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Moodus Connecticut Map

Explore Moodus, 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 Moodus, Connecticut

How to Use This Moodus, Connecticut Map

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

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	Moodus
State	Connecticut (CT)
County	Middlesex County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	41.501892
Longitude	-72.435536
Population	1,982
Density	227.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	06469
Area Code	203, 475, 860, 959
County Seat	Middletown
School District	East Haddam School District

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About Moodus, Connecticut

Moodus is a locality in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,982. The population density is 227.3 people per km². Moodus is located at 41.5019°N, 72.4355°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 06469.

Moodus defines itself through the restless, subterranean energy of its geology, a landscape where the earth has long been known to murmur and shift beneath the feet of those who walk its woods. It lies 11.2 miles east-southeast of Middletown, CT (from Middletown, CT: bearing 112°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south-southeast of Lake Pocotopaug. The Moodus River carves a deliberate path through this terrain, its waters feeding the quiet persistence of the local ecology as they move toward larger basins. To the east, the stillness of Bashan Lake offers a mirror to the sky, while the rise of Cave Hill marks the horizon, casting long shadows over the Town Open Space (Route 149) as the afternoon light thins into a pale, bruised violet. This inland geography, far from the reach of salt water, holds a heavy, terrestrial gravity, where the air is often thick with the scent of damp loam and the slow, rhythmic decay of fallen leaves.

History in Moodus remains anchored in the remnants of a once-thriving industrial past, where the power of moving water was harnessed to drive the mills that formed the bedrock of the local economy. The legacy of these small-scale manufacturing enterprises is still visible in the architecture of the older buildings, which stand as sturdy, utilitarian reminders of a time when the hum of machinery dictated the pulse of the day. Modern life here proceeds with a measured, deliberate pace, far removed from the frantic pace of larger commercial corridors, favoring a quietude that settles over the streets like a shroud. Whether one is wandering near the boundaries of Cockaponset State Forest or observing the transition of the seasons across the fields, the character of Moodus is found in this endurance—a place that exists entirely on its own terms, defined by the peculiar, persistent vibration of the ground and the steady, unyielding flow of its interior waters.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town Open Space (Route 149) (Local Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 287° W
Mill Turbine (Attraction) — 0.7 mi, 015° N
Fire Pond (Local Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 248° W
Camp Shadybrook (Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 241° SW
Moodus Reservoir (Waterfowl Production Area) — 1.0 mi, 031° NE
Town Beach (Local Recreation) — 1.4 mi, 060° NE
Babcock Pond Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 053° NE
Pickerel Lake (State Recreation Area) — 1.8 mi, 020° N
Machimoodus State Park (State Park) — 2.1 mi, 275° W
Salmon River State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 2.4 mi, 009° N
Wopowog Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 297° NW
Silvio O. Conte National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.7 mi, 329° NW · 74k acres
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1791. (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 202° S
Connecticut Valley Railroad State Park Trail (State Park) — 3.2 mi, 217° SW
East Haddam Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 177° S
Pine Brook Falls Trailhead (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 290° W
Major General Joseph Spencer (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 105° E
Devil's Oven (Attraction) — 5.3 mi, 109° E
Tablet Rock Vista (Viewpoint) — 5.5 mi, 112° E
Historic Ferry (Attraction) — 5.7 mi, 179° S
Epoch Arts (Arts Centre) — 5.9 mi, 324° NW
Yellow Ribbon Tree (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 326° NW
Chatham Historical Society (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 327° NW
Haddam Shad Museum (Museum) — 6.7 mi, 269° W
Connecticut River Artisans Cooperative (Arts Centre) — 6.9 mi, 186° S
Lori Warner Studio/Gallery (Gallery) — 6.9 mi, 186° S
Nilsson Spring Street Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 6.9 mi, 186° S
Chester Historical Society Museum at the Mill (Museum) — 6.9 mi, 187° S
Collier's Hut Remains (Historic Ruins) — 7.6 mi, 221° SW
Zagray Farm Museum (Museum) — 8.2 mi, 036° NE

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