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Plainfield Massachusetts Map

Explore Plainfield, 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 Plainfield, Massachusetts

How to Use This Plainfield, Massachusetts Map

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

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

Latitude	42.515363
Longitude	-72.916208
Population	700
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	01070
Area Code	339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978
County Seat	Northampton

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About Plainfield, Massachusetts

Plainfield is a locality in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is a small community with a population of 700. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Plainfield is located at 42.5154°N, 72.9162°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 01070.

Plainfield defines itself through the cold, clear pulse of Mill Brook, which carves a path through the dense, high-altitude woodlands of the interior. It lies 14.1 miles east of Berkshire, MA (from Berkshire, MA: bearing 89°T), and is situated 17.4 miles northwest of Hampshire. The air here holds a crisp, thin quality, frequently filtered through the canopy of Windsor State Forest, where maples and hemlocks stand in dense, ancient ranks. To the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Berkshire Hills marks the horizon, while the terrain itself rises into rugged, uneven elevations that demand a deliberate pace from any traveler. Nearby, the West Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary offers a quiet refuge for the observant, and when the light slants low in the afternoon, it catches the damp moss and granite outcroppings with a sharp, silver clarity.

Plainfield carries the weight of a long, agrarian history, once grounded in the quiet industry of sawmills and small-scale farms that utilized the power of local waterways. The economy has long since shifted away from the frantic pace of manufacturing, favoring the preservation of open spaces like the nearby Crocket Meadow and the dramatic, rushing waters of Windsor Jambs. Residents often find their way toward Gun Club Pond, a serene body of water that mirrors the changing seasons of the high country. Life here remains dictated by the turn of the year and the slow, steady maintenance of a landscape that prizes solitude over the noise of the modern world, maintaining a character shaped by the persistent, quiet endurance of the New England upland.

Nearby Outdoor Places

West Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 290° W
Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.7 mi, 007° N
Swift River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 137° SE
Shaw Brook Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 170° S
Gardner Homestead Cellarhole (Historic Ruins) — 2.2 mi, 015° N
Deer Hill State Reservation (State Park) — 2.3 mi, 249° W
William Cullen Bryant Homestead (Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 188° S
West Street Cemetary (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 260° W
Bryant Mountain State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.0 mi, 225° SW
1950 Pontiac (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 196° S
Cellarhole (Historic Ruins) — 3.7 mi, 017° N
Bee Hive Kiln (Monument) — 3.8 mi, 030° NE
Kingman Tavern Museum (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 164° S
Orchard View (Viewpoint) — 4.9 mi, 060° NE
Worthington Historical Society (Museum) — 7.3 mi, 188° S
Thunderbolt Mountain Coaster (Attraction) — 7.6 mi, 016° N
Hail to the Sunrise (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 001° N
Antique Truck (Attraction) — 8.9 mi, 354° N
Salmon Falls (Gallery) — 10.7 mi, 056° NE
Silvio O. Conte National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.9 mi, 153° SE · 74k acres
Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum (Museum) — 11.7 mi, 306° NW
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 11.8 mi, 278° W · 110k acres
Hole in Wall (Attraction) — 12.3 mi, 053° NE
Williamsburg Historical Society (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 132° SE
McKinley Statue (Public Artwork) — 12.8 mi, 306° NW
Mount Greylock State Reservation (State Park) — 13.3 mi, 289° W
Crane Museum of Papermaking (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 257° W
Becket Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 15.4 mi, 214° SW
Green Mountain National Forest (National Forest) — 16.7 mi, 352° N · 412k acres
George D. Aiken Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 22.8 mi, 347° N · 4,800 acres

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