Winthrop Maine Map
Winthrop, Maine — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Winthrop, Kennebec County.
Interactive Map of Winthrop, Maine
| City | Winthrop |
| State | Maine (ME) |
| County | Kennebec |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 44.305069 |
| Longitude | -69.976995 |
| Population | 2,666 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Winthrop, Maine
Winthrop is a locality in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,666. Winthrop is located at 44.3051°N, 69.9770°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 04364.
Winthrop rests where the land begins to fold, a place of gentle hills and broad, shimmering water, dominated by the expanse of Cobbosseecontee Lake. It lies 18.4 miles north-east of Lewiston, ME (from Lewiston, ME: bearing 40°T), and is situated 9.8 miles west of Augusta. Pine and birch trees, their rough bark a testament to the Maine seasons, crowd the shorelines, their branches reaching out as if to embrace the vastness of the sky. The air here carries the clean, sharp scent of evergreens, underscored by the fainter, damp perfume of lake water, especially potent in the hushed hours before dawn. The terrain, sculpted by ancient glaciers, offers a mosaic of rocky outcrops and fertile pockets of soil, where the occasional red farmhouse stands sentinel, its paint weathered by sun and frost, a quiet observer of the passing years. The history of Winthrop is bound to the water, to the logging that once floated down its connected waterways and the granite quarried from its stony heart. For generations, this land has sustained its people through farming and, more recently, through the quiet hum of small businesses catering to the seasonal influx of those drawn to the lakes and the enduring charm of rural Maine. The local economy, while diverse, finds its anchor in the natural beauty, from bait shops and boat rentals to the small, independent shops that line the village center, their windows reflecting the slow, deliberate pace of life. A distinctive character imbues Winthrop, a sense of self-reliance born from the long winters and the necessity of community, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the flow of days and the shared understanding of a life lived close to the earth and its waters.
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About This Winthrop Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Winthrop, Maine with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Winthrop and Kennebec County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Winthrop is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Winthrop is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
