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Wellfleet Massachusetts Map

Explore Wellfleet, 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 Wellfleet, Massachusetts

How to Use This Wellfleet, Massachusetts Map

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

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

Latitude	41.937605
Longitude	-70.0328
Population	3,000
Density	55.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	02667
Area Code	339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978
County Seat	Barnstable

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About Wellfleet, Massachusetts

Wellfleet is a locality in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,000. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Wellfleet is located at 41.9376°N, 70.0328°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 02667.

Wellfleet possesses a landscape defined by the shifting margins of the Atlantic Ocean, where the land dissolves into salt marsh and sandy reaches. It lies 10.5 miles north-northeast of Cape Cod, MA (from Cape Cod, MA: bearing 34°T), and is situated 8.0 miles north-northwest of Eastham. The terrain rises toward the distant, rugged silhouette of the Camp Wellfleet Dunes, while the immediate periphery is held in the quiet preservation of the Cheqessett Neck Road Conservation Area. A traveler might wander the Great Island Trail to observe how the horizon flattens into an expansive, oceanic gray, or retreat inland to the stillness of Perch Pond, where the water mirrors the pale, salt-scrubbed sky. Beyond the dunes, the depression of Paradise Hollow offers a sheltered contrast to the exposed, wind-whipped coast, and the meandering course of Mill Creek serves as a slow, tidal artery feeding the surrounding lowlands.

Wellfleet maintains a character shaped by the legacy of the whaling industry and the persistent, seasonal rhythms of the oyster trade. The local economy remains tethered to these maritime roots, with small boats navigating the harbor to harvest the bivalves that have defined the region for generations. History lingers in the architecture of the village, where the salt-air patina on clapboard buildings suggests a long, enduring conversation with the sea. Life here moves with a deliberate, tempered pace, favoring the quiet observation of tides and the steady labor of the shoreline over the clamor of more crowded ports. Even in the height of the summer, a sense of solitude persists, grounded in the salt-heavy air and the sight of Merrick Island sitting solitary against the expanse of the Atlantic Ocean.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wellfleet Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 0.2 mi, 066° NE
Browns Neck Road Swamp (State Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 341° N
Harbor Stage Company (Theatre) — 0.5 mi, 169° S
Cape Cod Bay Ocean Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 0.7 mi, 186° S
Cape Cod National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 0.9 mi, 309° NW · 69k acres
Wellfleet Conservation Trust (Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 244° SW
Chequesset Yacht and Country Club (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 255° W
Conservation Area (Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 244° SW
Samuel Smith Tavern Site (Historic Ruins) — 1.7 mi, 226° SW
Indian Grave Stone (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 260° W
Nickerson State Park (State Park) — 2.0 mi, 114° SE
Cape Cod Ocean Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 2.9 mi, 050° NE
Marconi Wireless Station (Viewpoint) — 3.6 mi, 118° SE
Steamer Portland (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 348° N
Cape Cod (Highland) Light original location plaque (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 349° N
Eastham 1869 Schoolhouse Museum (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 156° SE
Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat CG 36500 (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 172° S
French Cable Station Museum (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 167° S
They Also Faced the Sea (Public Artwork) — 10.9 mi, 315° NW
Dolphin Fleet Whale Watch (Attraction) — 11.0 mi, 315° NW
Adam Peck Gallery (Gallery) — 11.1 mi, 313° NW
McGuire Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 11.1 mi, 317° NW
Sacha Richter Studio (Gallery) — 11.1 mi, 317° NW
Dolphin Fleet · Whale Watch (Attraction) — 11.1 mi, 315° NW
Waters Edge Cinema (Cinema) — 11.1 mi, 314° NW
Art House Theater (Theatre) — 11.1 mi, 314° NW
Hawksnest State Park (State Park) — 15.1 mi, 182° S
Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.2 mi, 170° S · 24k acres
Monomoy Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 19.9 mi, 173° S · 3,382 acres

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