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Dexter Maine Map

Explore Dexter, Maine, 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 Dexter, Maine

How to Use This Dexter, Maine Map

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

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	Dexter
State	Maine (ME)
County	Penobscot County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	45.023949
Longitude	-69.289768
Population	2,093
Density	171.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	04930
Area Code	207
County Seat	Bangor
School District	School Administrative District 46

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About Dexter, Maine

Dexter is a locality in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,093. The population density is 171.1 people per km². Dexter is located at 45.0239°N, 69.2898°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 04930.

Dexter occupies a quiet expanse of the Maine interior, defined by the steady, dark transit of the East Branch Sebasticook River as it winds through the low-lying terrain. It lies 29.4 miles west-northwest of Bangor, ME (from Bangor, ME: bearing 302°T), and is situated 17.3 miles north-northeast of Pittsfield. Lake Wassookeag serves as the village’s primary basin, its waters holding the reflections of shifting clouds and the deep, hushed greens of the surrounding woodland. The horizon remains wide and uncomplicated, offering a view of a landscape that does not reach for drama but prefers the steady permanence of forest and meadow. On the clearest of days, a traveler might look toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Longfellow Mountains, which mark the far edge of the world beyond the immediate reach of the valley. The air here holds a crisp, earthen clarity, carrying the scent of pine needles and damp soil that lingers long after the sun has dipped below the tree line.

Dexter carries the weight of a long industrial history, having once grown strong on the output of textile mills that harnessed the local currents for power. While the rhythmic clatter of looms has faded into memory, the architecture of the village remains marked by the sturdy, red-brick utilitarianism of that era, standing as a quiet record of a time when the economy was tethered to the loom and the spool. Life today moves with a deliberate, measured pace, influenced by the proximity of the Mainstream Wildlife Management Area, where the land is left to the quiet habits of deer and waterfowl. Residents recognize the value of this stillness, often finding their quietude in the patterns of the changing seasons or the simple, persistent flow of the river. It is a place where the work of the day is done without fanfare, leaving the evening to settle over the rooftops like a soft, woolen blanket.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dexter Historical Society Abbot Museum (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 003° N
Mainstream Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 286° W
Mainstream Wildlife Management Area-Sevey (State Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 263° W
Town Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 5.2 mi, 346° N
The Observer Building (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 015° N
Monument Square (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 014° N
Center Theatre (Cinema) — 11.4 mi, 015° N
Old Blacksmith Shop Museum (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 009° N
Blacksmith Shop Museum (Attraction) — 12.5 mi, 007° N
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 176° S
Penobscot County Conservation Assoc. (Conservation Area) — 13.8 mi, 154° SE
Alder Stream Project - NWT Lands (Conservation Area) — 13.9 mi, 052° NE
North Hartland School (Historic Ruins) — 15.6 mi, 236° SW
Etna Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 16.7 mi, 150° SE
Athens Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 250° W
Water Supply Lands (Waterfowl Production Area) — 21.8 mi, 134° SE
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 22.0 mi, 327° NW · 110k acres
The Pinnacle (Attraction) — 22.1 mi, 219° SW
Lake George (State Park) — 22.2 mi, 219° SW
Alphabet Trails (Attraction) — 22.9 mi, 219° SW
Casino Hill (Nature Reserve) — 25.1 mi, 227° SW
Cedar Swamp Lot (Nature Reserve) — 25.2 mi, 234° SW
The Junction (Theatre) — 26.5 mi, 028° NE
Robbins Hill Scenic Area (Viewpoint) — 27.0 mi, 251° W
Appalachian Trail Corridor (State Park) — 27.0 mi, 345° N
Lakewood Theater (Theatre) — 27.3 mi, 241° SW
Strand Cinema (Cinema) — 27.5 mi, 230° SW
Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.1 mi, 095° E · 23k acres
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument (National Monument) — 59.9 mi, 022° N · 90k acres
Acadia National Park (National Park) — 61.1 mi, 132° SE · 77k acres

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