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Lake Chaffee Connecticut Map

Explore Lake Chaffee, Connecticut, 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 Lake Chaffee, Connecticut

How to Use This Lake Chaffee, Connecticut Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lake Chaffee, Connecticut. 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 Connecticut 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 Lake Chaffee.

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	Lake Chaffee
State	Connecticut (CT)
County	Windham County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	41.941098
Longitude	-72.194606
Population	282
Density	824.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	06278
Area Code	203, 475, 860, 959
County Seat	Windham
School District	Regional School District 19

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About Lake Chaffee, Connecticut

Lake Chaffee is a locality in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. It is a small community with a population of 282. The population density is 824.9 people per km². Lake Chaffee is located at 41.9411°N, 72.1946°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 06278.

Lake Chaffee holds a quiet, reflective stillness that defines the character of the surrounding landscape. It lies 9.6 miles north-northeast of Storrs, CT (from Storrs, CT: bearing 17°T), and is situated 5.6 miles east of Stafford Springs. The Mount Hope River flows with a persistent, low murmur through the terrain, cutting a path through the dense, second-growth woodlands that characterize this part of the state. To the north, the rise of Sky Hill offers a subtle verticality to the horizon, while the proximity of Yale Forest ensures that the air remains heavy with the scent of damp earth and pine needles. The land is marked by the remnants of old stone walls that wander aimlessly through the timber, evidence of a time when this soil was cleared for a different purpose. In the late afternoon, the light filters through the canopy in thin, golden shafts, illuminating the fine dust of the trails that lead toward the deep, shadowed recesses of Boston Hollow.

History at Lake Chaffee exists in the silence of the woods and the slow, rhythmic cycle of the seasons that dictate the pace of life here. While the legacy of early colonial settlement lingers in the architectural fragments found in the region, the modern economy has drifted away from the mill-based industry that once defined the nearby valleys. Today, the area is defined by a deliberate, private stillness, far removed from the bustle of the denser corridors to the west. Residents look toward Buck Pond as a secondary point of stillness, a small mirror to the primary waters that ground the community. Life here is measured not by the clock, but by the gradual change in the foliage and the seasonal migration of wildlife through the protected corridors of Yale Forest, maintaining a sense of isolation that feels both intentional and profoundly enduring.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Yale Forest (Recreation Easement) — 0.8 mi, 055° NE
Nipmuck State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 0.8 mi, 325° NW
Tinkerville Brook (Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 210° SW
Morey Pond (State Recreation Area) — 1.2 mi, 009° N
Nipmuck State Forest (Old Forest Management Area) (State Resource Management Area) — 1.6 mi, 311° NW
Bissonnette Pond (Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 226° SW
Pixie Falls (Viewpoint) — 2.7 mi, 139° SE
Old Firetower Foundations (Historic Ruins) — 3.5 mi, 057° NE
Bigelow Brook Farm (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 117° SE
Bigelow Hollow State Park (State Park) — 4.7 mi, 042° NE
Mashapaug Pond (State Recreation Area) — 5.5 mi, 033° NE
Kollar Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 244° SW
Scripture Bridge Abutments (Historic Ruins) — 5.6 mi, 243° SW
Stafford Historical Society (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 278° W
Artisans at Middle River (Gallery) — 5.8 mi, 278° W
Construction Workers Memorial (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 238° SW
Breakneck Brook Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 033° NE
Water Department Land (Waterfowl Production Area) — 7.8 mi, 039° NE
Frog Rock (Attraction) — 8.9 mi, 124° SE
Harvest Joy (Public Artwork) — 9.6 mi, 198° S
Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre (Theatre) — 9.7 mi, 199° S
Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts (Theatre) — 9.7 mi, 199° S
Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 195° S
J. Robert Donnelly Husky Heritage Sports Museum (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 199° S
Contemporary Art Galleries (Gallery) — 9.8 mi, 195° S
Joseph J. Morrone Stadium (Stadium) — 10.2 mi, 198° S
Bara-Hack Abandoned Village (Attraction) — 10.3 mi, 114° SE
Puppet Arts Complex (Arts Centre) — 10.5 mi, 209° SW
Mansfield Historical Society (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 188° S
Silvio O. Conte National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.5 mi, 289° W · 74k acres

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