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Fire Island New York Map

Explore Fire 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 Fire Island, New York

How to Use This Fire Island, New York Map

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

Latitude	40.637097
Longitude	-73.203314
Population	777
Density	32.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	11770
Area Code	516
County Seat	Riverhead
School District	Fire Island Union Free School District

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About Fire Island, New York

Fire Island is a locality in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 777. The population density is 32.7 people per km². Fire Island is located at 40.6371°N, 73.2033°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 11770.

Fire Island exists as a slender, shifting barrier of sand that defines the threshold between the terrestrial world and the vast, rhythmic expanse of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies 6.2 miles south-southeast of East Islip, NY (from East Islip, NY: bearing 160°T), and is situated 6.6 miles south-southeast of Islip. The landscape of Fire Island is defined by its elemental simplicity, where salt-sprayed dunes and maritime thickets hold firm against the relentless tides. While the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains remains far beyond the horizon, the immediate environment is shaped by the wind-sculpted geography of the coast and the proximity of Money Island, which sits just a short distance across the water. The air here holds a distinct quality, heavy with the scent of brine and the cooling influence of the open sea, creating a light that bleaches the color from the beach grass and turns the late afternoon sky into a pale, reflective gray.

Fire Island serves as the centerpiece of the Fire Island National Seashore, a protected expanse that preserves the integrity of the barrier island’s fragile ecosystems. The economy remains tethered to the seasonal pulse of visitors who arrive to navigate the boardwalks and sandy paths, far removed from the inland bustle of places like Quintuck Creek or the distant, quiet shores of Upper Winganhauppauge Lake. Historically, the island has functioned as a maritime sentinel, its lighthouses and life-saving stations once providing a vital anchor for sailors navigating the treacherous offshore currents. Today, the cultural character of Fire Island is defined by a deliberate rejection of the mainland’s frantic pace, favoring a life dictated by the rise and fall of the tide and the quiet persistence of the natural environment.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fire Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — locality lies within · 23k acres
TOWN OF ISLIP Land (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 243° SW
Robert Moses State Park - Long Island (Marine Protected Area) — 1.1 mi, 252° W
Captree/Robert Moses State Park (State Park) — 1.1 mi, 258° W
Robert Moses State Park (State Park) — 1.1 mi, 252° W
Atlantic Ocean Beaches (Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 082° E
Atlantique Park (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 075° E
Captree State Park (Marine Protected Area) — 2.5 mi, 277° W
Great South Bay Underwater Lands (Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 073° E
Seatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.7 mi, 354° N · 422 acres
USLSS Oak Beach (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 271° W
Mark XIV WW2 Submarine Torpedo (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 339° N
YMCA Boulton Center For The Performing Arts (Theatre) — 6.3 mi, 338° N
Long Island Photo Gallery (Gallery) — 6.4 mi, 355° N
Altamira (Gallery) — 6.4 mi, 355° N
Cannon (Monument) — 6.6 mi, 337° NW
Islip Art Museum (Gallery) — 6.7 mi, 002° N
Bayway Arts Center (Theatre) — 6.9 mi, 011° N
Loews Bay Shore Twin (Historic) (Cinema) — 7.6 mi, 343° N
Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.8 mi, 035° NE · 7,995 acres
Art Gallery (Public Artwork) — 11.9 mi, 028° NE
Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 12.0 mi, 071° E · 1,205 acres
Sloth Encounters (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 13.0 mi, 358° N
Historic Lake Towers Hotel (Historic Ruins) — 14.2 mi, 018° N
112 Video (Cinema) — 14.6 mi, 044° NE
Tackapausha Museum Library (Museum) — 14.8 mi, 278° W
Tackapusha Nature Preserve Entrance (Nature Reserve) — 15.0 mi, 282° W
T. Jones' Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 15.0 mi, 282° W
Seaford Historical Society (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 278° W
Old Bethpage Village Restoration (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 307° NW

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