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Fort Tilden New York Map

Explore Fort Tilden, 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 Fort Tilden, New York

How to Use This Fort Tilden, New York Map

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

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	Fort Tilden
State	New York (NY)
County	Queens County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.563
Longitude	-73.888
Population	480
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	11697, 11695
Area Code	516

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About Fort Tilden, New York

Fort Tilden is a locality in Queens County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Fort Tilden is located at 40.5630°N, 73.8880°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 11697, 11695.

Fort Tilden occupies a stark, wind-scoured stretch of the barrier peninsula where the land yields abruptly to the gray, restless Atlantic Ocean. It lies 2.9 miles east-southeast of Manhattan Beach Brooklyn, NY (from Manhattan Beach Brooklyn, NY: bearing 111°T), and is situated 6.8 miles south-southeast of Brooklyn. The landscape is defined by the shifting dunes and the coarse, resilient grasses that hold the sand against the salt-heavy gales, creating a terrain that feels perpetually in flux. Within the protected boundaries of Gateway National Recreation Area, the remnants of concrete batteries stand like monoliths against the horizon, their surfaces weathered to the color of bone. While the Appalachian Mountains remain far to the west, the flat, horizontal expanse of the shoreline invites a specific clarity of light at dusk, turning the surf into a metallic sheen that stretches toward the distant, hazy line of Willets Hassock and the low-lying marshes near Riches Meadows.

History permeates the soil of Fort Tilden, where the silence of the modern dunes masks the echoes of its former life as a coastal defense installation. The economy here has long since shifted from the rigid vigilance of military duty to the quiet stewardship of nature, as the site now serves as a refuge for migratory birds and the occasional wanderer seeking the solitude of the coast. Nearby, the tidal pulses of Gerritsen Creek pull at the edges of the salt marsh, a reminder of the complex hydrology that connects this point to the wider regional ecosystem. Even the distant, inland presence of West Pond offers a different, stiller water than the surf, providing a contrast to the relentless energy of the tides that shape the daily rhythm of life at Fort Tilden.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Gateway National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — locality lies within · 47k acres
Battery Construction 220 (Historic Castle / Fort) — 0.2 mi, 176° S
Battery Harris East (Viewpoint) — 0.3 mi, 249° W
Battery Fergusson (Historic Castle / Fort) — 0.3 mi, 099° E
Rockaway Beach (Local Recreation) — 1.3 mi, 077° E
Ryan Visitor Center (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 345° N
Marine Park (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 326° NW
September 11th Victims Memorial (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 264° W
Belt Parkway/Shore Parkway (Local Park) — 2.3 mi, 338° N
Fisherman (Public Artwork) — 2.7 mi, 307° NW
Flight 587 Memorial (Monument) — 2.9 mi, 069° E
Rockaway Beach Boardwalk (Local Recreation) — 3.2 mi, 069° E
Col. John B. O'Dowd Memorial Plaque (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 325° NW
Oceana Theater (Theatre) — 3.8 mi, 286° W
Rockaway Playland (historical) (Theme Park) — 3.9 mi, 068° E
Broad Channel American Park (State Park) — 4.0 mi, 056° NE
Sharks (Attraction) — 4.6 mi, 280° W
Sea Cliffs (Attraction) — 4.6 mi, 279° W
Conservation Hall (Attraction) — 4.7 mi, 280° W
Glover's Reef (Attraction) — 4.7 mi, 279° W
Shirley Chisholm State Park (State Park) — 5.1 mi, 008° N
Penn Theatre (Theatre) — 6.4 mi, 000° N
C & K Art Center (Arts Centre) — 6.6 mi, 302° NW
Bayswater Point State Park (Marine Protected Area) — 6.9 mi, 060° NE
Living Torah Museum (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 316° NW
Erasmus Hall Museum (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 329° NW
Governors Island National Monument (National Monument) — 11.0 mi, 324° NW · 22 acres
Statue of Liberty National Monument (National Monument) — 11.9 mi, 317° NW · 69 acres

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