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Sheffield Massachusetts Map

Explore Sheffield, 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 Sheffield, Massachusetts

How to Use This Sheffield, Massachusetts Map

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

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

Latitude	42.110369
Longitude	-73.355115
Population	3,300
Density	28.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	01257
Area Code	339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978
County Seat	Pittsfield

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About Sheffield, Massachusetts

Sheffield is a locality in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,300. The population density is 28.0 people per km². Sheffield is located at 42.1104°N, 73.3551°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 01257.

Sheffield spreads across the wide, level expanse of the Sheffield Plain, where the earth holds the quiet gravity of ancient, glacial sediment. It lies 16.5 miles south-southwest of Berkshires, MA (from Berkshires, MA: bearing 213°T), and is situated 5.9 miles south of Great Barrington. Schenob Brook meanders through this low-lying corridor, its dark, oxygen-rich waters threading through the tall grasses that lean toward the current. To the west, the distant heights of the Berkshire Hills rise like a jagged, violet spine against the sky, while the darker, timbered slopes of East Mountain State Forest loom closer to the east. At the center of the village, the air often holds a heavy, damp stillness, particularly as the light shifts toward dusk and the nearby waters of Mill Pond mirror the gathering gray of the clouds.

Barnard Memorial Park serves as the quiet anchor of the local landscape, a green space where the pace of the day slows to the rhythm of passing shadows. Historically, the economy of Sheffield found its footing in the fertile soil of the plain, sustaining a long tradition of agriculture that continues to define the character of the land. Those who wander further afield may find the steep, rushing descent of Race Brook Falls or follow the winding path of the Elbow Trail, where the forest canopy filters the sun into sharp, splintered beams. Life in Sheffield reflects the tempered, deliberate stillness of the interior landscape, far removed from the clamor of the coast, defined instead by the seasonal turning of the woods and the steady, unhurried work of the fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Barnard Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 036° NE
Hubbard Brook Preserve (Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 024° NE
Lime Kiln Farm Wildlife Sanctuary (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 177° S
Town Forest (State Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 251° W
Schenob Brook Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 256° W
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 2.3 mi, 358° N · 110k acres
Dolomite Ledges (Mckenna) (State Resource Management Area) — 2.8 mi, 262° W
Battlesite Monument (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 328° NW
East Mountain State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.6 mi, 018° N
Mount Everett State Reservation (State Park) — 4.5 mi, 247° SW
East Twin Lake Water Access (State Recreation Area) — 4.9 mi, 197° S
Newsboy Statue (Public Artwork) — 5.1 mi, 351° N
Pond overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.5 mi, 242° SW
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 5.8 mi, 356° N
C H Pease Museum (Museum) — 5.9 mi, 167° S
Dough Boy (Monument) — 6.0 mi, 167° S
Connecticut Railroad Historical Museum (Museum) — 6.0 mi, 167° S
Orchard City Millage Sign (Attraction) — 6.5 mi, 349° N
Community Access to the Arts (Arts Centre) — 7.1 mi, 005° N
Taconic State Park (State Park) — 7.2 mi, 291° W
East Canaan Veterans Monument (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 151° SE
Tri-State Marker (Attraction) — 8.0 mi, 238° SW
Meeting House Site, 1740s-1795 (Historic Ruins) — 9.6 mi, 047° NE
Ca 1750s Cellar Hole of Rev. Adonijah Bidwell (Historic Ruins) — 9.6 mi, 046° NE
Horse Barn Exhibits (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 046° NE
Piggery - Exhibits (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 046° NE
Bidwell House Museum (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 046° NE
Town Hill Farm (Attraction) — 12.7 mi, 198° S
Lenox Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 13.4 mi, 014° N
Silvio O. Conte National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.5 mi, 045° NE · 74k acres

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