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Captree New York Map

Explore Captree, 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 Captree, New York

How to Use This Captree, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	40.6449
Longitude	-73.2575
Population	48
Density	11.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	11702
Area Code	516
County Seat	Riverhead
School District	Babylon Union Free School District

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About Captree, New York

Captree is a locality in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 48. The population density is 11.5 people per km². Captree is located at 40.6449°N, 73.2575°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 11702.

Captree holds the salt-rimed edge of the world where the land thins into a narrow, sandy reach suspended between the shifting tides. It lies 4.9 miles south-southeast of West Islip, NY (from West Islip, NY: bearing 149°T), and is situated 6.4 miles south-southwest of Islip. The landscape of Captree is defined by the flat, windswept horizons of Captree Island, where the low-lying scrub and dune grasses shudder under the constant respiration of the Atlantic Ocean, which churns only two miles away. Beyond the immediate reach of the shoreline, the air carries a persistent, brine-heavy dampness that clings to the skin, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains serves as a quiet, immovable anchor in the memory of the mainland far to the west.

Captree State Park anchors the social and recreational life of the region, serving as a gateway for those drawn to the water’s edge for the rhythm of the daily catch. The local economy relies heavily on the maritime industry and the seasonal pulse of sport fishing, with charter fleets tethered to the docks like restless birds waiting for the tide to turn. Nearby, the quiet flow of Trues Creek meanders through the marshes, a subtle ribbon of dark water that contrasts with the vast, open expanse of the coast. While Lake Capri sits four miles inland, offering a different, stiller reflection of the sky, the true character of Captree remains tied to the salt and the spray, where the pace of life follows the rising and falling of the harbor waters.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Captree State Park (Marine Protected Area) — 0.2 mi, 191° S
Captree/Robert Moses State Park (State Park) — 0.5 mi, 149° SE
Fire Island National Seashore (Marine Protected Area) — 1.2 mi, 078° E
Robert Moses State Park (State Park) — 1.3 mi, 169° S
SUFFOLK COUNTY Land (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 258° W
USLSS Oak Beach (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 259° W
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK Land (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 345° N
Isbrandtsen Marsh State Tidal Wetland (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 354° N
Thorne Preserve (Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 357° N
Mark XIV WW2 Submarine Torpedo (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 010° N
Seatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.8 mi, 029° NE · 422 acres
YMCA Boulton Center For The Performing Arts (Theatre) — 5.3 mi, 005° N
Cannon (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 003° N
Great South Bay Underwater Lands (Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 086° E
Long Island Photo Gallery (Gallery) — 6.2 mi, 021° N
Altamira (Gallery) — 6.3 mi, 022° N
Loews Bay Shore Twin (Historic) (Cinema) — 6.7 mi, 005° N
South Shore Theater (Theatre) — 6.7 mi, 295° NW
Islip Art Museum (Gallery) — 6.9 mi, 026° NE
Bearer of Peace (Public Artwork) — 10.1 mi, 318° NW
Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.3 mi, 050° NE · 7,995 acres
Tackapausha Museum Library (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 278° W
Tackapusha Nature Preserve Entrance (Nature Reserve) — 12.1 mi, 282° W
T. Jones' Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 12.1 mi, 283° W
Seaford Historical Society (Museum) — 12.2 mi, 278° W
Sloth Encounters (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 12.7 mi, 011° N
Old Bethpage Village Restoration (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 312° NW
Bellmore Playhouse (Cinema) — 14.3 mi, 278° W
Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 14.6 mi, 076° E · 1,205 acres
Bellmore Maintenance Facility (Historic Castle / Fort) — 14.6 mi, 281° W

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