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West Newbury Massachusetts Map

Explore West Newbury, 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 West Newbury, Massachusetts

How to Use This West Newbury, Massachusetts Map

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

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	West Newbury
State	Massachusetts (MA)
County	Essex County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	42.80148
Longitude	-70.989778
Population	4,800
Density	120.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	01985
Area Code	339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978
County Seat	Salem

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About West Newbury, Massachusetts

West Newbury is a locality in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,800. The population density is 120.0 people per km². West Newbury is located at 42.8015°N, 70.9898°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 01985.

West Newbury displays a landscape of quiet, agrarian persistence where the terrain rises toward the distant, rugged spine of Bear Hill. It lies 4.8 miles east-northeast of Haverhill, MA (from Haverhill, MA: bearing 68°T), and is situated 8.1 miles northwest of North Shore. Granite outcrops break through the thin topsoil, while the cool, damp air carries a subtle hint of salt from the Atlantic Ocean, situated only eight miles to the east. Within these borders, the land softens into the tranquil expanse of Mill Pond and the steady, winding movement of Beaver Brook, which carves its way through the earth toward the sea. The light at dusk here possesses a particular, silvered clarity, catching the edges of the Mechanic Street Conservation Area and casting long, indigo shadows across the fields that remain largely undisturbed by the sprawl of the modern world.

West Newbury maintains an enduring character rooted in its legacy as a site of early colonial settlement and agricultural industry, where the pace of life is dictated by the turning seasons rather than the frantic pulse of the nearby coast. While the prosperity of the region once relied heavily on local orchards and farms, the modern economy has shifted, yet the deep-seated pride in the land persists in the preservation of open spaces. Residents look toward the distant horizon where the terrain shifts toward the Powwow River State Forest, respecting the boundaries of a place that values its distance from the more crowded transit corridors. Even as the decades pass, the spirit of the local culture remains tethered to the quiet, deliberate work of maintaining a landscape that feels as though it belongs to a different era, far removed from the bustle of the distant Joppa Flats.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mechanic Street Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 194° S
Unknown Park (Local Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 248° W
Mill Pond (State Resource Management Area) — 0.9 mi, 077° E
John C Page Elementary School Playground (Recreation Easement) — 1.3 mi, 050° NE
Crane Pond Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 166° S
Whittier Regional High School Athletic Fields (Recreation Easement) — 1.4 mi, 283° W
Millvale Reservoir Water Supply Land (Waterfowl Production Area) — 1.7 mi, 277° W
Newburyport Water Supply Land (Waterfowl Production Area) — 2.2 mi, 132° SE
World War Honor Roll (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 348° N
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 343° N
Quaker House Ruin (Historic Ruins) — 2.7 mi, 157° SE
Martin H. Burns Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 124° SE
Liberty Tree (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 336° NW
Trinity Stadium (Stadium) — 3.9 mi, 226° SW
Wet Meadows Viewing Platform (Viewpoint) — 4.2 mi, 102° E
Bartlett Museum (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 046° NE
Buttonwoods Museum (Museum) — 4.4 mi, 243° SW
Stage Two Cinema Pub (Theatre) — 4.8 mi, 038° NE
William Forward Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 5.8 mi, 120° SE
Arakelian Theater (Theatre) — 6.1 mi, 083° E
Newburyport Art Association (Gallery) — 6.3 mi, 084° E
Osprey: Pandion Haliaetus (Public Artwork) — 6.4 mi, 084° E
North Shore Ocean Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 6.5 mi, 082° E
Chadwick Mill (Historic Ruins) — 7.0 mi, 215° SW
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.0 mi, 091° E · 14k acres
Old machinery exhibit (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 225° SW
Hampton Falls Historical Society (Museum) — 10.2 mi, 035° NE
Lawrence Heritage State Park - Visitors Center (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 232° SW
Al Gauron Fishing & Whale Watching (Attraction) — 11.1 mi, 052° NE
America's Stonehenge (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 285° W

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