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Orient New York Map

Explore Orient, 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 Orient, New York

How to Use This Orient, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	41.148888
Longitude	-72.249384
Population	999
Density	75.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	11957
Area Code	914, 845
County Seat	Riverhead
School District	Oysterponds Union Free School District

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About Orient, New York

Orient is a locality in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 999. The population density is 75.2 people per km². Orient is located at 41.1489°N, 72.2494°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 11957.

Orient stretches across the narrow, salt-scrubbed finger of the North Fork, defined by a horizon where the sky seems to weigh heavily upon the flat, marshy earth. It lies 8.2 miles northeast of Southold, NY (from Southold, NY: bearing 51°T), and is situated 9.9 miles north-northwest of Northwest Harbor. The air here holds a permanent, damp salinity, drifting inland from Gardiners Bay to settle over the low-lying fields and the reeds of the Narrow River. Orient sits upon the Town of Southold Land, a preserve of quiet acreage that anchors the landscape against the encroachment of the shifting tides. In the distance, the landscape remains stubbornly level, a stark contrast to the distant Appalachian Mountains, which remain a mere rumor of elevation far beyond the reach of the local atmosphere. The light in the late afternoon possesses a thin, silvery quality, bleaching the weathered shingles of the old houses until they match the pale gray of the driftwood scattered along the shoreline.

Agriculture has long defined the rhythm of Orient, where the soil is enriched by the sea and the labor of generations who harvested both the fields and the harbor. The local economy persists in a delicate balance between the seasonal influx of visitors and the enduring, quiet industry of farms that have persisted through changing eras. History is not merely observed here but felt in the preservation of the landscape, where the Town of Southold Land protects the integrity of the meadows from the pressure of modern development. Life in Orient moves with a deliberate, sparse grace, largely untouched by the frenetic pace of the world beyond the peninsula. Far from the dense, vertical sprawl of the urban centers, the day-to-day existence remains tethered to the tide and the slow, seasonal turning of the crops, maintaining a character that is as austere and resilient as the salt-grass itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Long Beach Bay State Tidal Wetland (State Conservation Area) — locality lies within
State of New York Lands (State Conservation Area) — 0.1 mi, 102° E
Orient Beach State Park (Marine Protected Area) — 0.1 mi, 150° SE
Town of Southold Land (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 350° N
Suffolk County Land (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 037° NE
Slaves Burying Ground (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 243° SW
Parking (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 243° SW
Oyster Ponds Waterway Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 3.6 mi, 261° W
Fort Terry (Historic Castle / Fort) — 4.0 mi, 053° NE
Ruth Oliva Preserve at Dam Pond (Nature Reserve) — 4.5 mi, 254° W
Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.4 mi, 095° E · 7,995 acres
Mashomack Preserve (Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 197° S
Watchtower (Attraction) — 6.7 mi, 241° SW
Bluff Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.5 mi, 249° W
Fort Michie (Historic Castle / Fort) — 7.9 mi, 061° NE
Camp 5 Building (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 8.7 mi, 168° S
Great Island Wildlife Area/Roger Tory Peterson Natural Area Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 9.9 mi, 336° NW
Rocky Neck State Park (State Park) — 10.2 mi, 002° N
Big Bird (Public Artwork) — 10.4 mi, 224° SW
Sag Harbor Cinema (Cinema) — 10.5 mi, 193° S
The Church Sag Harbor (Gallery) — 10.7 mi, 193° S
Bride Brook Historical Plaque (Monument) — 11.6 mi, 002° N
Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center (Theatre) — 11.8 mi, 326° NW
Ice House (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 11.8 mi, 191° S
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 340° N
Nut Museum (Museum) — 12.2 mi, 339° N
East Lyme Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 12.4 mi, 014° N
Broadway Kids Center (Arts Centre) — 12.5 mi, 014° N
Hither Hills State Park (State Park) — 12.7 mi, 129° SE
Silvio O. Conte National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.1 mi, 343° N · 74k acres

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