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Garden City South New York Map

Explore Garden City South, 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 Garden City South, New York

How to Use This Garden City South, New York Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Garden City South, 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 Garden City South.

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	Garden City South
State	New York (NY)
County	Nassau County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.712324
Longitude	-73.660963
Population	4,119
Density	3985.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	11530
Area Code	516
County Seat	Mineola
School District	Franklin Square Union Free School District

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About Garden City South, New York

Garden City South is a locality in Nassau County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,119. The population density is 3985.8 people per km². Garden City South is located at 40.7123°N, 73.6610°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 11530.

Garden City South maintains a quiet, deliberate presence within the suburban grid of Long Island, defined by its flat, unassuming topography and a density of residential streets that favor pedestrian rhythm over industrial sprawl. The air here holds a subtle moisture, a reminder that the salt-tinged breeze travels only six miles from the tides of Hempstead Harbor or the marshy silence of Hawlett Hassock. Residents find a modest refuge in Community Park, a patch of managed green space that serves as the local anchor, while the nearby banks of Mill River offer a narrow, winding corridor of water that cuts through the surrounding development. While the distant, hazy blue of the Appalachian Mountains remains far beyond the horizon, the immediate landscape feels domestic and stable, marked by the steady growth of sycamores and the way the afternoon light catches the shingles of houses built to endure the turning of the seasons.

Garden City South evolved from the broader agricultural expansion of the region, slowly transitioning from open fields into the orderly blocks that define its current character. The local economy relies on the small-scale commerce that lines its primary thoroughfares, supporting a pace of life that values the predictability of a local shop over the clamor of a metropolis. Proximity to the recreational waters of Hempstead Lake provides a rare, expansive view of open sky and still water, offering a counterpoint to the tight, human-scaled geometry of the neighborhood. Life in Garden City South is filtered through the lens of North Meadow, which sits far enough away to suggest a wider, wilder world, yet close enough to influence the shifting colors of the sky at dusk. Residents move through their days with a quiet industry, mindful that their proximity to the water and the open spaces of the nearby basin creates a distinct, grounded atmosphere that persists despite the rapid changes of the surrounding region.

Nearby Outdoor Places

TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD Land (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 132° SE
Turnabout (Public Artwork) — 0.7 mi, 038° NE
Olmsted Theatre (Theatre) — 0.8 mi, 043° NE
COUNTY OF NASSAU Land (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 216° SW
9/11 Memorial (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 213° SW
Veterans Square (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 260° W
Hempstead Lake State Park (State Park) — 1.7 mi, 147° SE
African American Museum (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 096° E
Trout Lake West Hempstead (Local Recreation) — 1.9 mi, 165° S
New Hyde Park Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 326° NW
Nassau County Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 2.2 mi, 002° N
Malvern Cinema & Arts Center (Cinema) — 2.5 mi, 188° S
The Floral Park Historical Society Museum & Archives (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 292° W
Madison Theatre (Theatre) — 2.5 mi, 136° SE
Wilbur Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 2.5 mi, 133° SE
Valley Stream State Park (State Park) — 2.5 mi, 215° SW
Flying Through the Years at Roosevelt Field (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 055° NE
Nassau County Firefighters Museum (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 072° E
Cradle of Aviation Museum (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 072° E
Regal Cinemas 13 (Cinema) — 3.8 mi, 188° S
Cask Foundation (Gallery) — 4.0 mi, 188° S
Nassau County International Cricket Stadium (Stadium) — 4.6 mi, 075° E
OneRiver (Arts Centre) — 5.8 mi, 344° N
QCC Art Gallery (Gallery) — 5.9 mi, 301° NW
Gateway National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 8.6 mi, 228° SW · 47k acres
Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.3 mi, 012° N · 6,772 acres
Congressman Lester Wolff Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.3 mi, 012° N · 3,365 acres

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