Explore Old Town, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Old Town, 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 Old Town.
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 | Old Town |
| State | Maine (ME) |
| County | Penobscot County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 44.954171 |
| Longitude | -68.739689 |
| Population | 7,431 |
| Density | 73.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 04468 |
| Area Code | 207 |
| County Seat | Bangor |
| School District | Regional School Unit 34 |
Old Town occupies a steady, inland expanse defined by the broad and deliberate movement of the Penobscot River. It lies 11.3 miles northeast of Bangor, ME (from Bangor, ME: bearing 35°T), and is situated 3.8 miles north-northeast of Orono. The landscape around Old Town spreads outward in quiet, wooded corridors where the air carries the sharp, clean scent of resin from the nearby University Forest. To the west, the horizon is anchored by the distant silhouette of Haynes Ridge, providing a permanent, jagged edge to the skyline. Just two miles to the north, the surface of Otter Chain Ponds remains glassy and undisturbed by the bustle of the main roads. Residents gather at Peace Pole Park to witness the way the late afternoon sun turns the river water into a sheet of hammered copper, illuminating the transition from day to dusk.
Industrial ambition has long been anchored to the water, as the river provided the power necessary to drive the early mills that shaped the region. Old Town grew from these timber-based roots, developing an economy that balanced the raw labor of the woods with the technical precision of manufacturing. The rhythmic hum of machinery has been a constant companion to the inhabitants for generations, marking time as surely as the changing seasons. Even as the specific industries evolved, the local commitment to craftsmanship and material production remained a defining characteristic of the labor force. The regional economy persists through this quiet resilience, favoring utility and endurance over the fleeting trends of more distant centers.
Cultural life in Old Town is marked by a deep, understated connection to the surrounding woodland and the persistent flow of the Penobscot River. The community maintains a modest pace, finding significance in the simple observation of the changing light across the fields and the seasonal migrations of local wildlife. Residents often seek out the Old Gold Mine Trail for a quiet walk, finding relief in the solitude of the deep, inland timberlands. Notable figures such as the author Stephen King have drawn creative sustenance from this specific region, capturing the peculiar gravity of the local landscape in their work. Annual gatherings and local events serve to knit the residents together, ensuring that the character of the place is preserved through shared experience and a common understanding of the terrain.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Old Town, Maine. Coordinates: 44.954171, -68.739689. 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 Old Town includes the ZIP code (04468), telephone area code (207), county seat of Penobscot County (Bangor), and school district assignment (Regional School Unit 34).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |