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Highgate Springs Vermont Map

Explore Highgate Springs, 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 Highgate Springs, Vermont

How to Use This Highgate Springs, Vermont Map

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

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

Latitude	44.979486
Longitude	-73.105406
Population	77
Density	102.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	05488, 05460
Area Code	802
County Seat	St. Albans
School District	Missisquoi Valley School District 89

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About Highgate Springs, Vermont

Highgate Springs is a locality in Franklin County, Vermont, United States. It is a small community with a population of 77. The population density is 102.5 people per km². Highgate Springs is located at 44.9795°N, 73.1054°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 05488, 05460.

Highgate Springs emerges from the northern expanse of Vermont as a quiet intersection of water and earth, defined by the expansive, slate-colored reach of Lake Champlain. It lies 33.8 miles north of Essex Junction, VT (from Essex Junction, VT: bearing 0°T), and is situated 4.3 miles north-northeast of Swanton. The landscape here is characterized by low-lying fields and dense thickets that transition into the damp, shadowed banks of Carman Brook, where the water moves with a sluggish, deliberate intent. In the distance, the faint, jagged silhouette of the Green Mountains provides a permanent, hazy boundary against the sky, grounding the horizon in a cool, blue stillness. The light at dusk possesses a peculiar clarity, catching the frost on the tall, dormant grasses and turning the flat, open ground into a vast, metallic mirror that reflects the darkening atmosphere of the valley.

Highgate Springs maintains a rhythm dictated by the land’s seasonal cycles and the quiet passage of travelers moving toward the northern border. The local economy remains tethered to the heritage of the region, where the labor of dairy farming and small-scale land management persists as a silent, ongoing dialogue with the soil. Nearby, the Rock River Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary for the wilder, uncultivated edges of the terrain, preserving a portion of the damp woods that once dominated this interior corridor. Life in Highgate Springs moves with a measured, almost internal pace, indifferent to the haste of the outside world, favoring the steady work of the seasons and the enduring, stoic character of the northern landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rock River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 058° NE
Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.2 mi, 214° SW · 15k acres
Missisquoi Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 1.2 mi, 260° W · 599 acres
Highgate State Park (State Park) — 1.9 mi, 020° N
Shad Island Rna (Research Natural Area) — 2.4 mi, 324° NW
Maquam Bog Rna (Research Natural Area) — 3.5 mi, 238° SW
Maquam Bay Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 218° SW
Lamoille Valley Rail Trail (Local Recreation) — 3.9 mi, 170° S
Marble Mill Park (Local Park) — 4.1 mi, 192° S
Village Green Park (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 193° S
Swanton Fit & Healthy Path (Local Recreation) — 4.3 mi, 183° S
Veteran’s Memorial (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 191° S
North Hero State Park (State Park) — 7.7 mi, 235° SW
Bataille d'Eccles Hill (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 074° E
Wolf Monument (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 171° S
Saint Albans Historical Museum (Museum) — 11.7 mi, 174° S
Champ sea serpent (Public Artwork) — 11.9 mi, 189° S
Isle La Motte Historical Society (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 233° SW
Pelots Point Nature Area (Nature Reserve) — 14.8 mi, 223° SW
East Fairfield Covered Bridge (Viewpoint) — 17.9 mi, 138° SE
President Arthur Birthplace Museum (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 125° SE
Milton Artists' Guild (Gallery) — 24.5 mi, 182° S
Champlain Theatre (Theatre) — 25.9 mi, 221° SW
Clinton County Historical Museum (Museum) — 26.4 mi, 219° SW
Plattsburgh State Art Museum (Museum) — 26.5 mi, 222° SW
Airplane (Attraction) — 26.5 mi, 219° SW
Bryan Memorial Gallery (Arts Centre) — 26.7 mi, 149° SE
Poland Covered Bridge (Attraction) — 26.8 mi, 148° SE
Regal Cinemas Champlain Centre 8 (Cinema) — 26.8 mi, 225° SW
Burned Down Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 29.4 mi, 123° SE

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