Explore Island Park, 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 Island Park, 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 Island Park.
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 | Island Park |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Nassau County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 40.60427 |
| Longitude | -73.655408 |
| Population | 4,928 |
| Density | 4275.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 11558 |
| Area Code | 516 |
| County Seat | Mineola |
| School District | Island Park Union Free School District |
Island Park defines the low-lying, salt-sprayed horizon where the land yields to the incoming tide. It lies 1.1 miles north of Long Beach, NY (from Long Beach, NY: bearing 7°T), and is situated 7.2 miles southeast of Springfield Gardens Queens. The topography of Island Park rests upon Jeckyl Island, a flat expanse where the air holds the brine of the Atlantic Ocean, situated only a mile to the east. The landscape feels light and permeable, characterized by the winding channels of the Mill River that curl through the marshy fringes like silver ribbons. To the west, the flat expanse of East Meadow offers a subtle contrast to the saline dampness of the coast, while the distant, jagged silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains remains a faint, blue memory far beyond the reach of the local horizon. Even at dusk, when the light turns a bruised violet over the water, the proximity to the sea creates a singular clarity, sharpening the edges of the docks and the quiet, weathered wood of the houses.
Island Park maintains a steady, industrious pulse, anchored by a history of maritime labor and a persistent, resilient connection to the surrounding waterways. Visitors and residents alike find respite at Unknown Park, a local ground that serves as a terrestrial anchor amidst the shifting currents. The economy here has long been tethered to the rhythms of the tide, fostering a culture that respects the volatile grace of the coast. While the nearest inland water, Willow Pond, lies three miles away, the identity of Island Park remains stubbornly coastal, defined by the constant, rhythmic negotiation with the Atlantic Ocean. The daily life of the residents is marked by the hum of small-scale industry and the enduring quiet of a place that understands its own precarious, beautiful balance between the solid ground and the encroaching brine.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Island Park, New York. Coordinates: 40.60427, -73.655408. 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 Island Park includes the ZIP code (11558), telephone area code (516), county seat of Nassau County (Mineola), and school district assignment (Island Park 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. |