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Francestown New Hampshire Map

Explore Francestown, New Hampshire, 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 Francestown, New Hampshire

How to Use This Francestown, New Hampshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Francestown, New Hampshire. 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 New Hampshire 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 Francestown.

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	Francestown
State	New Hampshire (NH)
County	Hillsborough County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	42.987582
Longitude	-71.812577
Population	201
Density	82.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	03043
Area Code	603
County Seat	Nashua
School District	Contoocook Valley School District

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About Francestown, New Hampshire

Francestown is a locality in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. It is a small community with a population of 201. The population density is 82.7 people per km². Francestown is located at 42.9876°N, 71.8126°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 03043.

Francestown rises from the granite-strewn soil of southern New Hampshire, where the South Branch Piscataquog River cuts a persistent, winding path through the dense, verdant woodland. It lies 18.1 miles west of Manchester, NH (from Manchester, NH: bearing 268°T), and is situated 13.4 miles northwest of Milford. Beyond the village center, the landscape lifts toward the slopes of Bible Hill, providing a quiet vantage over the low-lying terrain that stretches toward the Brown Forest Wetland Reserve. The air here holds a crisp, earthen stillness, particularly as the evening light catches the rough, gray surfaces of old stone walls that divide the pastures. Two miles to the west, the surface of Pleasant Pond mirrors the shifting moods of the sky, offering a muted, silver clarity that defines the character of the local geography.

Francestown retains the enduring marks of a colonial history rooted in hard labor and the extraction of fine granite, which once traveled from local quarries to build grand structures in distant cities. This tradition of Yankee independence remains visible in the preserved architecture of the village, where the pace of life favors the deliberate over the hurried. While the economy has shifted away from its industrial origins, the spirit of the place endures in the maintenance of its historic roads and the quiet stewardship of the surrounding land. Those seeking the solitude of the woods often follow the Scout Trail, finding a rhythm in the walk that feels as ancient as the bedrock beneath their boots.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Brown Forest Wetland Reserve (Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 217° SW
Lord Town Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 0.9 mi, 086° E
Lorden (Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 192° S
Driscoll Hill Town Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 1.5 mi, 187° S
Shattuck Pond (Local Recreation) — 1.9 mi, 336° NW
Greenfield State Park (State Park) — 3.9 mi, 239° SW
Clifford Nyquist Memorial (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 112° E
Perkins Pond Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 035° NE
Frog Rock (Attraction) — 5.9 mi, 130° SE
Wapack National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.3 mi, 195° S · 3,288 acres
Weare Historical Society (Museum) — 8.5 mi, 029° NE
Miller State Park (State Park) — 9.2 mi, 196° S
Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum (Museum) — 10.2 mi, 223° SW
Mariposa Museum (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 222° SW
Cultural Cocoon (Public Artwork) — 10.3 mi, 222° SW
Grove Corner (Viewpoint) — 10.3 mi, 223° SW
Wilton Town Hall Theatre (Cinema) — 10.6 mi, 159° S
Burnham School (historical) (Monument) — 11.6 mi, 059° NE
Joppa Hill Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 12.6 mi, 108° E
Amherst Civil War Monument (Monument) — 12.7 mi, 132° SE
Sharon Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 13.2 mi, 203° SW
The Gallery at LaBelle Winery (Gallery) — 13.4 mi, 116° SE
The Cabinet Press Printing Museum (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 141° SE
Horgan Art Studio & Putnam Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 13.8 mi, 247° SW
The Friendly Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 15.1 mi, 250° W
Historic Monson Village (Historic Ruins) — 16.8 mi, 144° SE
Bayley House (Historic Ruins) — 17.2 mi, 144° SE

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