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Thomaston Maine Map

Explore Thomaston, 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 Thomaston, Maine

How to Use This Thomaston, Maine Map

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

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.

CityThomaston
StateMaine (ME)
CountyKnox County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude44.07897
Longitude-69.18171
Population1,836
Density335.0 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code04861
Area Code207
County SeatRockland
School DistrictRegional School Unit 13

About Thomaston, Maine

Thomaston is a locality in Knox County, Maine, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,836. The population density is 335.0 people per km². Thomaston is located at 44.0790°N, 69.1817°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 04861.

Thomaston reveals itself where the Mill River carves a path toward the sea, moving through a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of granite and salt-heavy air. It lies 33.7 miles east-southeast of Augusta, ME (from Augusta, ME: bearing 118°T), and is situated 4.0 miles west-southwest of Rockland. Beyond the riverbanks, the terrain spreads toward the distant horizon where the silhouette of Keene Neck hums against the sky, while the proximity to the Atlantic Ocean pulls the tide into the local inlets with a rhythmic, cold gravity. The atmosphere here is marked by the sharp, resinous scent of spruce and the pale, translucent light that lingers over South Pond, four miles away, before settling into the long, gray shadows of evening. To the east, the R. Waldo Tyler (Weskeag Marsh) Wildlife Management Area serves as a sanctuary for the turning seasons, preserving a wilder, shifting edge to the ground that feels untouched by the steady crawl of the road.

Thomaston carries the weight of a maritime legacy in its architecture, where Federal-style homes stand as austere sentinels to a history built on the strength of shipyards and the quarrying of stone. The economy, once dictated by the labor of the coast and the deep, industrial scars of lime kilns, now maintains a measured pace that favors the deliberate over the frantic. Residents often look toward the offshore drift of Combs Island, a constant anchor in the view, while those seeking the steeper inclines of the region travel toward the Maiden Cliff Trail. Life here operates with an internal gravity, a stillness that honors the work of the hands and the permanence of the earth, ensuring that the character of the place remains as grounded as the bedrock beneath the streets.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • The Wall (Attraction) — 0.5 mi, 250° W
  • R. Waldo Tyler (Weskeag Marsh) Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 102° E
  • R. Waldo Tyler Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 102° E
  • Weskeag Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 114° SE
  • Langlais Sculpture Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 202° S
  • Allen Gordon & George Hall Fields (Local Recreation) — 3.1 mi, 067° NE
  • Shore Village Museum (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 063° NE
  • Jonathan Frost Gallery & Frame Shop (Gallery) — 3.8 mi, 060° NE
  • Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.8 mi, 068° E · 21k acres
  • Clarke Gallery (Gallery) — 4.0 mi, 065° NE
  • Coastal Children’s Museum (Museum) — 4.0 mi, 075° E
  • Stanhope & Spencer (Gallery) — 4.0 mi, 065° NE
  • Puffin Wall (Public Artwork) — 4.1 mi, 063° NE
  • Cannon (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 059° NE
  • Birch Point State Park (State Park) — 4.6 mi, 121° SE
  • Birch Point (State Park) — 4.6 mi, 121° SE
  • The Old Homestead (Museum) — 5.3 mi, 114° SE
  • Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge 9 (National Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 047° NE · 21 acres
  • Captain Hanson Gregory (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 047° NE
  • Town Forest 4, Warren (Local Resource Management Area) — 6.4 mi, 355° N
  • Beech Hill (Local Recreation) — 7.1 mi, 031° NE
  • Rockport Opera House (Theatre) — 9.2 mi, 036° NE
  • Mary Meeker Cramer Museum (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 032° NE
  • Conway House Museum (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 031° NE
  • Buzzard's Ledge (Viewpoint) — 10.1 mi, 008° N
  • Camden Opera House (Theatre) — 10.7 mi, 033° NE
  • St. George Fisherman Memorial (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 199° S
  • Damariscotta River Cruises (Attraction) — 17.8 mi, 260° W
  • La Verna Preserve (Emergency Entrance) (Attraction) — 19.0 mi, 229° SW
  • Acadia National Park (National Park) — 26.2 mi, 099° E · 77k acres

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About This Thomaston Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Thomaston, Maine. Coordinates: 44.07897, -69.18171. 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 Thomaston includes the ZIP code (04861), telephone area code (207), county seat of Knox County (Rockland), and school district assignment (Regional School Unit 13).

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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.