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Rowe Massachusetts Map

Explore Rowe, 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 Rowe, Massachusetts

How to Use This Rowe, Massachusetts Map

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

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

Latitude	42.693417
Longitude	-72.899542
Population	400
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	01367
Area Code	339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978
County Seat	Greenfield

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About Rowe, Massachusetts

Rowe is a locality in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. It is a small community with a population of 400. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Rowe is located at 42.6934°N, 72.8995°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 01367.

Rowe occupies a rugged, high-altitude landscape where the earth rises in sharp, forested folds against the sky. It lies 10.6 miles east of North Adams, MA (from North Adams, MA: bearing 93°T), and is situated 19.5 miles northeast of Berkshire. Pelham Brook carves a persistent path through the terrain, its waters cold and clear as they tumble over moss-slicked stones and slide past the quiet edges of Pelham Lake Park. To the far west, the faint, blue-shadowed silhouettes of the Berkshire Hills anchor the horizon, grounding the view in a permanent, geological stillness. The air here carries a crisp, thin quality, cooling quickly as the sun dips behind the dense canopy of the nearby Martha's Vineyard State Forest, leaving the hollows filled with a deepening, amethyst-colored dusk.

History in Rowe is etched into the very stones of the cellar holes and the modest, enduring architecture that persists despite the harshness of the winters. Long ago, the promise of minerals and timber defined the local economy, drawing settlers to work the land and harness the power of the rushing streams. Today, life follows a measured pace, far removed from the clamor of the lowlands, with residents maintaining a quiet stewardship over the paths that lead toward The Basin or the distant, winding Dunbar Brook Trail. Visitors seeking a moment of respite might look toward Browns Pond, where the water mirrors the shifting light of a season’s end, reflecting a way of life that values the heavy, woolen silence of the woods over the frantic tempo of the world beyond these high ridges.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Pelham Lake Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 114° SE
Maxwell Brook Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 179° S
Conservation Area (Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 248° W
Rowe State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.7 mi, 317° NW
Rowe Town Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 1.7 mi, 233° SW
Harriet Carpenter Read Forest (Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 056° NE
Monroe State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 2.9 mi, 288° W
Fife Brook Overlook (Viewpoint) — 3.6 mi, 260° W
Quarried Stones (Historic Ruins) — 3.7 mi, 205° SW
Hail to the Sunrise (Monument) — 3.8 mi, 191° S
Antique Truck (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 208° SW
Atherton Meadows Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 006° N
Thunderbolt Mountain Coaster (Attraction) — 5.1 mi, 166° S
Hoosac Tunnel East Test Portal (Historic Ruins) — 5.1 mi, 256° W
Green Mountain National Forest (National Forest) — 5.3 mi, 324° NW · 412k acres
Bee Hive Kiln (Monument) — 9.1 mi, 174° S
Natural Bridge State Park (State Park) — 9.6 mi, 276° W
Rock Scramble (Attraction) — 9.9 mi, 117° SE
Wolves Den (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 117° SE
Salmon Falls (Gallery) — 10.2 mi, 128° SE
North Adams Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 273° W
Mohawk Theater (Theatre) — 10.7 mi, 272° W
MCLA Gallery 51 (Gallery) — 10.8 mi, 272° W
Mr. Bling (Public Artwork) — 10.9 mi, 272° W
Gary Lichetenstein Editions (Gallery) — 10.9 mi, 273° W
George D. Aiken Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 11.6 mi, 329° NW · 4,800 acres
Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum (Museum) — 11.6 mi, 242° SW
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 12.8 mi, 274° W · 110k acres
Mehlin Museum of Astronomy (Museum) — 15.4 mi, 275° W
Hopkins Observatory Planetarium (Museum) — 15.4 mi, 275° W

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