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Governors Island New York Map

Explore Governors 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 Governors Island, New York

How to Use This Governors Island, New York Map

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

Latitude	40.6926
Longitude	-74.016
Population	180
Density	35.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	10004
Area Code	212, 646, 332

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About Governors Island, New York

Governors Island is a locality in New York County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 35.0 people per km². Governors Island is located at 40.6926°N, 74.0160°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 10004.

Governors Island emerges from the harbor as a low-slung expanse of green, a deliberate pause in the frantic movement of the surrounding waters. It lies 1.5 miles south-southwest of New York City, NY (from New York City, NY: bearing 201°T), and is situated 1.6 miles south-southwest of New York. The topography of Governors Island is defined by its artificial hills and flat, grassy parade grounds that catch the salt-heavy breeze moving off the Hudson River, which flows only a mile to the west. On clear days, the distant silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains seem to blur into the horizon, while the local air remains thick with the scent of brine and damp earth. The landscape possesses a strange, quiet luminosity, especially as the late afternoon light flattens against the historic brick facades, casting long shadows across the manicured lawns that feel entirely removed from the vertical intensity of the nearby metropolis.

Governors Island serves as a living archive of military stewardship, anchored firmly by the preserved structures within Governors Island National Monument. Once a strategic post for defense, the economy of the island has transitioned from a closed garrison to a seasonal public space, drawing visitors who wander through the former command houses and barracks. While the Morris Canal Basin sits two miles away, the island maintains its own distinct gravitational pull, functioning as a cultural commons where the pace of life slows to the speed of a pedestrian’s stride. Even three miles from the open reach of the Wallabout Channel, the island retains a maritime austerity, reminding those who visit that it remains a fragile, man-made interruption in the relentless flow of the river.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Governors Island National Monument (National Monument) — 0.0 mi, 185° S · 22 acres
The Trust for Governors Island (Museum) — 0.0 mi, 004° N
LMCC’s Arts Center at Governors Island (Arts Centre) — 0.0 mi, 290° W
Bird MMXXIII (Public Artwork) — 0.4 mi, 218° SW
St. Mihiel Dock (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 206° SW
The Battery (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 004° N
Castello Plan (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 011° N
Admiral George Dewey (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 356° N
Small Editions (Gallery) — 0.7 mi, 130° SE
Fraunces Tavern Museum (Museum) — 0.8 mi, 018° N
National Museum of the American Indian (Museum) — 0.8 mi, 009° N
18th Century Cistern (Historic Ruins) — 0.8 mi, 019° N
Battery Park City (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 352° N
PortSide New York (Historic Ruins) — 0.8 mi, 169° S
The Genius of Communication (Attraction) — 0.9 mi, 017° N
Clayworks on Columbia (Arts Centre) — 0.9 mi, 125° SE
Skyscraper Museum (Museum) — 0.9 mi, 354° N
Eleventh Hour Art (Gallery) — 0.9 mi, 095° E
Heights Players (Theatre) — 0.9 mi, 088° E
Brooklyn Heights Promenade (Attraction) — 0.9 mi, 077° E
Jalopy Theater and School of Music (Theatre) — 1.0 mi, 142° SE
Statue of Liberty National Monument (National Monument) — 1.2 mi, 292° W · 69 acres
Liberty State Park (State Park) — 1.2 mi, 313° NW
Hudson River Park (State Park) — 1.8 mi, 005° N
Gateway National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 6.2 mi, 200° S · 47k acres

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