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South Ashburnham Massachusetts Map

Explore South Ashburnham, 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 South Ashburnham, Massachusetts

How to Use This South Ashburnham, Massachusetts Map

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

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

Latitude	42.621064
Longitude	-71.943433
Population	1,136
Density	147.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	01430
Area Code	339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978
County Seat	Worcester
School District	Ashburnham-Westminster School District

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About South Ashburnham, Massachusetts

South Ashburnham is a locality in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,136. The population density is 147.0 people per km². South Ashburnham is located at 42.6211°N, 71.9434°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 01430.

South Ashburnham defines itself through the rhythmic passage of the Whitman River, which carves a steady, winding path through the dense, wooded terrain. It lies 3.9 miles northeast of Gardner, MA (from Gardner, MA: bearing 51°T), and is situated 7.2 miles west-northwest of Fitchburg. The landscape here is characterized by a quiet, terrestrial depth, where the stillness of Whitney Pond mirrors the heavy canopy of the surrounding timberland. To the west, the distant outline of Demadale Ridge serves as a constant, softened anchor against the skyline, while the immediate ground remains a complex mosaic of damp earth and thick, unyielding brush. The air in South Ashburnham holds a crisp, inland clarity, especially at dusk when the light thins into a pale violet, catching the edges of the high grasses that define the High Ridge Wildlife Management Area.

Industrial ambition once dictated the pace of South Ashburnham, as the early reliance on water power and local mills transformed the surrounding forests into a working landscape. While the echoes of those manufacturing days have long since receded, the physical remnants remain etched into the topography, with old foundations and sluiceways still visible beneath the creeping moss. Daily life now moves with an understated, deliberate gravity, far removed from the frantic pace of larger urban centers. Residents often find their way toward the quiet trails bordering the Winchendon State Forest, where the land rises toward the horizon, far from the influence of coastal winds or the basin of Rice Meadow. This place exists in a state of deliberate, quiet persistence, favoring the steady work of the seasons over the noise of modern development.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ashburnham Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 220° SW
Lake Wampanoag Wildlife Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 234° SW
Ashburnham State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 0.7 mi, 288° W
Whitney Field (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 144° SE
High Ridge Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 164° S
Camp Collier (Local Recreation) — 1.1 mi, 260° W
City of Gardner (Waterfowl Production Area) — 1.2 mi, 260° W
Cheshire Pond Conservation Area (Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 338° N
Gardner Water Supply Land (Waterfowl Production Area) — 1.7 mi, 235° SW
Westminster State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.7 mi, 149° SE
Schoolboy of 1850 (Public Artwork) — 1.8 mi, 055° NE
New Dawn Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 1.9 mi, 055° NE
The Painted Goat (Gallery) — 2.0 mi, 059° NE
Dunn State Park (State Park) — 2.9 mi, 203° SW
Former Seth Heywood Site (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 217° SW
Bicentennial Giant Chair (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 213° SW
Veterans Monument (Monument) — 3.8 mi, 220° SW
Studio 4 Potters & Gallery (Gallery) — 4.1 mi, 220° SW
Spanish American War Memorial (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 222° SW
Art on the Rocks (Gallery) — 4.8 mi, 209° SW
Gardner Cinemas (Cinema) — 4.8 mi, 208° SW
Yellow Chair (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 194° S
Giant Shopping Cart (Attraction) — 5.4 mi, 163° S
Old Winchendon Pump House Site (Historic Ruins) — 5.9 mi, 313° NW
Stratos Dukakis Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 6.0 mi, 134° SE
Nutting Ledges (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 021° N
Forest Cove Vista (Viewpoint) — 6.3 mi, 313° NW
The Alumni Center for the Performing Arts (Theatre) — 7.2 mi, 107° E
Wachusett Mountain State Reservation (State Park) — 8.0 mi, 166° S
Royalston Historical Society (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 286° W

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