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Truro Massachusetts Map

Explore Truro, 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 Truro, Massachusetts

How to Use This Truro, Massachusetts Map

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

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

Latitude	41.993437
Longitude	-70.049746
Population	2,100
Density	28.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	02666
Area Code	339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978
County Seat	Barnstable

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About Truro, Massachusetts

Truro is a locality in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,100. The population density is 28.0 people per km². Truro is located at 41.9934°N, 70.0497°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 02666.

Truro marks the narrow, sandy spine of the outer cape, where the land thins until the horizon seems to dissolve into the shifting blue of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies 13.5 miles north-northeast of Cape Cod, MA (from Cape Cod, MA: bearing 21°T), and is situated 8.0 miles southeast of Provincetown. The Pamet River cuts a deliberate path through the earth here, winding past salt-grass marshes that hold the silver light of dawn with a quiet, persistent intensity. To the west, the landscape dips into the stillness of Pamet Hollow, while the rugged, wind-scoured terrain of the Camp Wellfleet Dunes remains visible on the distant edge of the horizon. Protected as part of Municipal Park, the environment retains a wild, unmanicured character, where the scent of brine and pine needles clings to the air, and the ground underfoot is a fragile composition of dunes and scrub oak that seems to shift with every heavy gale.

History in Truro is measured in the slow accumulation of sand and the enduring legacy of those who once harvested the salt marshes and worked the sea. The local economy, now defined by the seasonal rhythms of visitors and a deep-rooted commitment to conservation, contrasts with the older, harder lives of mariners who navigated the treacherous shoals nearby. Travelers often find their way to the Pamet Cranberry Bog Trail, a path that traces the remnants of an industry that once defined the labor of these low-lying fields. Nearby, the calm waters of Great Pond offer a shaded respite from the coastal winds, providing a counterpoint to the restless tide. Even the distant, tidal outline of Bound Brook Island serves as a reminder of the town’s isolation, a place where the pace of life is dictated not by the clock, but by the relentless, cleansing movement of the water.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Municipal Park (Local Park) — locality lies within
Wilder Dyke Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 304° NW
Cape Cod National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 0.3 mi, 079° E · 69k acres
Conservation Area (Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 169° S
Little Island Meadow Conservation Area (Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 273° W
Bearberry Hill (West Summit) (Viewpoint) — 1.3 mi, 062° NE
Cape Cod Bay Ocean Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 1.5 mi, 254° W
Cape Cod Ocean Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 1.9 mi, 044° NE
Truro Central School Playground (Recreation Easement) — 2.0 mi, 329° NW
South Hollow Wellfield (Waterfowl Production Area) — 2.7 mi, 335° NW
Browns Neck Road Swamp (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 171° S
Steamer Portland (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 349° N
Cape Cod (Highland) Light original location plaque (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 350° N
Wellfleet Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 165° S
Chequesset Yacht and Country Club (State Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 181° S
Indian Grave Stone (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 193° S
Harbor Stage Company (Theatre) — 4.5 mi, 167° S
Samuel Smith Tavern Site (Historic Ruins) — 5.1 mi, 184° S
Nickerson State Park (State Park) — 5.4 mi, 150° SE
They Also Faced the Sea (Public Artwork) — 7.8 mi, 299° NW
The Provincetown Theater (Theatre) — 7.9 mi, 305° NW
Schoolhouse Gallery (Gallery) — 7.9 mi, 304° NW
Gaa Gallery (Gallery) — 7.9 mi, 304° NW
Dolphin Fleet Whale Watch (Attraction) — 7.9 mi, 300° NW
McGuire Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 7.9 mi, 303° NW
Dolphin Fleet · Whale Watch (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 300° NW
Waters Edge Cinema (Cinema) — 8.1 mi, 299° NW
Eastham 1869 Schoolhouse Museum (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 160° S
Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat CG 36500 (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 171° S
French Cable Station Museum (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 167° S

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