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Shutesbury Massachusetts Map

Explore Shutesbury, 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 Shutesbury, Massachusetts

How to Use This Shutesbury, Massachusetts Map

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

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

Latitude	42.456478
Longitude	-72.409808
Population	1,800
Density	28.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	01072
Area Code	339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978
County Seat	Greenfield

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About Shutesbury, Massachusetts

Shutesbury is a locality in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,800. The population density is 28.0 people per km². Shutesbury is located at 42.4565°N, 72.4098°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 01072.

Shutesbury maintains a quiet, wooded elevation where the cold, clear current of Cobb Brook slips through the shadowed understory of the surrounding hemlocks. It lies 7.8 miles northeast of Amherst, MA (from Amherst, MA: bearing 48°T), and is situated 8.4 miles southeast of Montague. The landscape rises toward the distant silhouette of Prescott Ridge, while the earth itself remains anchored in the expansive, protected stillness of the Quabbin Reservoir Watershed. Moisture lingers in the low basins, keeping the ferns vibrant and the soil dark, a heavy dampness that clings to the bark of towering pines long after the morning mist has retreated into the canopy. Two miles away, the vast, artificial basin of Quabbin Reservoir serves as a silent, monolithic presence, its surface reflecting the changing temper of the sky while the terrain descends toward the muted, level stretches of The Plains.

Shutesbury evolved from early efforts to tame the rugged, interior highlands, leaving behind the skeletal remains of stone walls that now disappear into the encroaching growth of the Shutesbury State Forest. The local economy has shifted away from the agrarian struggles of the nineteenth century, favoring a modern existence defined by intellectual labor and a guarded, independent seclusion. Residents move with a deliberate, measured pace, finding a distinctive character in the transition from historical homesteads to the quiet, dispersed architecture of the modern woods. The atmosphere remains austere and introspective, defined by the seasonal cooling of the upland air and the persistent, quiet gravity of the land that surrounds those who choose to live here.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shutesbury State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 0.6 mi, 029° NE
Quabbin Reservoir Watershed (Waterfowl Production Area) — 0.7 mi, 174° S
Shutesbury Elementary School Playground (Recreation Easement) — 1.1 mi, 240° SW
Brushy Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 254° W
Scheffey Conservation Area (Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 258° W
Ledge view (Viewpoint) — 2.8 mi, 359° N
Amherst Water Supply Land (Waterfowl Production Area) — 2.8 mi, 188° S
Lake Wyola State Park (State Park) — 3.5 mi, 340° N
Wendell Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 020° N
Wendell State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 4.7 mi, 346° N
Whetstone Wood Wildlife Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 023° NE
Classic Car Junkyard (Historic Ruins) — 6.0 mi, 215° SW
Amethyst Brook Labryinth (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 214° SW
Connecticut River Greenway State Park (State Park) — 6.7 mi, 299° NW
Old North Dana Depot (Attraction) — 6.7 mi, 083° E
Mill District Local Art Gallery (Gallery) — 6.8 mi, 244° SW
Wildwood Cemetery Memorial Chapel (Monument) — 7.0 mi, 229° SW
Dugmar Clubhouse (Historic Ruins) — 7.4 mi, 130° SE
Silvio O. Conte National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.4 mi, 289° W · 74k acres
Rausch Mineral Gallery (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 232° SW
AISC Steel Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 7.5 mi, 235° SW
Hidden Valley Memorial Forest (Nature Reserve) — 7.5 mi, 343° N
Bowker Auditorium (Theatre) — 7.5 mi, 234° SW
University Museum of Contemporary Art (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 232° SW
Rand Theater (Theatre) — 7.6 mi, 232° SW
Beneski Museum of Natural History (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 222° SW
Guy Levy-Despas Monument (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 224° SW
Amherst Cinema (Cinema) — 8.0 mi, 225° SW
Buckley Recital Hall (Arts Centre) — 8.0 mi, 224° SW
Mead Art Museum (Museum) — 8.0 mi, 222° SW

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