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Howland Maine Map

Explore Howland, 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 Howland, Maine

How to Use This Howland, Maine Map

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

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

Latitude	45.269601
Longitude	-68.658098
Population	947
Density	49.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	04448
Area Code	207
County Seat	Bangor
School District	School Administrative District 31

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About Howland, Maine

Howland is a locality in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. It is a small community with a population of 947. The population density is 49.0 people per km². Howland is located at 45.2696°N, 68.6581°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 04448.

Howland anchors itself where the dark, restless currents of the Piscataquis River carve a deliberate path through the dense, northern woodland. It lies 30.7 miles north of Bangor, ME (from Bangor, ME: bearing 10°T), and is situated 11.5 miles southwest of Lincoln. The landscape here is defined by a heavy, verdant stillness, where the earth hums with the presence of spruce and fir that crowd the horizons. Three miles to the west, the craggy silhouette of Hoytville Horseback rises against the sky, a silent sentinel watching over the low-lying basins. Four miles out, the quiet waters of Pond Farm Pond hold the reflection of the clouds, offering a glassy stillness that contrasts with the constant, muscular flow of the river nearby. The air carries the scent of damp loam and cooling pine, a sharp, clean fragrance that deepens as the sun dips behind the ridge, casting long, bruised-purple shadows across the valley floor.

Howland carries the weight of a working history, its identity forged in the steady labor of the woods and the water. The regional economy has long turned on the cycle of the timber harvest, a rhythm that dictates the pace of life and the grit of the local character. Beyond the reach of the bustling world, those who walk the landscape might find their way toward the Cold Stream/Ayers Brook Preserve, where the natural world asserts its dominance over the remnants of older, man-made clearings. For those seeking a longer trek, the Hardy Pond Trail lies nine miles away, offering a path through the quiet, undisturbed interior. Life in Howland persists with a sturdy, unadorned grace, defined by the changing light on the river and the enduring, stoic presence of the forest that presses against the edges of the streets.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 176° S
Children's Memorial (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 176° S
Cold Stream/Ayers Brook Preserve (Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 130° SE
Lincoln Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 048° NE
Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.6 mi, 168° S · 23k acres
The Junction (Theatre) — 19.6 mi, 289° W
Katahdin Iron Works Rail Trail (State Recreation Area) — 20.4 mi, 286° W
Observation Platform (Viewpoint) — 20.8 mi, 166° S
Bradley-Sunkhaze Preserve (Conservation Area) — 20.8 mi, 160° S
Bud Leavitt (Bull Hill) Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 21.5 mi, 242° SW
Bud Leavitt Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 22.0 mi, 241° SW
All Along The Watchtower (Public Artwork) — 22.9 mi, 179° S
The Minor Gallery (Gallery) — 23.1 mi, 179° S
Pinkham Trails (Attraction) — 24.2 mi, 180° S
Old Town Loop (Attraction) — 24.8 mi, 180° S
Dorion Loop (Attraction) — 24.8 mi, 181° S
Otto Farm Loop (Attraction) — 24.9 mi, 182° S
Black Bear Cinemas (Cinema) — 25.2 mi, 184° S
Hutchins Concert Hall (Theatre) — 25.5 mi, 181° S
Hudson Museum (Museum) — 25.6 mi, 181° S
Memories of Maine Gallery (Gallery) — 26.7 mi, 355° N
The Observer Building (Museum) — 28.3 mi, 258° W
Center Theatre (Cinema) — 28.4 mi, 258° W
Old Blacksmith Shop Museum (Museum) — 29.3 mi, 260° W
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 31.3 mi, 329° NW · 110k acres
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument (National Monument) — 38.6 mi, 357° N · 90k acres
Baxter State Park (State Park) — 38.8 mi, 346° N
Appalachian Trail Corridor (State Park) — 38.9 mi, 284° W
Acadia National Park (National Park) — 59.7 mi, 166° S · 77k acres
Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 63.9 mi, 100° E · 88k acres

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