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Colrain Massachusetts Map

Explore Colrain, 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 Colrain, Massachusetts

How to Use This Colrain, Massachusetts Map

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

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

Latitude	42.67314
Longitude	-72.696759
Population	1,600
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	01340
Area Code	339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978
County Seat	Greenfield

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About Colrain, Massachusetts

Colrain is a locality in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,600. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Colrain is located at 42.6731°N, 72.6968°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 01340.

Colrain occupies a rugged stretch of upland where the East Branch North River carves a deep, persistent path through the broken terrain. It lies 7.7 miles northwest of Greenfield, MA (from Greenfield, MA: bearing 320°T), and is situated 8.6 miles northwest of Turners Falls. The land rises in sudden, jagged folds of earth, casting long shadows that swallow the valley floor well before the sun reaches the horizon. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Berkshire Hills frame the sky, their blue-gray ridges imposing a sense of permanence upon the landscape. Dense timber from Catamount State Forest presses against the edges of clearing and pasture, while the air remains sharp and thin, holding a chill that lingers long after the frost has retreated from the fields.

Colrain maintains a quiet, industrious character, defined by a history of water-powered mills and an economy tethered to the slow cycles of the soil. Beyond the quiet activity at Colrain Elementary School, the rhythm of life follows the seasonal shift of the woods and the unpredictable temperament of the river. The settlement persists as a collection of scattered homesteads and narrow roads that trace the contours of the slopes, far removed from the sprawl of heavier industry. There is a spare, deliberate quality to the architecture and the way the light catches the steep gables at dusk, a testament to a place that has long traded the noise of the modern world for the steady, unyielding presence of the high, inland hills.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Colrain Elementary School (Recreation Easement) — 0.1 mi, 339° N
Griswoldville Water Supply Land (Waterfowl Production Area) — 1.6 mi, 203° SW
Leyden Woods (Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 087° E
Green River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 087° E
Shelburne Falls Water Supply Land (Waterfowl Production Area) — 1.8 mi, 183° S
Catamount Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 228° SW
Catamount State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 2.5 mi, 246° SW
High Ledges Wildlife Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 196° S
Wolves Den (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 202° S
Rock Overhang (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 201° S
Rock Scramble (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 205° SW
Hole in Wall (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 202° S
View To West (Viewpoint) — 3.9 mi, 199° S
Massachusetts-Vermont Border Monument (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 014° N
Salmon Falls (Gallery) — 5.4 mi, 205° SW
Sweet Pond State Park (State Park) — 6.1 mi, 029° NE
Greenfield Money Tree (Public Artwork) — 7.0 mi, 149° SE
Greenfield Garden Cinemas (Cinema) — 7.7 mi, 140° SE
Connecticut River Greenway State Park (State Park) — 7.8 mi, 127° SE
Silvio O. Conte National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.1 mi, 122° SE · 74k acres
Memorial Hall Museum (Museum) — 10.1 mi, 152° SE
Hail to the Sunrise (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 258° W
Bee Hive Kiln (Monument) — 12.0 mi, 231° SW
Quarried Stones (Historic Ruins) — 12.0 mi, 261° W
Sawmill River Arts (Gallery) — 12.4 mi, 139° SE
Cellarhole (Historic Ruins) — 12.4 mi, 234° SW
Hinsdale Raceway (Historic Castle / Fort) — 12.8 mi, 042° NE
Latchis Theatre (Cinema) — 14.2 mi, 030° NE
Hooker-Dunham Theater and Gallery (Theatre) — 14.3 mi, 029° NE
Green Mountain National Forest (National Forest) — 15.5 mi, 310° NW · 412k acres

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