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Vernon Center New Jersey Map

Explore Vernon Center, 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 Vernon Center, New Jersey

How to Use This Vernon Center, New Jersey Map

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

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

Latitude	41.1874
Longitude	-74.5015
Population	1,743
Density	228.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	07462
Area Code	973, 862
County Seat	Newton
School District	Vernon Township School District

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About Vernon Center, New Jersey

Vernon Center is a locality in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,743. The population density is 228.4 people per km². Vernon Center is located at 41.1874°N, 74.5015°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 07462.

Vernon Center occupies a rugged, high-altitude expanse where the earth rises in firm, tectonic swells of granite and deep-rooting hardwoods. It lies 1.2 miles southwest of Vernon, NJ (from Vernon, NJ: bearing 231°T), and is situated 8.8 miles west-southwest of Warwick. The landscape is defined by the dense, protected canopy of the Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area, which blankets the terrain in a persistent, verdant stillness that muffles the mechanical hum of modernity. Only a mile away, the dark, silt-heavy currents of Black Creek carve through the low-lying hollows, while the surface of Highland Lake reflects the pale, shifting light of the afternoon sky just two miles from the village core. On the distant horizon, the jagged, blue-tinted silhouette of the Kittatinny Mountains anchors the perspective, providing a permanent, stoic boundary to the west.

History in Vernon Center suggests a long reliance on the stubborn, rocky soil and the thick timber that once dictated the movements of early settlers. The local economy has shifted from the agrarian toil of small-scale mountain farms to a quiet, service-oriented stability that keeps pace with the slow, seasonal cycles of the surrounding woods. Residents maintain a life shaped by the constraints and the quietude of the Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area, where the boundary lines between private property and public conservation remain a vital, tangible presence. Life here moves with the deliberate weight of the seasons, characterized by the sharp, metallic cold of mid-winter and the humid, insect-droning warmth of late summer, far removed from the clamor of the lowlands.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — locality lies within
Surf Hill (Attraction) — 0.3 mi, 270° W
Fishing Village (Attraction) — 0.4 mi, 300° NW
Sprayground (Attraction) — 0.4 mi, 300° NW
Cliff Jump (Attraction) — 0.4 mi, 297° NW
Vernon Township Wooded Lot (Local Resource Management Area) — 0.5 mi, 019° N
Vernon Township Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 335° NW
Wawayanda State Park (State Park) — 1.2 mi, 093° E
Vernons Recreation Center (Local Recreation) — 1.4 mi, 039° NE
Veteran's Memorial Park (Local Recreation) — 1.4 mi, 032° NE
Janet Van Gelder Wildlife Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 337° NW
Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.2 mi, 275° W · 12k acres
Appalachian Trail (State Recreation Area) — 2.7 mi, 051° NE
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 3.3 mi, 030° NE · 110k acres
Pinwheel Vista (Viewpoint) — 3.4 mi, 058° NE
Piggery Field (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 238° SW
Kittatinny Valley State Park (State Park) — 4.7 mi, 236° SW
Paulinskill Valley Trail (State Recreation Area) — 6.5 mi, 225° SW
Warwick Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 7.2 mi, 063° NE
Wine and Design Warwick (Public Artwork) — 7.5 mi, 061° NE
Old Pharmacy (Monument) — 7.7 mi, 037° NE
Ghost Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 8.3 mi, 175° S
Sterling Hill Mining Museum (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 217° SW
Former Lion Enclosure (Historic Ruins) — 9.5 mi, 116° SE
Minisink Heritage Museum (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 340° N
Wanaque Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 10.4 mi, 099° E
William Henry Seward Memorial (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 037° NE
Sparta Avenue Stage (Theatre) — 12.6 mi, 214° SW
RMAA Barn Gallery (Gallery) — 13.3 mi, 105° E
Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 14.2 mi, 051° NE

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