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Wainscott New York Map

Explore Wainscott, 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 Wainscott, New York

How to Use This Wainscott, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	40.956325
Longitude	-72.246589
Population	904
Density	51.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	11975, 11937
Area Code	914, 845
County Seat	Riverhead
School District	Wainscott Common School District

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About Wainscott, New York

Wainscott is a locality in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 904. The population density is 51.8 people per km². Wainscott is located at 40.9563°N, 72.2466°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 11975, 11937.

Wainscott occupies a flat, expansive stretch of Long Island where the horizon feels perpetually drawn toward the vast, salt-heavy expanse of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies 3.5 miles west-southwest of East Hampton, NY (from East Hampton, NY: bearing 239°T), and is situated 8.5 miles east-northeast of Southampton. The air here holds a distinct, bracing crispness, carrying the scent of brine and damp earth from the banks of Georgica Pond, which anchors the local landscape with its quiet, reflective waters. Beyond the immediate periphery, the terrain remains largely level, though the memory of the distant Appalachian Mountains lingers in the minds of those who look toward the western skyline at sunset. A mile from the shoreline, the TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON Land offers a protected sanctuary of native grasses and scrub, serving as a buffer against the relentless, shifting sands that define this coastal boundary.

Wainscott retains the quiet, agrarian ghost of its seventeenth-century settlement, though the modern economy has shifted from the plow to the preservation of immense, private estates that define the local character. Agriculture still flickers in the remaining fields, a persistent defiance against the encroaching development that marks the broader region. While Sams Creek flows three miles distant, the life of the locality remains tethered to the rhythm of the tides and the seasonal migration of those drawn to the Atlantic Ocean. There is a singular, austere beauty in how the shadows lengthen across the open fields at dusk, casting a deep, indigo clarity over the land that feels entirely removed from the clamor of urban life.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town of East Hampton 1 (Local Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 102° E
TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON Land (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 166° S
SOUTHAMPTON TOWN Land (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 249° W
Southampton Town Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 221° SW
Fullng Mill Farm Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 125° SE
Sagg Swamp Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 234° SW
Linda Gronlund Memorial Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 346° N
Little Northwest Creek State Tidal Wetland (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 342° N
Sag Harbor Golf Course State Park (State Park) — 2.7 mi, 347° N
Guild Hall (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 088° E
Ice House (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 3.0 mi, 306° NW
May Groot Manson 1859-1917 (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 085° E
United Artists Cinema (Cinema) — 3.2 mi, 082° E
First Sheep Fold Site 1684 (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 079° E
East Hampton Village Nature Trail and Wildlife Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 3.5 mi, 084° E
The Church Sag Harbor (Gallery) — 3.9 mi, 319° NW
Sag Harbor Cinema (Cinema) — 4.0 mi, 320° NW
Camp 5 Building (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 5.0 mi, 019° N
Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.1 mi, 081° E · 120 acres
Coast Guard Beach (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 081° E
Elizabeth Alexandra Morton National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.6 mi, 289° W · 531 acres
Napeague State Park (Marine Protected Area) — 7.6 mi, 076° E
The Artist Study Gallery & Studio (Gallery) — 8.8 mi, 237° SW
Espasant (Public Artwork) — 9.0 mi, 237° SW
Tuckahoe Woods Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 9.5 mi, 250° W
Shinnecock Indian Cultural Museum (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 243° SW
Avram Theater and Gallery (Arts Centre) — 11.4 mi, 245° SW
Watchtower (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 329° NW
Parking (Attraction) — 12.3 mi, 348° N
Slaves Burying Ground (Attraction) — 12.4 mi, 349° N

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