. During the autumn months, the air holds a sharp, clean clarity, and the light at dusk turns the water of the lake into a sheet of hammered pewter. The proximity of Furnace Pond Park provides a natural stillness to the surroundings, offering a buffer of green space that balances the modest, human-scale development of the streets.

Iron production once defined the local economy, drawing workers to the furnaces that utilized the available water power and raw materials to forge the early character of Stanhope. Today, the echoes of that industrial era remain in the remnants of stone structures and the layout of the older districts, though the rhythm of daily life has shifted toward a quiet, residential pace. Residents often look toward the Succasunna Plains to the south, where the geography flattens and transitions, yet they remain anchored by the local waterways. Those seeking the deeper woods find their way toward Jenny Jump State Forest, which serves as a reminder of the dense, untamed woodlands that once blanketed this entire region before the arrival of the forge and the mill.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Allamuchy Mountain State Park (State Park) — 0.5 mi, 261° W
Stanhope Borough Beach or Boardwalk (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 183° S
Furnace Pond Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 186° S
River Street Row / Port Morris Pa (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 112° E
Hopatcong State Park (State Park) — 1.0 mi, 034° NE
Byram Township Wooded Lot (Local Resource Management Area) — 1.2 mi, 287° W
Sussex Branch Trail (State Recreation Area) — 1.4 mi, 274° W
Riverside Park (State Recreation Area) — 1.4 mi, 289° W
Civic Center Field (Local Recreation) — 1.5 mi, 078° E
Lubbers Run Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 006° N
Natural Area Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 041° NE
Budd Lake Bog Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 225° SW
Scenic Overlook - Waterloo Area (Viewpoint) — 2.5 mi, 283° W
Spiritual Cenotaph (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 201° S
North Star Seating (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 200° S
Pentagon Platform (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 200° S
Lime Kiln (Historic Ruins) — 4.6 mi, 243° SW
Chimney (Historic Ruins) — 4.6 mi, 243° SW
Dickerson Mine Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 5.5 mi, 122° SE
13th Hour Haunted House (Attraction) — 6.1 mi, 095° E
Green M&M (Public Artwork) — 7.2 mi, 242° SW
Longo Planetarium (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 120° SE
David and Carol Lackland Center (Theatre) — 8.3 mi, 236° SW
Frying Pan Trees (Attraction) — 8.4 mi, 032° NE
Sparta Avenue Stage (Theatre) — 9.2 mi, 022° N
Cinepolis (Cinema) — 9.2 mi, 228° SW
Johnsonburg Swamp Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 9.7 mi, 298° NW
Legend Rock (Attraction) — 10.2 mi, 136° SE
Sterling Hill Mining Museum (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 024° NE
Legend of Jenny Jump (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 266° W

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