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Southwest Harbor Maine Map

Explore Southwest Harbor, 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 Southwest Harbor, Maine

How to Use This Southwest Harbor, Maine Map

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

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	Southwest Harbor
State	Maine (ME)
County	Hancock County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	44.279802
Longitude	-68.325017
Population	740
Density	212.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	04679
Area Code	207
County Seat	Ellsworth
School District	Mount Desert Community School District

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About Southwest Harbor, Maine

Southwest Harbor is a locality in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It is a small community with a population of 740. The population density is 212.1 people per km². Southwest Harbor is located at 44.2798°N, 68.3250°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 04679.

Southwest Harbor maintains a singular gravity, held fast by the rugged expanse of Freeman Ridge and the dense, dark emerald reach of the spruce-fir woods. It lies 42.4 miles south-southeast of Bangor, ME (from Bangor, ME: bearing 148°T), and is situated 9.6 miles southwest of Bar Harbor. The terrain here rises in granite-shouldered swells, leading the eye toward the distant, shimmering expanse of the Atlantic Ocean. A mile to the east, the quiet pulse of Buttermilk Brook carves its way through the undergrowth, feeding the damp, moss-heavy shadows of the forest floor. Beyond the immediate tree line, the jagged silhouette of Greening Ledge emerges from the water like a splintered tooth, marking the boundary where the land surrenders to the salt air. To the west, the deep, clear basin of Long Pond offers a stillness that contrasts with the restless, shifting moods of the tide, providing a freshwater anchor in a landscape defined by its proximity to the sea.

Southwest Harbor serves as a working gateway to the wilder reaches of Acadia National Park, where the rhythm of life is dictated by the turning of the seasons and the demands of the maritime trade. Generations have looked to the water for their livelihood, constructing a local economy built upon the steady labor of boat building and the seasonal harvest of the lobster grounds. The character of Southwest Harbor is etched into the weathered clapboard of its piers and the salt-stained gear piled high on the docks. Those seeking the interior wilds often traverse the Valley Peak Trail, finding a vantage point that looks out over the island’s spine, while others may travel toward the interior to witness the seasonal surge of Man O'War Brook Falls. Life here avoids the frantic pace of the mainland, preferring the deliberate, honest toil of a place that has long understood its own endurance against the long, cold light of the northern coast.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Acadia National Park (National Park) — 0.8 mi, 266° W · 77k acres
Bass Harbor Marsh - Butler (Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 205° SW
Somes Sound Overlook (Viewpoint) — 1.9 mi, 019° N
La petite Plaisance (Museum) — 1.9 mi, 071° E
Lower Hadlock Pond (Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 038° NE
High Hopes Lobster Boat (Attraction) — 3.4 mi, 125° SE
Preble-Marr Historical Museum (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 125° SE
Bass Harbor Head Light Station (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 189° S
Islesford Historical Museum (Museum) — 4.4 mi, 107° E
Isleford Artists Gallery (Gallery) — 4.6 mi, 105° E
Champlain Monument (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 074° E
The Bubble (Attraction) — 5.5 mi, 041° NE
Yourcenar (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 353° N
Placentia Island (State Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 195° S
Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.2 mi, 247° SW · 21k acres
Otter Point (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 074° E
Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing (Attraction) — 7.1 mi, 072° E
Alan E. Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 183° S
Old Farm Estate (Historic Ruins) — 9.2 mi, 045° NE
D'Alessio Gallery (Gallery) — 9.5 mi, 039° NE
Baxter The Lobster (Public Artwork) — 9.6 mi, 038° NE
Lamoine State Park (State Park) — 11.8 mi, 006° N
Johns Island Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 12.2 mi, 198° S · 43 acres
Whopaints Gallery & Art Studio (Gallery) — 14.1 mi, 056° NE
Winter Harbor Historical Society (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 056° NE
Edgar Tennis Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 15.8 mi, 251° W
Holbrook Island Sanctuary State Park (State Park) — 23.0 mi, 283° W
Bois Bubert Island Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 24.5 mi, 066° NE · 1,035 acres
Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 47.1 mi, 346° N · 23k acres

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