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Island Pond Vermont Map

Explore Island Pond, 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 Island Pond, Vermont

How to Use This Island Pond, Vermont Map

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

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	Island Pond
State	Vermont (VT)
County	Essex County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	44.814771
Longitude	-71.880373
Population	750
Density	69.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	05846
Area Code	802
County Seat	Guildhall
School District	Brighton School District

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About Island Pond, Vermont

Island Pond is a locality in Essex County, Vermont, United States. It is a small community with a population of 750. The population density is 69.5 people per km². Island Pond is located at 44.8148°N, 71.8804°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 05846.

Island Pond anchors a quiet basin where the cold, clear waters of the namesake lake reflect the shifting moods of the northern sky. It lies 64.5 miles east-northeast of Essex Junction, VT (from Essex Junction, VT: bearing 69°T), and is situated 18.0 miles east-southeast of Newport. Lightning Brook meanders through the low-lying terrain nearby, its steady, rhythmic movement carving a path through the dark earth and dense brush that defines this rugged landscape. To the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Green Mountains marks the horizon, a constant reminder of the wider topography that shapes these northern woods. The air here holds a crisp, biting quality even in the waning light of late afternoon, carrying the scent of pine and damp soil from the nearby Brighton Municipal Forest.

Economic life in Island Pond has long been tethered to the timber and rail industries, remnants of which still color the character of the village streets and the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the storefronts. Residents find a quiet connection to the land in the Brighton Town Forest, a LRMA that provides a sanctuary for local wildlife and a reprieve for those seeking the stillness of the deep woods. Hikers often venture out toward the Shore Trail to traverse the perimeter of the landscape, tracing the line where the forest meets the water. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, honoring a heritage built on woodcraft and the slow, persistent labor required to thrive in such a remote, interior corner of the map.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Island Pond, Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 208° SW
Brighton Town Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 0.7 mi, 338° N
Trust for Public Land (Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 097° E
Brighton State Park (State Park) — 1.7 mi, 137° SE
Don Eagle Museum (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 135° SE
McConnell Pond Conservation Fund (Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 085° E
Silvio O. Conte National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.8 mi, 057° NE · 74k acres
Morgan Town Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 4.4 mi, 344° N
Wenlock Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 125° SE
Willoughby State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 5.5 mi, 237° SW
West Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 120° SE
Sentinel Rock State Park (State Park) — 6.9 mi, 258° W
Lewis Pond Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.3 mi, 039° NE
Charleston Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 303° NW
Holland Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 324° NW
Vermont Childrens Theater (Theatre) — 16.0 mi, 192° S
Glover Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 244° SW
Le Vieux Forgeron (Gallery) — 17.0 mi, 321° NW
Kingdom Trails Nordic Adventure Center (Attraction) — 17.2 mi, 195° S
Bread and Puppet Theater (Theatre) — 17.4 mi, 238° SW
Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.3 mi, 311° NW · 15k acres
Canaan Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 20.9 mi, 053° NE
White Mountain National Forest (National Forest) — 24.5 mi, 125° SE · 768k acres
Vermont Major cross-state route (Monument) — 26.1 mi, 150° SE
Circus Smirkus World Headquarters (Attraction) — 26.1 mi, 239° SW
Millers Thumb Gallery (Gallery) — 26.3 mi, 231° SW
Stephen Huneck’s Gallery, Dog Mountain (Monument) — 26.6 mi, 191° S
Walden Mountain Alpaca Farm (Attraction) — 27.6 mi, 222° SW
Jackie Fox Studio (Gallery) — 28.2 mi, 194° S
Catamount Film and Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 28.2 mi, 194° S

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