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Woods Hole Massachusetts Map

Explore Woods Hole, 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 Woods Hole, Massachusetts

How to Use This Woods Hole, Massachusetts Map

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

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

Latitude	41.526498
Longitude	-70.673086
Population	834
Density	150.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	02543
Area Code	339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978
County Seat	Barnstable
School District	Falmouth School District

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About Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Woods Hole is a locality in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. It is a small community with a population of 834. The population density is 150.8 people per km². Woods Hole is located at 41.5265°N, 70.6731°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 02543.

Woods Hole occupies a jagged peninsula where the restless tides of the Atlantic Ocean press firmly against the land, shaping a harbor defined by deep channels and narrow, rock-strewn passages. It lies 3.5 miles west-southwest of Falmouth, MA (from Falmouth, MA: bearing 240°T), and is situated 8.5 miles north of Dukes. The local topography is dominated by the sheltered expanse of Eel Pond and the shifting, sediment-rich stretches of Parker Flats, while the low, salt-sprayed silhouette of Grassy Island sits just offshore as a sentinel against the open water. On clear days, the atmosphere feels thin and sharp, carrying the scent of drying kelp and brine across the rocky shoreline, where the light at dusk turns the water into a sheet of hammered pewter. Beyond the immediate coast, the terrain remains rugged and untamed, with the protected reaches of the Cape and Islands Ocean Sanctuary extending into the depths, while the distant, hazy outline of Beals Ledge serves as a reminder of the vast, shifting geography that lies far beyond the horizon.

Scientific inquiry and maritime tradition have long defined the character of Woods Hole, transforming a former whaling outpost into a global center for oceanographic study. While the economy once relied upon the harvest of the sea, the modern rhythm of the place is dictated by the precise, intellectual labor of marine biologists and researchers who navigate the harbor daily. The influence of the nearby Martha's Vineyard State Forest provides a quiet, forested contrast to the intense activity of the docks, yet the true vitality of the location remains tied to the currents and the persistent, salt-heavy wind. Even as far as four miles away at Great Sippewisset Creek, the ecological connection to the shore remains unbroken, grounding the daily life of the residents in a persistent, quiet awareness of the tides that dictate the pulse of the Atlantic Ocean.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cape and Islands Ocean Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 0.1 mi, 264° W
Whale Tail (Public Artwork) — 0.1 mi, 161° S
Stoney Beach (Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 346° N
Woods Hole Ball Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 031° NE
Falmouth Road Race Starting Line (Attraction) — 0.2 mi, 138° SE
Woods Holl (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 138° SE
Nobska Rd (Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 116° SE
Nobska Lighthouse (Monument) — 1.2 mi, 129° SE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 070° E
Katharine Lee Bates (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 059° NE
The Liberté (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 071° E
Falmouth Road Race Finish Line (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 072° E
Falmouth Water Supply Land (Waterfowl Production Area) — 4.1 mi, 043° NE
Long Pond Watershed (Waterfowl Production Area) — 4.2 mi, 038° NE
West Chop Vista (Viewpoint) — 5.2 mi, 132° SE
Saconesset Homestead and Museum (Museum) — 5.9 mi, 020° N
Old Schoolhouse Museum and Liberty Pole (Museum) — 6.0 mi, 143° SE
Martha's Vineyard Playhouse (Theatre) — 6.1 mi, 144° SE
Katherine Cornell Theater (Theatre) — 6.1 mi, 145° SE
Martha's Vineyard Film Center (Cinema) — 6.4 mi, 143° SE
Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 6.7 mi, 074° E
Cottage Museum (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 131° SE
Flying Horses Carousel (Attraction) — 7.7 mi, 128° SE
Mariposa Museum (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 130° SE
Joseph Sylvia State Beach (State Park) — 8.2 mi, 132° SE
Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.4 mi, 047° NE
Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.9 mi, 070° E · 623 acres
South Cape Beach State Park (State Park) — 8.9 mi, 077° E
Field Gallery (Gallery) — 10.0 mi, 180° S
Brickyard Site (Historic Ruins) — 11.0 mi, 200° S

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