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Hancock New Hampshire Map

Explore Hancock, 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 Hancock, New Hampshire

How to Use This Hancock, New Hampshire Map

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

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

Latitude	42.972859
Longitude	-71.979803
Population	213
Density	231.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	03449
Area Code	603
County Seat	Nashua
School District	Contoocook Valley School District

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About Hancock, New Hampshire

Hancock is a locality in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. It is a small community with a population of 213. The population density is 231.0 people per km². Hancock is located at 42.9729°N, 71.9798°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 03449.

Hancock defines itself through the persistent, clear movement of Hosley Brook as it carves a path through the quiet, forested interior of the landscape. It lies 15.3 miles east of Keene, NH (from Keene, NH: bearing 80°T), and is situated 19.3 miles west-northwest of Milford. Granite slabs pulled from the earth centuries ago remain stacked in enduring walls that delineate the pastures and woodlots surrounding Norway Pond. The light here holds a particular, heavy clarity in the late afternoon, catching the edges of the trees and illuminating the way the ground rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Hedgehog Hill. Beyond the immediate clearing, the atmosphere deepens into the dense, silent growth of the woods, where the air smells of damp moss and cooling stone, far from the reach of any distant, restless tides.

Hancock preserves a deliberate, measured pace that reflects the stubborn independence of its early agrarian settlers. The local economy persists in a quiet dialogue with the land, moving away from the large-scale industry of the past toward a focus on craftsmanship and the stewardship of the regional environment. Daily life centers around the small, essential nodes of the village, including the grounds of Hancock Elementary, which serve as a common point for the inhabitants. Residents who seek the deeper wilderness often venture toward the Scout Trail, finding a solitude that feels as permanent as the granite underlying the soil. Even as the seasons shift the colors of the canopy, the character of the place remains fixed in a tradition of self-reliance, observed in the way the morning mist clings to the meadows before the sun fully asserts its warmth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hancock Elementary (Recreation Easement) — 0.2 mi, 360° N
Hcce (Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 248° W
Briggs / Big Woods Land (Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 291° W
Evas Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 360° N
Carpenters Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 336° NW
Mt. Skatutakee Overlook (Viewpoint) — 2.9 mi, 264° W
Water Department Land (Waterfowl Production Area) — 4.1 mi, 157° SE
Greenfield State Park (State Park) — 4.2 mi, 107° E
Horgan Art Studio & Putnam Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 6.1 mi, 224° SW
Armillary (Public Artwork) — 6.2 mi, 222° SW
Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum (Museum) — 6.7 mi, 167° S
Mariposa Museum (Museum) — 6.8 mi, 167° S
The Friendly Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 7.1 mi, 235° SW
Wapack National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.3 mi, 138° SE · 3,288 acres
Monadnock State Park (State Park) — 8.5 mi, 209° SW
Sharon Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 11.5 mi, 164° S
Clifford Nyquist Memorial (Monument) — 12.5 mi, 093° E
Frog Rock (Attraction) — 13.3 mi, 102° E
Troy Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 226° SW
Troy's Hero Memorial (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 226° SW
Wilton Town Hall Theatre (Cinema) — 15.2 mi, 126° SE
Weare Historical Society (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 056° NE
Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji) (Attraction) — 15.4 mi, 260° W
Colony House Museum (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 260° W
Cheshire Children's Museum (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 260° W
Mole Hill Theatre (Theatre) — 16.3 mi, 296° NW
Keene Cinema (Cinema) — 16.3 mi, 258° W

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