Explore Hewlett Harbor, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hewlett Harbor, 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 Hewlett Harbor.
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 | Hewlett Harbor |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Nassau County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 40.636215 |
| Longitude | -73.681519 |
| Population | 1,290 |
| Density | 687.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 11557 |
| Area Code | 516 |
| County Seat | Mineola |
| School District | Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District |
Hewlett Harbor occupies a low-lying expanse where the brackish pulse of Thixton Creek defines the western perimeter of the land. The quiet waters of Willow Pond anchor the interior, offering a reflective surface that mirrors the shifting gray light of the afternoon sky. Beyond the immediate periphery, the North Meadow stretches toward the horizon, a subtle basin that gathers the damp, salt-tinged air drifting in from the Atlantic Ocean four miles away. To the south, the marshy silhouette of Hawlett Hassock breaks the water’s surface, a reminder of the shifting tides that shape this coastal fringe. Far to the west, the faint, jagged suggestion of the Appalachian Mountains might appear on the clearest days, though they remain distant ghosts behind the veil of the coastal haze.
Hewlett Harbor maintains a character defined by its quiet residential focus and its historical ties to the maritime landscape that once dictated the movement of goods and people. The proximity to the TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD Land preserves a sense of open space, preventing the encroaching density of the region from overwhelming the local atmosphere. In the early mornings, the mist that clings to the banks of Thixton Creek seems to hold the weight of centuries, settling over the manicured lawns and sheltered inlets. The economy here functions with a restrained, steady cadence, far removed from the frantic pace of the nearby metropolitan centers. It is a place where the rhythm of the day is marked by the slow turn of the tides and the seasonal migration of birds across the protected reaches of the nearby landscape.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hewlett Harbor, New York. Coordinates: 40.636215, -73.681519. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Hewlett Harbor includes the ZIP code (11557), telephone area code (516), county seat of Nassau County (Mineola), and school district assignment (Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |