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Peru Massachusetts Map

Explore Peru, 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 Peru, Massachusetts

How to Use This Peru, Massachusetts Map

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

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

Latitude	42.438142
Longitude	-73.045934
Population	900
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	01235
Area Code	339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978
County Seat	Pittsfield

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About Peru, Massachusetts

Peru is a locality in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is a small community with a population of 900. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Peru is located at 42.4381°N, 73.0459°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 01235.

Peru occupies a high, rugged plateau where the air holds a persistent, crisp clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the surrounding woodland. It lies 9.1 miles southeast of Berkshire, MA (from Berkshire, MA: bearing 124°T), and is situated 6.6 miles east-southeast of Dalton. The landscape is defined by the winding passage of Fuller Brook, which cuts through the terrain with a cold, steady persistence, carving channels through the earth before the water eventually gathers in the quiet, reflective basin of Ashmere Lake just a short distance away. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Berkshire Hills anchor the horizon, grounding the view in a permanent, geological weight. Within the immediate vicinity, the Peru Wildlife Management Area provides a vast, unmanicured reach of land where the silence is broken only by the movement of wind through the canopy or the occasional snap of a branch. Light here at dusk possesses a singular, bruised violet quality, casting long shadows across the dense timber that stretches toward the nearby Peru State Forest.

Peru retains a character shaped by the stubborn resilience required to thrive in such an elevated, interior expanse. The local economy and daily life have long been tied to the rhythms of the land, moving away from the early industrial ambitions of the nineteenth century toward a quieter existence defined by stewardship and the slow, deliberate pace of the seasons. Residents often look toward the nearby Wahconah Falls, where the water’s descent provides a rare, dramatic punctuation mark in an otherwise understated topography. History here is not found in grand monuments, but in the enduring stone walls that mark old property lines and the persistent maintenance of the local character. In the absence of heavy industry, the focus has shifted to the preservation of the natural corridors, ensuring that the connection between the high ground and the deep, shaded hollows remains intact for those who dwell in the quietude of the high country.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Peru Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.0 mi, 191° S
Rice Sanctuary (State Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 189° S
Peru State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.6 mi, 191° S
Cleveland Brook Reservoir Water Supply Land (Waterfowl Production Area) — 2.9 mi, 300° NW
Notchview Reservation (Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 006° N
Bryant Mountain State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 4.3 mi, 054° NE
Wahconah Falls State Park (State Park) — 4.7 mi, 315° NW
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 4.9 mi, 256° W · 110k acres
Deer Hill State Reservation (State Park) — 5.5 mi, 047° NE
Worthington Historical Society (Museum) — 5.9 mi, 109° E
1950 Pontiac (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 071° E
West Street Cemetary (Monument) — 6.0 mi, 037° NE
Silvio O. Conte National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.6 mi, 173° S · 74k acres
Col. David Mack (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 164° S
Crane Museum of Papermaking (Museum) — 7.1 mi, 288° W
Partial view north (Viewpoint) — 7.7 mi, 252° W
Becket Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 7.7 mi, 195° S
Kingman Tavern Museum (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 078° E
Schist Quarry (Historic Ruins) — 9.1 mi, 170° S
Daniel Petithory Memorial (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 327° NW
Gardner Homestead Cellarhole (Historic Ruins) — 10.4 mi, 044° NE
Lichtenstein Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 10.5 mi, 275° W
Nu Arts (Gallery) — 10.6 mi, 276° W
Berkshire Museum (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 274° W
Boyd-Quinson Theater (Theatre) — 10.6 mi, 276° W
Mr. Finn’s Cabaret (Theatre) — 10.6 mi, 277° W
Becket Center Historic District (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 187° S
Chester Railway Museum (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 162° S
Green Mountain National Forest (National Forest) — 21.0 mi, 002° N · 412k acres

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