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Bellows Falls Vermont Map

Explore Bellows Falls, Vermont, 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 Bellows Falls, Vermont

How to Use This Bellows Falls, Vermont Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bellows Falls, Vermont. 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 Vermont 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 Bellows Falls.

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.

CityBellows Falls
StateVermont (VT)
CountyWindham County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude43.134485
Longitude-72.459068
Population2,747
Density774.7 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code05101
Area Code802
County SeatNewfane
School DistrictRockingham School District

About Bellows Falls, Vermont

Bellows Falls is a locality in Windham County, Vermont, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,747. The population density is 774.7 people per km². Bellows Falls is located at 43.1345°N, 72.4591°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Bellows Falls is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 05101.

Bellows Falls commands the rugged confluence where the Bellows Falls Canal diverts the restless energy of the water toward the churning Great Falls. It lies 42.3 miles southeast of Rutland, VT (from Rutland, VT: bearing 141°T), and is situated 16.1 miles north-northwest of Keene. The landscape is defined by the steep, rocky embankments that press against the water, while the nearby Bellows Falls Village Forest provides a dense, verdant backdrop of timber that shifts in color from deep emerald to bruised autumn copper. Cold Springs sits quietly in the shadows of the surrounding terrain, offering a stillness that contrasts with the constant, low-frequency vibration of the falls echoing against the granite foundations of the buildings. On the distant horizon, the Taconic Range traces a jagged, violet silhouette against the sky, serving as a reminder of the vast, landlocked wilderness that stretches far beyond the immediate, intimate geometry of the valley.

Bellows Falls grew into a center of industry through the harnessing of its hydraulic power, a legacy that remains visible in the sturdy, red-brick architecture that lines the narrow streets. The history of the place is built upon the labor of those who turned the canal's flow into the steady hum of machinery, supporting a local economy that once relied heavily on paper milling and remains tethered to the rhythmic, industrious spirit of the past. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, often punctuated by the whistle of the trains that have long connected this corridor to the wider world. Residents still spend their afternoons at Unknown Park, watching the light catch the mist rising from the water, a daily ritual that anchors the inhabitants to the physical realities of the land and the quiet endurance of their neighbors.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Bellow Falls Recreation Area (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 181° S
  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 104° E
  • Bellows Falls Opera House (Cinema) — 0.7 mi, 093° E
  • Bellows Falls Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 0.8 mi, 099° E
  • Frank Adams Grist Mill (Museum) — 0.8 mi, 100° E
  • Bellows Falls Union High School Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 1.1 mi, 159° S
  • View of Bellows Falls (Viewpoint) — 1.2 mi, 092° E
  • Connecticut River Access - Walpole (State Resource Management Area) — 1.8 mi, 128° SE
  • Saxtons River Village Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 2.0 mi, 279° W
  • Addition to Walpole Wellhead Protection (Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 153° SE
  • Walpole Wellhead Protection Area (Waterfowl Production Area) — 2.2 mi, 155° SE
  • Hubbard Farms Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 158° S
  • Skofield (Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 130° SE
  • Missing Link Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 013° N
  • Alstead Historical Society (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 077° E
  • The Fort at No 4 (Museum) — 8.4 mi, 009° N
  • Mole Hill Theatre (Theatre) — 10.4 mi, 113° SE
  • Rainbow Rock Swimming Hole (Attraction) — 10.5 mi, 325° NW
  • Founders Auditorium (Theatre) — 11.2 mi, 194° S
  • Finn Island (Public Artwork) — 11.2 mi, 194° S
  • Civil War (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 322° NW
  • Silvio O. Conte National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.8 mi, 214° SW · 74k acres
  • Springfield Art and Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 347° N
  • Magic Mountain Ski Area (Attraction) — 16.4 mi, 286° W
  • Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji) (Attraction) — 16.6 mi, 147° SE
  • Keene Cinema (Cinema) — 16.7 mi, 150° SE
  • Former Salmond Covered Bridge Site (Monument) — 16.7 mi, 353° N
  • Gravity Foundation Monument (Monument) — 16.9 mi, 148° SE
  • Green Mountain National Forest (National Forest) — 18.8 mi, 243° SW · 412k acres
  • Brattleboro Music Center Office (Arts Centre) — 19.9 mi, 195° S

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About This Bellows Falls Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bellows Falls, Vermont. Coordinates: 43.134485, -72.459068. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Bellows Falls includes the ZIP code (05101), telephone area code (802), county seat of Windham County (Newfane), and school district assignment (Rockingham School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.