Ashland Maine Map

About Ashland, Maine

Ashland is a locality in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. It is a small community with a population of 639. The population density is 55.3 people per km². Ashland is located at 46.6169°N, 68.3928°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 04732.

Ashland occupies a quiet expanse of the northern interior where the earth rises in slow, deliberate swells toward the distant silhouette of Sterling Ridge. It lies 127.7 miles north of Bangor, ME (from Bangor, ME: bearing 8°T), and is situated 18.8 miles west of Presque Isle. The Aroostook River marks the eastern boundary of the landscape, its dark, cool currents carving a path through dense stands of spruce and fir that seem to hold the winter light long after the sun has dipped below the horizon. Two miles to the west, the stillness of Mud Pond offers a mirror to the shifting clouds, undisturbed by the hurried pace of the wider world. The air here carries a crisp, pine-scented clarity, sharpened by the vast northern woods that stretch outward in every direction, grounding Ashland in a geography of deep, shadowed forests and expansive, open sky.

Timber and the quiet cycles of the land define the character of Ashland, where the legacy of the lumber industry remains written into the very grain of the local life. Men and women have long navigated the timbered corridors of the region, utilizing paths like the Webster Brook Tote Road to move through the wilderness that surrounds the settlement. A few miles away, the Pollard Flat Wildlife Management Area serves as a sanctuary for the creatures of the deep woods, reflecting a regional commitment to maintaining the wilder rhythms of the north. Life in Ashland moves with a steady, unforced gravity, shaped by the changing seasons and the enduring labor of those who work the soil and harvest the timber, finding a simple, sturdy beauty in the persistence of the northern woods.

About This Ashland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ashland, Maine. Coordinates: 46.616868, -68.392826. 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 Ashland includes the ZIP code (04732), telephone area code (207), county seat of Aroostook County (Houlton), and school district assignment (School Administrative District 32).

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.