Explore North Grosvenor Dale, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for North Grosvenor Dale, 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 North Grosvenor Dale.
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 | North Grosvenor Dale |
| State | Connecticut (CT) |
| County | Windham County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 41.985653 |
| Longitude | -71.898683 |
| Population | 1,464 |
| Density | 249.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 06255 |
| Area Code | 203, 475, 860, 959 |
| County Seat | Windham |
| School District | Thompson School District |
North Grosvenor Dale holds the quiet, persistent gravity of a place where the earth rises to meet the sky in modest, unassuming slopes. It lies 21.8 miles northeast of Storrs, CT (from Storrs, CT: bearing 56°T), and is situated 9.3 miles southeast of Southbridge. The French River cuts a deliberate path through the landscape, its dark water carving a vein of constant motion through the terrain. To the west, the solid form of Buck Hill rises above the tree line, a silent sentinel that dictates the way the afternoon light slants across the valley. Nearby, the water of Lily Pond remains still, reflecting the dense canopy of second-growth woods that define the regional character. The air here holds a crisp, inland clarity, devoid of any maritime influence, smelling instead of damp earth, decaying leaves, and the cold, clean mineral scent of rising stone.
North Grosvenor Dale emerged from the industrial ambition of the nineteenth century, its architecture defined by the sturdy, utilitarian brick of old mills that once anchored the local economy. At the center of the village, the Town Common serves as a flat, open anchor, a patch of green that contrasts with the surrounding topography and the remnants of a manufacturing past. While the looms have long since slowed, the rhythm of North Grosvenor Dale persists in the deliberate pace of its residents and the enduring structure of its historic buildings. Life here moves in accordance with the seasonal shifts of the woods, far removed from the bustle of the coast, finding its meaning in the small, recurring patterns of a landscape shaped by the river and the reach of the surrounding hills.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of North Grosvenor Dale, Connecticut. Coordinates: 41.985653, -71.898683. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for North Grosvenor Dale includes the ZIP code (06255), telephone area code (203, 475, 860, 959), county seat of Windham County (Windham), and school district assignment (Thompson School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |