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Patten Maine Map

Explore Patten, 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 Patten, Maine

How to Use This Patten, Maine Map

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

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

Latitude	45.996439
Longitude	-68.446142
Population	539
Density	104.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	04765
Area Code	207
County Seat	Bangor
School District	Regional School Unit 89

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About Patten, Maine

Patten is a locality in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. It is a small community with a population of 539. The population density is 104.6 people per km². Patten is located at 45.9964°N, 68.4461°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 04765.

Patten emerges from the dense spruce-fir woods as a quiet outpost where the landscape is defined by the persistent, dark flow of Webb Brook. It lies 84.1 miles north of Bangor, ME (from Bangor, ME: bearing 11°T), and is situated 30.4 miles west-southwest of Houlton. The air here holds a crisp, singular weight, distinct from the humid lowlands, carrying the scent of damp pine needles and the cool breath of the northern interior. To the west, the silhouette of Golden Ridge rises against the twilight, its jagged spine separating the sky from the tangled, shadowed expanse of the forest. Near the edge of the settlement, the quiet surface of Lost Pond reflects the deepening indigo of evening, while the nearby Crystal Bog Preserve offers a vast, untamed expanse of peat and moss that seems to breathe in rhythm with the seasons.

Patten grew from the labor of those who cleared the timber and broke the stubborn soil, establishing a tradition of industry that remains etched into the character of the inhabitants. While the local economy has transitioned from its early reliance on the heavy logging of the deep woods, the pulse of the place remains tied to the land and the changing light that colors the fields. Residents navigate the seasons with a deliberate pace, respecting the distance from the frantic world beyond the horizon. On days when the sun hangs low, the light catches the metallic glint of the brook and the frost-dusted grasses of the clearing, revealing a beauty that is spare, honest, and entirely indifferent to the passage of time.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Patten Academy Monument & Bell (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 360° N
Patten Lumbermans Museum (Museum) — 0.5 mi, 318° NW
Crystal Bog Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 155° SE
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument (National Monument) — 5.4 mi, 271° W · 90k acres
Wassataquoik Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 10.2 mi, 233° SW
Wassataquoik (State Resource Management Area) — 10.6 mi, 234° SW
Seboeis River Gorge Transfer (Conservation Area) — 11.0 mi, 303° NW
Deasey Mountain Lookout Tower (Viewpoint) — 12.1 mi, 252° W
Baxter State Park (State Park) — 16.0 mi, 252° W
Baxter Matrix Block - MDOC Acquisition (State Resource Management Area) — 16.3 mi, 265° W
A. J. “Allie” Cole Scenic Overlook (Monument) — 19.7 mi, 184° S
LT. Gordon Manuel Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 23.6 mi, 090° E
Pockwockamus Rock (Attraction) — 25.5 mi, 238° SW
The River Drivers Memorial (Monument) — 26.7 mi, 203° SW
Memories of Maine Gallery (Gallery) — 26.8 mi, 208° SW
Aroostook County Historical & Art Museum of Houlton (Museum) — 30.5 mi, 073° E
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 33.5 mi, 230° SW · 110k acres
Allagash Wilderness Waterway State Park (State Park) — 34.2 mi, 288° W
Old Mill Dam (Historic Ruins) — 37.2 mi, 062° NE
Callisto (Public Artwork) — 47.6 mi, 028° NE
Eagle Lake Tramway Drive Station (Historic Ruins) — 49.8 mi, 297° NW
Northern Maine Museum of Science (Museum) — 51.0 mi, 024° NE
The Common Gallery (Gallery) — 51.5 mi, 023° NE
Someday Comes (Gallery) — 51.6 mi, 023° NE
The Junction (Theatre) — 52.3 mi, 213° SW
Wintergreen Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 53.0 mi, 023° NE
Vanceboro Historical Society (Museum) — 57.0 mi, 121° SE
Frontier Heritage History Museum (Museum) — 61.0 mi, 028° NE
Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 65.5 mi, 020° N · 9,896 acres
Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 67.5 mi, 184° S · 23k acres

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