Machias Maine Map

About Machias, Maine

Machias is a locality in Washington County, Maine, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,457. The population density is 208.4 people per km². Machias is located at 44.7006°N, 67.4786°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 04654.

Machias reveals itself where the currents of the Machias River widen, drawing the salt-heavy air of the Atlantic Ocean into the deep, dark timberlands of the interior. It lies 64.9 miles east of Bangor, ME (from Bangor, ME: bearing 95°T), and is situated 33.9 miles south-southwest of Calais. The landscape is defined by a rugged, granite-strewn terrain that rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Hawkins Ridge, while the nearby Machias River PCON preserves a wild, untamed corridor of spruce and fir. At dusk, the light here turns a peculiar, bruised violet, catching the shallow waters as they pull away from the muddy banks toward the sea. Beyond the immediate woodlots, the land softens into the low-lying expanse of Randall Point Flats, and the quiet stillness of Little Lily Lake offers a mirror to the immense, northern sky.

Machias carries the weight of a long-standing maritime and timber heritage, its history forged in the sharp collision of colonial ambitions and the rhythms of the tides. The local economy persists through a quiet resilience, anchored by the seasonal pulse of the wild blueberry harvest and the steady, demanding labor of the Atlantic Ocean fisheries. A sense of purposeful solitude defines the daily life of those who remain, as if the inhabitants are forever listening to the distant, rhythmic thunder of Great Falls or watching the horizon for the whitecaps near Simpson Island. In the quiet corners of the streets, one finds a stubborn, enduring character that has little need for the frantic pace of the wider world, favoring instead the slow, inevitable turn of the seasons.

About This Machias Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Machias, Maine. Coordinates: 44.70064, -67.478612. 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 Machias includes the ZIP code (04654), telephone area code (207), county seat of Washington County (Machias), and school district assignment (Machias).

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.