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Fairfax Vermont Map

Explore Fairfax, 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 Fairfax, Vermont

How to Use This Fairfax, Vermont Map

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

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	Fairfax
State	Vermont (VT)
County	Franklin County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	44.665327
Longitude	-73.008749
Population	865
Density	176.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	05454
Area Code	802
County Seat	St. Albans
School District	Fairfax School District

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About Fairfax, Vermont

Fairfax is a locality in Franklin County, Vermont, United States. It is a small community with a population of 865. The population density is 176.4 people per km². Fairfax is located at 44.6653°N, 73.0087°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 05454.

Fairfax holds the steady, quiet rhythm of a landscape defined by the persistent pulse of Mill Brook, which cuts a silver thread through the verdant, slanting meadows. It lies 13.1 miles north-northeast of Essex Junction, VT (from Essex Junction, VT: bearing 23°T), and is situated 5.3 miles east-northeast of Milton. The terrain here is characterized by a series of gradual, earth-toned rises that lead the eye toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Green Mountains on the horizon. Within the quietude of the Fairfax Town Forest, the air carries a crisp, evergreen weight, a scent of damp moss and cooling stone that lingers even as the afternoon sun begins to soften into a pale, honeyed gold against the tree lines.

Fairfax emerged from the labor of early settlers who recognized the inherent utility of the water-powered sites along the stream, turning the land into a patchwork of productive fields and small-scale industry. Today, the economy remains rooted in the quiet endurance of agriculture and the maintenance of a rural character that favors open space over rapid development. Residents often traverse the nearby paths toward Buck Hollow, where the land dips into shadowed, fertile basins, or look toward the quiet surface of Milton Pond to find a mirror for the changing seasons. Life in Fairfax moves with the deliberate pace of a place that values its distance from more crowded centers, preserving a local identity that is as enduring as the soil itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Old Car (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 266° W
Fairfax Town Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 0.5 mi, 059° NE
The Finger (Public Artwork) — 1.6 mi, 191° S
Milton Town Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 3.3 mi, 222° SW
Mansfield View (Viewpoint) — 3.4 mi, 227° SW
Milton Artists' Guild (Gallery) — 6.1 mi, 243° SW
Bombardier Park (Local Park) — 6.4 mi, 239° SW
Fairfield Swamp Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 360° N
Bryan Memorial Gallery (Arts Centre) — 9.0 mi, 098° E
Cambridge Historical Society (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 099° E
Poland Covered Bridge (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 096° E
Sandbar Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 253° W
Niquette Bay State Park (State Park) — 10.0 mi, 236° SW
Saint Albans Historical Museum (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 340° N
Wolf Monument (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 345° N
Snowflake Bentley Exhibit (Gallery) — 11.1 mi, 178° S
The Old Red Mill (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 178° S
Chittenden Mills (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 178° S
Mt. Mansfield State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 11.6 mi, 124° SE
Rock Island State Park (State Park) — 12.1 mi, 239° SW
Halfway House (Historic Ruins) — 12.6 mi, 137° SE
Maple Street Art Space (Arts Centre) — 13.2 mi, 202° S
Big Spruce Old Bullwheel (Historic Ruins) — 13.6 mi, 125° SE
Vermonts Mountain View Tours (Attraction) — 14.9 mi, 097° E
President Arthur Birthplace Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 041° NE
Off Center for the Dramatic Arts (Theatre) — 15.7 mi, 219° SW
Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.8 mi, 342° N · 15k acres
Green Mountain National Forest (National Forest) — 35.0 mi, 176° S · 412k acres
Bristol Cliffs Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 37.1 mi, 185° S · 3,750 acres
Breadloaf Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 39.7 mi, 174° S · 25k acres

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