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Van Buren Maine Map

Explore Van Buren, 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 Van Buren, Maine

How to Use This Van Buren, Maine Map

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

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	Van Buren
State	Maine (ME)
County	Aroostook County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	47.167047
Longitude	-67.948881
Population	1,809
Density	161.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	04785
Area Code	207
County Seat	Houlton
School District	School Administrative District 24

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About Van Buren, Maine

Van Buren is a locality in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,809. The population density is 161.6 people per km². Van Buren is located at 47.1670°N, 67.9489°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 04785.

Van Buren stretches along the northern reaches of the state, where the persistent current of Violette Stream carves a quiet path through the landscape. It lies 167.7 miles north-northeast of Bangor, ME (from Bangor, ME: bearing 14°T), and is situated 18.9 miles north of Madawaska. Violette Lake sits only three miles from the center, acting as a glass-still mirror for the changing seasons, while the distant, jagged silhouette of Doyle Ridge anchors the western horizon. The land here is defined by a slow, rhythmic transition from dense woodland to open fields, creating a terrain that feels both expansive and deeply private. As the light fades at dusk, the air turns crisp and carries the scent of damp earth and pine, settling over the ground in a way that makes the silence feel heavy and deliberate.

History in Van Buren remains tied to the persistent labor of those who cleared this soil, fostering an economy that has long balanced the yields of the earth with the demands of the border. The proximity to the Upper Saint John River Valley informs the local perspective, grounding the residents in a geography that looks toward the interior rather than the horizons of the map. Life moves with a steady, unadorned momentum, often punctuated by the quietude of the Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge, which preserves the wilder character of the region just twelve miles away. In Van Buren, the passage of days is marked less by the clamor of industry and more by the subtle, enduring changes in the timber and the heavy, lingering frost of the long winters.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Maine Tribute Moose (Public Artwork) — 1.3 mi, 136° SE
Bangor Aroostook Rail Trail (State Recreation Area) — 12.5 mi, 223° SW
Stockholm Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 226° SW
Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.8 mi, 171° S · 9,896 acres
AGM-28 Hound Dog (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 173° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 21.4 mi, 187° S
Woodland Bog Preserve (Conservation Area) — 21.4 mi, 205° SW
Nylander Museum (Museum) — 21.5 mi, 188° S
Collins Pond Park (Local Park) — 21.6 mi, 188° S
Salle Léo-Poulin (Theatre) — 22.1 mi, 310° NW
Centre des arts d'Edmundston (Arts Centre) — 22.5 mi, 307° NW
Perham Bog Preserve (Conservation Area) — 22.8 mi, 221° SW
Nadeau Lake Access-Parcel B (State Conservation Area) — 22.9 mi, 162° S
Frontier Heritage History Museum (Museum) — 27.7 mi, 169° S
Fort Kent Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 30.7 mi, 282° W
Wintergreen Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 32.4 mi, 185° S
Someday Comes (Gallery) — 33.7 mi, 185° S
The Common Gallery (Gallery) — 33.8 mi, 185° S
Northern Maine Museum of Science (Museum) — 34.3 mi, 185° S
Arnold Brook Lake Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 35.8 mi, 187° S
Aroostook State Park (State Park) — 38.1 mi, 185° S
Deboullie Mountain Tower (Viewpoint) — 45.6 mi, 253° W
Pollard Flat Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 47.5 mi, 205° SW
Upper St John River (State Resource Management Area) — 48.1 mi, 264° W
Allagash Wilderness Waterway State Park (State Park) — 53.7 mi, 260° W
Old Mill Dam (Historic Ruins) — 64.3 mi, 172° S

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