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Becket Massachusetts Map

Explore Becket, Massachusetts, 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 Becket, Massachusetts

How to Use This Becket, Massachusetts Map

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

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	Becket
State	Massachusetts (MA)
County	Berkshire County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	42.332032
Longitude	-73.08288
Population	1,800
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	01223
Area Code	339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978
County Seat	Pittsfield

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About Becket, Massachusetts

Becket is a locality in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,800. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Becket is located at 42.3320°N, 73.0829°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 01223.

Becket occupies a rugged expanse of high woodland where the insistent, clear current of Yokum Brook carves its way through the terrain. It lies 5.3 miles east-northeast of Berkshires, MA (from Berkshires, MA: bearing 75°T), and is situated 8.7 miles east-northeast of Lee. The landscape is defined by the dense, shadowed reaches of Middlefield State Forest, which press against the edges of the settlement, and the distant, hulking silhouettes of the Berkshire Hills that rise to the west. In the stillness of an autumn evening, the air turns sharp and thin, cooling rapidly as it settles into the low-lying basin known as The Cove. A few miles away, the surface of Center Pond holds the reflection of the darkening trees, offering a quiet depth that mirrors the somber, enduring character of the land itself.

Becket maintains a sturdy, unpretentious history rooted in the hard work of those who once harnessed the water power of the region for mills and local industry. Today, the pace of life remains tethered to the seasons, with the Becket Washington School Playground serving as a modest center for the daily rhythms of the families who remain here. While the economy has shifted away from the intensive manufacturing of previous centuries, the spirit of the place persists in the maintenance of its woodland roads and the quiet preservation of its interior geography. Travelers passing through might occasionally catch the distant, rhythmic thunder of Glendale Falls, a reminder of the raw, untamed water that continues to define the character of this inland landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Becket Washington School Playground (Recreation Easement) — 0.0 mi, 193° S
Becket Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 0.1 mi, 232° SW
Silvio O. Conte National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.6 mi, 121° SE · 74k acres
October Mountain State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.0 mi, 265° W
Coles Brook Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 080° E
Camp Becket for Boys (Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 178° S
Middlefield State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.8 mi, 111° E
Walnut Hill Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 104° E
Becket Center Historic District (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 169° S
Fox Den Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 044° NE
Chester Water Supply Land (Waterfowl Production Area) — 3.8 mi, 125° SE
Col. David Mack (Monument) — 3.8 mi, 077° E
Schist Quarry (Historic Ruins) — 3.9 mi, 114° SE
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 4.6 mi, 235° SW · 110k acres
Water Department Land (Waterfowl Production Area) — 5.7 mi, 261° W
Chester Historical Museum (Methodist Church) (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 125° SE
Chester Historical Museum (Old Jail) (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 125° SE
Chester Railway Museum (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 124° SE
Granite Saw and Polishing Works (Historic Ruins) — 6.5 mi, 124° SE
Derrick Site (Viewpoint) — 6.9 mi, 151° SE
Worthington Historical Society (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 054° NE
Berkshire Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 10.3 mi, 278° W
Blacksmith Museum (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 281° W
Stone Pillar (Attraction) — 10.6 mi, 285° W
Concrete Bases (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 285° W
Balanced Rock (Attraction) — 11.2 mi, 286° W
Copland Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 11.9 mi, 276° W
St. Francis (Monument) — 12.0 mi, 256° W
St. Faustina (Monument) — 12.0 mi, 256° W
Mount Greylock State Reservation (State Park) — 16.4 mi, 337° NW

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