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Kismet New York Map

Explore Kismet, 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 Kismet, New York

How to Use This Kismet, New York Map

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

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	Kismet
State	New York (NY)
County	Suffolk County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.634267
Longitude	-73.20345
Population	1,200
Density	480.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	11706
Area Code	516
County Seat	Riverhead

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About Kismet, New York

Kismet is a locality in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 480.0 people per km². Kismet is located at 40.6343°N, 73.2035°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 11706.

Kismet occupies a narrow, shifting strip of sand where the horizon dissolves into the restless expanse of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies 6.6 miles south of Islip, NY (from Islip, NY: bearing 177°T), and is situated 9.8 miles southeast of West Babylon. The landscape of Kismet is defined by the fragile architecture of dunes and salt-scrubbed vegetation, a terrain that feels perpetually in conversation with the tides. Within the protected boundaries of the Fire Island National Seashore, the environment remains raw and exposed, lacking the heavy infrastructure of the mainland. While the distant silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains remains a memory far beyond the western haze, the immediate geography here is dominated by the saline air and the low, rhythmic pulse of the surf against the shore.

Kismet exists as a seasonal enclave, its economy and pace governed entirely by the migration of summer visitors and the quiet withdrawal of the off-season. History here is written in the timber of modest cottages and the absence of paved roads, favoring narrow boardwalks that wind through the brush like veins. The proximity of West Fire Island across the water serves as a reminder of the fragmented, barrier-island nature of the geography, far removed from the inland drainage of Quintuck Creek or the distant, freshwater stillness of Lower Pond. Life in Kismet is marked by a deliberate simplicity, where the absence of automobiles forces a slower, more intentional engagement with the shifting light and the stubborn, beautiful resilience of the coastal grasses.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fire Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 0.1 mi, 158° S · 23k acres
TOWN OF ISLIP Land (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 336° NW
Robert Moses State Park - Long Island (Marine Protected Area) — 1.0 mi, 262° W
Captree/Robert Moses State Park (State Park) — 1.1 mi, 268° W
Robert Moses State Park (State Park) — 1.1 mi, 262° W
Atlantic Ocean Beaches (Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 075° E
Atlantique Park (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 068° E
Captree State Park (Marine Protected Area) — 2.5 mi, 282° W
Great South Bay Underwater Lands (Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 070° E
Seatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.9 mi, 354° N · 422 acres
USLSS Oak Beach (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 274° W
Mark XIV WW2 Submarine Torpedo (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 339° N
YMCA Boulton Center For The Performing Arts (Theatre) — 6.4 mi, 338° N
Long Island Photo Gallery (Gallery) — 6.6 mi, 355° N
Altamira (Gallery) — 6.6 mi, 356° N
Cannon (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 338° N
Islip Art Museum (Gallery) — 6.9 mi, 002° N
Bayway Arts Center (Theatre) — 7.1 mi, 011° N
Loews Bay Shore Twin (Historic) (Cinema) — 7.7 mi, 343° N
Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.9 mi, 034° NE · 7,995 acres
Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 12.1 mi, 070° E · 1,205 acres
Art Gallery (Public Artwork) — 12.1 mi, 027° NE
Sloth Encounters (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 13.1 mi, 359° N
Historic Lake Towers Hotel (Historic Ruins) — 14.4 mi, 017° N
112 Video (Cinema) — 14.7 mi, 044° NE
Tackapausha Museum Library (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 279° W
Tackapusha Nature Preserve Entrance (Nature Reserve) — 15.0 mi, 283° W
T. Jones' Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 15.0 mi, 283° W
Seaford Historical Society (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 279° W
Old Bethpage Village Restoration (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 307° NW

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