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Barnum Island New York Map

Explore Barnum Island, New York, 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 Barnum Island, New York

How to Use This Barnum Island, New York Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Barnum Island, New York. 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 York 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 Barnum Island.

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	Barnum Island
State	New York (NY)
County	Nassau County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.604548
Longitude	-73.644019
Population	2,590
Density	1156.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	11558
Area Code	516
County Seat	Mineola
School District	Island Park Union Free School District

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About Barnum Island, New York

Barnum Island is a locality in Nassau County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,590. The population density is 1156.1 people per km². Barnum Island is located at 40.6045°N, 73.6440°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 11558.

Barnum Island emerges from the flat, salt-scrubbed horizon as a low-lying expanse defined by the restless, rhythmic influence of the Atlantic Ocean, which exhales a steady, briny mist across the terrain. It lies 1.3 miles north-northeast of Long Beach, NY (from Long Beach, NY: bearing 33°T), and is situated 10.0 miles south of North Hempstead. Tidal channels weave through the marshland, where the waters of Bedell Creek pull against the silt, carving intricate, mud-slicked veins into the earth that mirror the shifting gray light of the sky. Adjacent to these damp boundaries, the landscape opens into the expansive, reclaimed flatness of East Meadow, while the presence of Shell Creek Park provides a singular, preserved stillness where the native grasses lean consistently toward the east. On the horizon, if the air is stripped of its humidity, one might imagine the distant, hazy suggestion of the Appalachian Mountains, though here, the world is defined entirely by the horizontal pull of the water and the encroaching tide.

Barnum Island carries the weight of a quiet, utilitarian history, having evolved from a secluded landscape into a space where the rhythm of daily life is dictated by the maintenance of its fragile, reclaimed geography. Jeckyl Island remains a constant, silent neighbor, grounding the local character in the singular, isolated atmosphere of the barrier marsh. While the economy of Barnum Island operates with a modest, understated pace, the surrounding environment demands a perpetual awareness of the sea, with residents navigating the intersection of land and water as a matter of routine. Even Willow Pond, situated far enough inland to feel like a different world, serves as a freshwater counterpoint to the salt-heavy air that defines the local climate. The daily labor here is one of vigilance and adaptation, a persistent, quiet endurance that lingers long after the sun dips below the flat, distant line of the Atlantic Ocean.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Long Island Water Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 0.3 mi, 330° NW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 274° W
COUNTY OF NASSAU Land (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 176° S
Lido Beach Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 115° SE · 46 acres
Holocaust Memorial (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 228° SW
Oceanside Landing Waterway Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 1.6 mi, 024° NE
Lido Beach State Tidal Wetland (State Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 111° E
9/11 Memorial (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 242° SW
Liberty Lighthouse (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 004° N
Woodcleft Scenic Pier (Viewpoint) — 3.7 mi, 064° NE
US Army Corps of Engineers Survey Point (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 103° E
Cask Foundation (Gallery) — 3.8 mi, 338° N
Nautical Mile (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 058° NE
Regal Cinemas 13 (Cinema) — 3.9 mi, 338° N
Jones Beach State Park (State Park) — 4.0 mi, 116° SE
Hempstead Lake State Park (State Park) — 4.3 mi, 355° N
Central Theatre (Theatre) — 4.4 mi, 284° W
Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center (Museum) — 4.6 mi, 107° E
Malvern Cinema & Arts Center (Cinema) — 5.2 mi, 346° N
Merrie Merrick (Public Artwork) — 5.3 mi, 053° NE
Madison Theatre (Theatre) — 5.7 mi, 009° N
Wilbur Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 5.8 mi, 010° N
Gateway National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 7.0 mi, 276° W · 47k acres
Rockaway Beach - Arverne Shorebird Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 7.2 mi, 262° W
African American Museum (Museum) — 7.3 mi, 007° N
Bellmore Maintenance Facility (Historic Castle / Fort) — 8.2 mi, 047° NE
Nassau County Firefighters Museum (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 016° N
Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.1 mi, 016° N · 6,772 acres
Fire Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 22.0 mi, 085° E · 23k acres

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