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Shelter Island Heights New York Map

Explore Shelter Island Heights, 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 Shelter Island Heights, New York

How to Use This Shelter Island Heights, New York Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Shelter Island Heights, 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 Shelter Island Heights.

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

Latitude	41.055473
Longitude	-72.360384
Population	1,601
Density	114.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	11965, 11964
Area Code	914, 845
County Seat	Riverhead
School District	Shelter Island Union Free School District

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About Shelter Island Heights, New York

Shelter Island Heights is a locality in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,601. The population density is 114.5 people per km². Shelter Island Heights is located at 41.0555°N, 72.3604°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 11965, 11964.

Shelter Island Heights emerges from the gentle undulations of the landscape as a Victorian-era planned community, defined by the winding course of Chase Creek that shapes its northern boundaries. It lies 3.9 miles east-northeast of Southold, NY (from Southold, NY: bearing 70°T), and is situated 8.7 miles northwest of Northwest Harbor. The air here holds a distinct maritime clarity, carrying the scent of salt spray across the narrow land bridge that connects to the broader expanse of Shelter Island. To the south, the terrain slopes toward the serene depths of Gardiners Creek, while the distant horizon is occasionally marked by the faint, blue-gray silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains, visible only when the atmosphere is stripped of its usual summer haze. Residents move through the Town of Shelter Island Land, a protected expanse that preserves the native woods and coastal scrub, ensuring that the wilder character of the terrain remains untouched by the encroaching pace of the modern world.

Shelter Island Heights maintains a quiet economy tethered to its maritime heritage, having evolved from a nineteenth-century Methodist camp meeting site into a summer sanctuary of preserved wooden cottages and expansive porches. This legacy of religious assembly leaves a mark on the local architecture, where narrow, leafy lanes converge upon a central core that feels more like a private garden than a typical thoroughfare. Life in Shelter Island Heights follows the slow pulse of the tides, with a seasonal rhythm that draws visitors toward the quiet shores of Gull Pond for reflection and respite. Despite its proximity to the mainland, the neighborhood retains a sense of seclusion, acting as a steward of a slower, more deliberate way of living where the history of the founders remains visible in the weathered shingles and high-gabled roofs that catch the golden light of late afternoon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town of Shelter Island Land (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 071° E
Big Bird (Public Artwork) — 1.8 mi, 237° SW
Mashomack Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 082° E
Ceder Beach County Park (Local Recreation) — 2.0 mi, 225° SW
County of Suffolk Land (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 069° E
Shelter Island State Tidal Wetland (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 061° NE
Open Space (Local Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 131° SE
Hashamomuck Pond Waterway Access (State Recreation Area) — 2.5 mi, 308° NW
Elizabeth Alexandra Morton National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.6 mi, 199° S · 531 acres
Watchtower (Attraction) — 3.2 mi, 359° N
Southampton Town Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 133° SE
Bluff Overlook (Viewpoint) — 4.0 mi, 342° N
Trout Ponds (Ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 4.6 mi, 173° S
Orient Beach State Park (State Park) — 4.9 mi, 037° NE
State of New York Lands (State Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 039° NE
Sag Harbor Cinema (Cinema) — 5.1 mi, 138° SE
The Church Sag Harbor (Gallery) — 5.2 mi, 139° SE
Ruth Oliva Preserve at Dam Pond (Nature Reserve) — 5.4 mi, 015° N
Ice House (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 6.2 mi, 146° SE
Parking (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 033° NE
Slaves Burying Ground (Attraction) — 6.3 mi, 033° NE
Conscience Point National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.2 mi, 202° S · 183 acres
Wolf Pit Lake (Monument) — 9.6 mi, 248° W
Tuckahoe Woods Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 10.6 mi, 196° S
May Groot Manson 1859-1917 (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 126° SE
United Artists Cinema (Cinema) — 11.1 mi, 125° SE
Guild Hall (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 127° SE
First Sheep Fold Site 1684 (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 124° SE
The Artist Study Gallery & Studio (Gallery) — 11.7 mi, 187° S
Shinnecock Indian Cultural Museum (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 198° S

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