West Simsbury Connecticut Map
Explore West Simsbury, 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 West Simsbury, Connecticut
How to Use This West Simsbury, Connecticut Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for West Simsbury, 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 West Simsbury.
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 | West Simsbury |
| State | Connecticut (CT) |
| County | Hartford County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 41.87573 |
| Longitude | -72.845071 |
| Population | 2,521 |
| Density | 210.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 06092 |
| Area Code | 203, 475, 860, 959 |
| County Seat | Hartford |
| School District | Simsbury School District |
About West Simsbury, Connecticut
West Simsbury is a locality in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,521. The population density is 210.1 people per km². West Simsbury is located at 41.8757°N, 72.8451°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 06092.West Simsbury defines itself through the persistent, quiet movement of Hop Brook as it carves a path through the landscape, separating the verdant reaches of the Massacoe State Forest from the sloping terrain of The Sugarloaf. It lies 11.7 miles northwest of Hartford, CT (from Hartford, CT: bearing 310°T), and is situated 9.7 miles northwest of West Hartford. The light here possesses a particular clarity, filtering through the dense canopy of second-growth woods to illuminate the mossy, dry-laid stone walls that trace the boundaries of long-forgotten pastures. Residents often find their way toward the tranquil expanse of Meadow Pond, where the air remains still and the water reflects the shifting colors of the canopy above. At a distance of two miles, the deeper basin of Great Pond offers a broader horizon, grounding the neighborhood in a geography of inland quietude.
West Simsbury carries the weight of a colonial heritage that favored agrarian resilience over the rapid expansion seen in nearby industrial mill centers. While the modern economy revolves around professional life and suburban stability, the echoes of a simpler, land-tethered past remain evident in the architecture of occasional Federal-period homes that sit among more recent construction. The rhythm of daily life is punctuated by the changing seasons, which dictate the pace of activity far more than the clocks of the nearby commercial corridors. For those seeking a deeper connection to the terrain, the Metacomet Trail lies seven miles away, providing a rugged passage for hikers who wish to survey the wider landscape from the high ridges that overlook this part of the Connecticut interior.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Simsbury Farns Recreation Complex (Local Recreation) — 0.1 mi, 008° N
- Simsbury Farms Recreation Complex (Local Conservation Area) — 0.1 mi, 008° N
- Meadow Pond (Local Recreation) — 0.2 mi, 300° NW
- Hopmeadow Cc (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 077° E
- Stratton Brook State Park (State Park) — 0.9 mi, 184° S
- Simsbury Coon Club (Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 210° SW
- Boehm house site (Attraction) — 1.1 mi, 018° N
- Ethel Walker Woods (Local Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 188° S
- Massacoe State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.3 mi, 021° N
- Town Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 1.3 mi, 199° S
- Goodwin State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.4 mi, 007° N
- Simsbury Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 080° E
- Bike Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 2.5 mi, 138° SE
- Penwood State Park (State Park) — 3.2 mi, 112° E
- Veeder Cabin Site (Historic Ruins) — 3.5 mi, 103° E
- King Philip's Cave (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 137° SE
- Manure Spreader (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 023° NE
- Heublein Tower (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 145° SE
- Daniel Hill Guilmartin (Monument) — 4.8 mi, 066° NE
- Dorothy Auerbach Schiro (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 021° N
- View NE. (Viewpoint) — 5.1 mi, 194° S
- Zygmunt Sacharko stone (Monument) — 5.3 mi, 028° NE
- The Underground Gallery (Gallery) — 6.0 mi, 222° SW
- Bridge Street Live (Theatre) — 6.0 mi, 222° SW
- AMC CLASSIC Bloomfield 8 (Cinema) — 6.4 mi, 119° SE
- New Hartford Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 272° W
- Old School House Museum (Museum) — 7.2 mi, 300° NW
- Farm Tool (Historic Ruins) — 7.6 mi, 108° E
- Rainbow Park (Nature Reserve) — 8.0 mi, 070° E
- Museum of American Political Life (Museum) — 8.6 mi, 129° SE
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About This West Simsbury Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of West Simsbury, Connecticut. Coordinates: 41.87573, -72.845071. 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 West Simsbury includes the ZIP code (06092), telephone area code (203, 475, 860, 959), county seat of Hartford County (Hartford), and school district assignment (Simsbury 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. |
