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Newcastle Maine Map

Explore Newcastle, 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 Newcastle, Maine

How to Use This Newcastle, Maine Map

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

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

Latitude	44.048601
Longitude	-69.53326
Population	660
Density	117.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	04553
Area Code	207
County Seat	Wiscasset
School District	Great Salt Bay Community School District

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About Newcastle, Maine

Newcastle is a locality in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. It is a small community with a population of 660. The population density is 117.6 people per km². Newcastle is located at 44.0486°N, 69.5333°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 04553.

Newcastle commands a landscape defined by the rhythmic pulse of the Damariscotta River, which carves a deep, tidal channel through the bedrock of the midcoast. It lies 22.5 miles south-southeast of Augusta, ME (from Augusta, ME: bearing 148°T), and is situated 16.5 miles east-northeast of Bath. The terrain rises from these salt-washed banks into a rugged mosaic of granite ledges and dense, aromatic stands of spruce that hold the damp chill of the Atlantic long after the sun has retreated. Within the borders of the Salt Bay Preserve, the land remains a quiet sanctuary of marsh and meadow, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Keene Neck anchors the western horizon. Even in the height of summer, the air carries a sharp, saline clarity, reflecting off the dark, glassy surface of Damariscotta Lake to the north as the tides pull at the river’s edge with an ancient, insistent gravity.

Newcastle carries the weight of a maritime heritage where the echoes of shipbuilding and trade linger in the sturdy, clapboard architecture that lines the older lanes. While the local economy has transitioned from the heavy industry of the past to a modern focus on aquaculture and the stewardship of the river’s famous oyster beds, the connection to the water remains the primary current of daily life. Residents look toward Hog Island and the quiet inlets of Days Cove as markers of the passing seasons, watching the light shift from the pale, bruised violet of autumn to the stark, crystalline white of winter. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands its own boundaries, marked by the occasional trek toward the Hockomock Nature Trail or the simple, quiet labor of tending to the land where the forest meets the sea.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Salt Bay Preserve (Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 170° S
Great Salt Bay Farm (Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 087° E
Sherman Lake (State Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 116° SE
Sherman Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 100° E
Whaleback Shell Midden (State Park) — 1.1 mi, 109° E
Damariscotta River Cruises (Attraction) — 1.1 mi, 182° S
Chapman-Hall House Museum (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 170° S
Arthur Noble Memorial (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 048° NE
Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum (Museum) — 4.6 mi, 281° W
River Link 4 (Local Recreation) — 4.7 mi, 210° SW
Schmid Preserve (Local Resource Management Area) — 5.7 mi, 211° SW
Bristol War Memorial (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 169° S
Sylvan Gallery (Gallery) — 7.2 mi, 244° SW
Ingram Fine Art & Antiques (Gallery) — 7.3 mi, 244° SW
Recycle Art (Public Artwork) — 7.4 mi, 070° E
Bristol History Center (Museum) — 10.0 mi, 173° S
Friendship Museum (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 113° SE
La Verna Preserve (Emergency Entrance) (Attraction) — 10.9 mi, 163° S
Antique Engine Display (Attraction) — 11.0 mi, 203° SW
Maine Narrow Gauge History (Attraction) — 11.0 mi, 203° SW
The Thompson Ice House Harvesting Museum (Museum) — 11.7 mi, 186° S
Samoset Memorial (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 170° S
Water Supply Lands (Waterfowl Production Area) — 12.4 mi, 198° S
Franklin Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.3 mi, 144° SE · 47 acres
Boothbay Region Art Foundation Gallery (Gallery) — 14.4 mi, 199° S
Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.9 mi, 183° S · 21k acres
Bath Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 16.9 mi, 236° SW
Invulnerable Nothings (Arts Centre) — 16.9 mi, 236° SW
Reid State Park (State Park) — 19.7 mi, 209° SW
Acadia National Park (National Park) — 43.4 mi, 093° E · 77k acres

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