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Centre Island New York Map

Explore Centre 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 Centre Island, New York

How to Use This Centre Island, New York Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Centre 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 Centre 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	Centre Island
State	New York (NY)
County	Nassau County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.901765
Longitude	-73.519845
Population	407
Density	144.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	11771
Area Code	516
County Seat	Mineola
School District	Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District

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About Centre Island, New York

Centre Island is a locality in Nassau County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 407. The population density is 144.2 people per km². Centre Island is located at 40.9018°N, 73.5198°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Centre Island is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 11771.

Centre Island projects into the salt-heavy air of the coastline like a calm, deliberate finger of land, defined by the quiet rhythm of the tides that wash against its perimeter. It lies 2.6 miles north-northeast of Oyster Bay, NY (from Oyster Bay, NY: bearing 14°T), and is situated 5.4 miles west-northwest of Huntington. {NAV_SENTENCE} The geography is characterized by low-slung, verdant terrain that feels suspended between the sky and the water, where the light at dusk flattens into a pale, pearlescent gray across the surface of the harbor. While the Appalachian Mountains remain a distant, hazy promise on the far horizon, the immediate landscape is governed by the salt marshes and sheltered inlets of the Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge. To the east, the waters of Huntington Bay temper the climate, while the gentle flow of Mill Neck Creek creates a soft, winding border for the verdant acreage that defines the peninsula.

Centre Island has long served as a quiet sanctuary for those seeking distance from the frenetic pace of the mainland, its history rooted in the preservation of privacy and the stewardship of the shoreline. The local economy is largely defined by the maintenance of these sprawling residential estates, a quiet industry that keeps the lawns manicured and the maritime traditions of the coast intact. Residents often look toward the small, solitary form of Fly Island rising from the water, a reminder of the quiet, natural isolation that defines the region. The proximity to Mill Pond offers a freshwater counterpoint to the salt-spray character of the coast, anchoring the community in a landscape that values the stillness of the water over the density of the city.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Congressman Lester Wolff Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.2 mi, 124° SE · 3,365 acres
Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.2 mi, 124° SE · 6,772 acres
Centre Island Beach Village Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 318° NW
TOWN OF OYSTER BAY Land (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 321° NW
Peter Miller (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 314° NW
Centre Island Beach Whale Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 1.1 mi, 307° NW
Bayville Memorial Park (Monument) — 1.2 mi, 280° W
Jacob Michael Shank (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 294° NW
Oyster Bay Western Waterfront Waterway (State Recreation Area) — 2.0 mi, 209° SW
20th Century Cycles (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 199° S
Matheson Meadows Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 059° NE
Bayville Historical Museum (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 280° W
Northwood (Local Recreation) — 2.5 mi, 176° S
Osprey Nest Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 2.7 mi, 251° W
Mill Neck County Preserve (Local Recreation) — 2.7 mi, 270° W
Bird Roost Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 2.7 mi, 246° SW
Nassau County Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 3.1 mi, 188° S
Open Space (Local Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 114° SE
Lloyd Point (Viewpoint) — 3.6 mi, 030° NE
Cold Spring Harbor State Park (State Park) — 3.8 mi, 127° SE
Fire House Museum (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 124° SE
Preservation Long Islannd (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 123° SE
Trail View State Park (State Park) — 4.4 mi, 134° SE
Shore Theatre (Theatre) — 5.2 mi, 113° SE
Huntington Cinema Arts Center (Cinema) — 5.9 mi, 109° E
First City Project (Museum) — 6.1 mi, 244° SW
AMC Glen Cove 6 (Cinema) — 6.3 mi, 247° SW
Day Care Center Glen Cove (Arts Centre) — 6.3 mi, 239° SW
Creative Art Studio (Arts Centre) — 7.5 mi, 241° SW
Shattuck Estate (Historic Ruins) — 7.9 mi, 152° SE

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