Explore Newfane, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Newfane, 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 Newfane.
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 | Newfane |
| State | Vermont (VT) |
| County | Windham County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 42.985636 |
| Longitude | -72.655926 |
| Population | 87 |
| Density | 190.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 05345 |
| Area Code | 802 |
| County Seat | Newfane |
| School District | West River Valley Modified Union Education District 72B |
Newfane emerges from the damp, shadowed earth where the Smith Brook carves a persistent path through the valley floor. It lies 46.0 miles south-southeast of Rutland, VT (from Rutland, VT: bearing 160°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north-northwest of West Brattleboro. The landscape here is defined by the heavy, insistent green of the Vermont interior, where the air often holds the metallic tang of coming rain and the deep, loamy scent of decaying leaves. To the distant horizon, the Taconic Range creates a jagged, violet silhouette against the sky, marking the boundary of a world that feels both ancient and immutably fixed. A short distance away, the quiet waters of Kenny Pond offer a stillness that contrasts with the restless movement of the brook, while the nearby Silvio O. Conte National Fish And Wildlife Refuge provides a sanctuary for the wilder, unobserved residents of these woods.
Newfane carries the weight of a long-settled history in the austere lines of its white-steepled architecture and the slow, deliberate pace of its village center. Once a hub for agrarian labor, the local economy has transitioned from the hard-scrabble yields of early mountain farming to a focus on seasonal craft and the careful stewardship of the surrounding timber. The proximity of the Townshend State Forest serves as a reminder of the vast, wooded wilderness that presses against the edges of the village, dictating the rhythm of life through the changing cycles of the maple harvest and the harsh, gray light of winter. Residents move with a quiet economy of motion, shaped by the rugged topography and the persistent memory of a life tethered to the land, far removed from the frantic noise of more populous regions.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Newfane, Vermont. Coordinates: 42.985636, -72.655926. 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 Newfane includes the ZIP code (05345), telephone area code (802), county seat of Windham County (Newfane), and school district assignment (West River Valley Modified Union Education District 72B).
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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |