Enter your search query in the box below.

Petersham Massachusetts Map

Explore Petersham, 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 Petersham, Massachusetts

How to Use This Petersham, Massachusetts Map

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

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

Latitude	42.487589
Longitude	-72.187026
Population	225
Density	70.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	01366
Area Code	339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978
County Seat	Worcester
School District	Petersham School District

🌦 Goto Petersham Weather Page: Petersham, Massachusetts — Weather Warnings, Forecast, Radar, Satellite & Current Conditions

About Petersham, Massachusetts

Petersham is a locality in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It is a small community with a population of 225. The population density is 70.4 people per km². Petersham is located at 42.4876°N, 72.1870°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 01366.

Petersham emerges from the high, inland plateau as a quiet assembly of white clapboard and deep-shadowed woods, where the air holds a crisp, persistent weight of pine and cold earth. It lies 7.8 miles south-southeast of Athol, MA (from Athol, MA: bearing 165°T), and is situated 7.7 miles southwest of Templeton. The landscape defines itself through the long, slow swells of the earth, punctuated by the silent, dark reaches of Harvard Forest and the open, grassy expanse of North Common Meadow that anchors the center. To the north and west, the distant silhouettes of the Burnshirt Hills gather the evening light into bruised shades of violet and slate, while the East Branch Swift River carves a narrow, persistent path through the low-lying terrain. Near the edge of the settled roads, the surface of Brown Pond catches the sky in a mirror of unbroken glass, reflecting the stillness that characterizes a geography far removed from the clamor of the coast.

Petersham carries the weight of a deliberate, agrarian past, having evolved from early colonial patterns into a landscape dominated by the scholarly pursuit of forestry and the preservation of open land. The economy remains tethered to this stewardship, with the land itself serving as a classroom for research and a quiet refuge for those who favor the solitude of the interior over the industry of the city. Beyond the immediate reach of the common, the rugged, uneven drop into The Gorge suggests the ancient, unhurried work of water upon the bedrock. Life in Petersham moves with the turning of the seasons, marked by the steady, measured pace of a place that has long prioritized the integrity of its woods and the continuity of its quiet, inland character.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Center School (Recreation Easement) — 0.2 mi, 228° SW
Harvard Forest (Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 116° SE
Brooks Woodland Preserve (Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 086° E
Quabbin Reservoir Watershed (Waterfowl Production Area) — 0.6 mi, 289° W
Harvard State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.1 mi, 310° NW
Popple Camp Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 060° NE
Babbitt Wildlife Sanctuary (Local Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 177° S
Path Continues (Attraction) — 1.6 mi, 148° SE
Petersham State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 2.0 mi, 356° N
Williams Homestead Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 2.1 mi, 153° SE
Phillipston Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 088° E
Trail Continues (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 158° S
Petersham Town Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 2.7 mi, 021° N
Town Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 2.7 mi, 013° N
Fisher Museum (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 357° N
Old Fannie H. Snow Grave Site (Historic Ruins) — 3.5 mi, 201° S
Ware River Watershed (Waterfowl Production Area) — 4.7 mi, 083° E
South Athol WWI Honor Roll (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 308° NW
South Athol WWII Honor Roll (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 308° NW
Old North Dana Depot (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 254° W
Old Town Hall (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 204° SW
Dana Common Historical Rock (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 204° SW
Kiwanis Point (Viewpoint) — 9.5 mi, 310° NW
South Royalston Chicken (Public Artwork) — 10.1 mi, 011° N
Art on the Rocks (Gallery) — 11.3 mi, 064° NE
Gardner Cinemas (Cinema) — 11.3 mi, 064° NE
Studio 4 Potters & Gallery (Gallery) — 11.5 mi, 058° NE
Royalston Historical Society (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 000° N
Hidden Valley Memorial Forest (Nature Reserve) — 14.5 mi, 290° W
ArtWorks Gallery (Gallery) — 15.9 mi, 190° S

Latest News: Petersham

Loading news…

World News

Loading news-world…

More World News