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Vanceboro Maine Map

Explore Vanceboro, 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 Vanceboro, Maine

How to Use This Vanceboro, Maine Map

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

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

Latitude	45.5634
Longitude	-67.429721
Population	94
Density	50.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	04491
Area Code	207
County Seat	Machias
School District	Vanceboro

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About Vanceboro, Maine

Vanceboro is a locality in Washington County, Maine, United States. It is a small community with a population of 94. The population density is 50.5 people per km². Vanceboro is located at 45.5634°N, 67.4297°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 04491.

Vanceboro occupies a quiet, forested expanse where the St. Croix River marks the fluid boundary of the northern woods. It lies 84.2 miles northeast of Bangor, ME (from Bangor, ME: bearing 51°T), and is situated 26.9 miles north-northwest of Calais. The landscape is defined by the expansive presence of Spednic Lake, which stretches its dark, tannin-stained waters against a backdrop of dense spruce and fir. To the west, the long, uneven spine of The Horseback rises above the lowlands, providing a terrestrial anchor to an otherwise water-dominant terrain. The air here carries the sharp, clean scent of crushed pine needles, and in the late afternoon, the light flattens against the water, turning the surface into a sheet of hammered pewter that reflects the somber, unyielding growth of the surrounding timberland.

Vanceboro grew in the shadow of the iron rail, serving for generations as a vital conduit for the timber trade that once moved the wealth of these deep forests toward distant markets. Today, the rhythm of life slows to the pace of the river, with the nearby Spednik Lake offering a protected sanctuary for the wilder residents of the woods. While the clamor of industrial expansion has long since faded, the legacy of the logging era remains etched in the quiet clearings and the steady, patient flow of the water. Travelers seeking the solitude of the interior often find their way toward the sound of Little Falls, where the persistent gravity of the landscape asserts itself in a constant, murmuring rush that has persisted long after the locomotives slowed their pace.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Vanceboro & Lambert Lake Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 254° W
Vanceboro Historical Society (Museum) — 0.5 mi, 330° NW
Spednik Lake (State Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 351° N
Dri-Ki Point (Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 291° W
Little Birch Island (Conservation Area) — 10.4 mi, 291° W
Forest City (State Conservation Area) — 14.9 mi, 296° NW
Mud Lake Falls (Viewpoint) — 16.9 mi, 301° NW
Princeton War Monument (Monument) — 24.4 mi, 197° S
Chocolate Museum (Museum) — 26.6 mi, 164° S
Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.1 mi, 167° S · 88k acres
Baring Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 31.1 mi, 169° S · 4,738 acres
Bertrand Smith Rna (Research Natural Area) — 33.0 mi, 169° S
Aroostook County Historical & Art Museum of Houlton (Museum) — 43.5 mi, 333° NW
Gleason Point (State Park) — 44.1 mi, 156° SE
Waponahki Museum (Museum) — 46.1 mi, 156° SE
Shipwreck (Attraction) — 48.0 mi, 162° S
Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 48.1 mi, 157° SE · 21k acres
Old Sow whirlpool (Attraction) — 49.2 mi, 154° SE
Edmunds Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 49.7 mi, 170° S · 2,710 acres
Old Mill Dam (Historic Ruins) — 49.8 mi, 342° N
Mustard Mill Museum (Museum) — 50.0 mi, 155° SE
Boynton Street Historic District (Attraction) — 50.3 mi, 154° SE
Nature's Grace (Public Artwork) — 50.4 mi, 154° SE
Sutherland Amphitheater (Theatre) — 50.4 mi, 154° SE
Eastport Historic District (Attraction) — 50.4 mi, 154° SE
Eastport Gallery and Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 50.5 mi, 154° SE
A. J. “Allie” Cole Scenic Overlook (Monument) — 51.5 mi, 282° W
Quoddy Head State Park (State Park) — 56.2 mi, 157° SE
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument (National Monument) — 58.1 mi, 291° W · 90k acres
Memories of Maine Gallery (Gallery) — 62.2 mi, 276° W

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