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Brightwaters New York Map

Explore Brightwaters, 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 Brightwaters, New York

How to Use This Brightwaters, New York Map

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

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	Brightwaters
State	New York (NY)
County	Suffolk County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.720932
Longitude	-73.26734
Population	3,181
Density	1271.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	11718
Area Code	516
County Seat	Riverhead
School District	Bay Shore Union Free School District

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About Brightwaters, New York

Brightwaters is a locality in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,181. The population density is 1271.4 people per km². Brightwaters is located at 40.7209°N, 73.2673°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Brightwaters is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 11718.

Brightwaters reveals its character through the slow, deliberate movement of Lawrence Creek as it navigates the terrain toward the distant salt air of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies 1.1 miles south-southwest of North Bay Shore, NY (from North Bay Shore, NY: bearing 193°T), and is situated 3.0 miles west-southwest of Islip. The landscape is defined by the quiet presence of Nosreka Lake, which anchors the local topography and serves as a mirror for the shifting coastal light. Residents find a particular stillness within the boundaries of VILLAGE OF BRIGHTWATERS PK Land, where the vegetation transitions from manicured garden edges to the wilder, brackish humidity of the low-lying basin. While the distant silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains remains a conceptual boundary far to the west, the immediate horizon is shaped by the proximity of Captree Island, a reminder of the shifting tides that define this portion of the peninsula.

Brightwaters maintains a distinct identity as an enclave that prioritizes its historical residential design, favoring winding roads that trace the natural contours of the land rather than the harsh grids found elsewhere. The economy here functions as a quiet extension of the broader regional workforce, characterized by long-distance commuters who return each evening to the shelter of tree-lined streets. A sense of permanence persists in the architecture, which reflects the early twentieth-century vision of a planned retreat, yet the pace of life remains tethered to the seasonal rhythms of the Atlantic Ocean. Local life centers on the maintenance of these communal spaces, where the legacy of careful land stewardship continues to dictate the character of the neighborhood, ensuring that the influence of the surrounding environment remains the primary architect of the daily experience.

Nearby Outdoor Places

TOWN OF ISLIP Land (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 083° E
Cannon (Monument) — 0.8 mi, 072° E
YMCA Boulton Center For The Performing Arts (Theatre) — 1.0 mi, 089° E
Thorne Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 155° SE
Isbrandtsen Marsh State Tidal Wetland (State Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 194° S
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK Land (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 194° S
Mark XIV WW2 Submarine Torpedo (Monument) — 1.5 mi, 118° SE
Loews Bay Shore Twin (Historic) (Cinema) — 1.8 mi, 038° NE
Long Island Photo Gallery (Gallery) — 2.8 mi, 078° E
Altamira (Gallery) — 2.9 mi, 078° E
Seatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.9 mi, 101° E · 422 acres
Belmont Lake State Park (State Park) — 3.2 mi, 256° W
Edgewood Oak Brush Plains Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 335° NW
Islip Art Museum (Gallery) — 3.7 mi, 075° E
Heckscher State Park (State Park) — 4.2 mi, 106° E
Bayway Arts Center (Theatre) — 4.7 mi, 078° E
Great River Depot (Monument) — 5.3 mi, 075° E
Fire Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 5.4 mi, 141° SE · 23k acres
Robert Moses State Park - Long Island (Marine Protected Area) — 6.4 mi, 169° S
Bearer of Peace (Public Artwork) — 6.7 mi, 290° W
Sloth Encounters (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 7.8 mi, 023° NE
Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.5 mi, 078° E · 7,995 acres
Old Bethpage Village Restoration (Museum) — 10.1 mi, 292° W
Historic Lake Towers Hotel (Historic Ruins) — 10.8 mi, 045° NE
Shattuck Estate (Historic Ruins) — 11.0 mi, 300° NW
Tackapusha Nature Preserve Entrance (Nature Reserve) — 11.6 mi, 257° W
Tackapausha Museum (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 252° W
Seaford Historical Society (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 253° W
Froehlich Farms Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 12.2 mi, 314° NW
Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 14.8 mi, 097° E · 1,205 acres

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