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North Pownal Vermont Map

Explore North Pownal, 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 North Pownal, Vermont

How to Use This North Pownal, Vermont Map

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

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	North Pownal
State	Vermont (VT)
County	Bennington County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	42.797579
Longitude	-73.264553
Population	303
Density	98.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	05260
Area Code	802
County Seat	Bennington
School District	Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District 87

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About North Pownal, Vermont

North Pownal is a locality in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. It is a small community with a population of 303. The population density is 98.4 people per km². North Pownal is located at 42.7976°N, 73.2646°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 05260.

North Pownal unfolds where the Hoosic River carves a deliberate path through the earth, marking the land with a silver-toned, rhythmic persistence. It lies 10.4 miles northwest of North Adams, MA (from North Adams, MA: bearing 310°T), and is situated 6.5 miles south-southwest of Bennington. The landscape here is defined by a deep-set terrain, where Reservoir Hollow creates a natural cradle for the moisture-heavy air that settles against the slopes at dusk. To the east, the horizon is held by the distant, muted silhouette of the Taconic Range, standing as a weathered sentinel over the lowlands. The ground itself is rugged and unyielding, characterized by the limestone-rich earth of the Quarry Hill Natural Area, which rises abruptly to remind the traveler of the heavy geological bones beneath the topsoil. Sunlight here does not merely illuminate; it clarifies, catching the sharp angles of the hillsides and turning the late-afternoon shadows into long, indigo swaths that stretch across the fields.

North Pownal traces its character back to the industry of the soil and the river, maintaining a quiet, functional existence that has long outlasted the original mills and lime kilns that once animated the valley. While the local economy has shifted from early manufacturing to a more deliberate, independent pace, the shadow of the past remains in the stone foundations found near the water’s edge. Those seeking the solitude of the woods often head toward the Hopkins Memorial Forest or test their endurance on the Taconic Crest Trail, where the altitude sharpens the scent of pine and damp moss. Even four miles away, the presence of Barber Pond influences the local atmosphere, acting as a cool, hidden reservoir that tempers the summer heat. Life in North Pownal is measured by the slow turn of the seasons, where the primary rhythm is dictated by the steady, cold flow of the Hoosic River and the quiet transition of the woods from the verdant greens of spring to the brittle, golden quietude of winter.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Quarry Hill Natural Area (Conservation Area) — 0.0 mi, 037° NE
Taconic Ridge State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 250° W
Pownal Town Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 1.4 mi, 190° S
Pownal Bog (Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 084° E
NY/VT/MA Tri-State Granite Marker (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 180° S
South Stream Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 083° E
Green Mountain National Forest (National Forest) — 4.1 mi, 119° SE · 412k acres
Overlook (Viewpoint) — 4.9 mi, 143° SE
Taconic Trail State Park (State Park) — 5.0 mi, 171° S
Taconic Trail State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 5.1 mi, 183° S
Farm Museum (Museum) — 5.5 mi, 158° S
Tenney Home (Historic Ruins) — 5.6 mi, 181° S
Lt. Herbert Allan Field Memorial (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 143° SE
Hoosac School Theatre + Auditorium (Theatre) — 5.8 mi, 315° NW
Williamstown House of Local History (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 155° SE
Veterans' Memorial (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 154° SE
Adams Memorial Theatre (Theatre) — 6.5 mi, 153° SE
Vine & Branches Gallery (Gallery) — 6.6 mi, 032° NE
Jenny Holzer Benches (Public Artwork) — 6.7 mi, 158° S
Images Cinema (Cinema) — 6.7 mi, 153° SE
Hopkins Observatory Planetarium (Museum) — 6.7 mi, 152° SE
Mehlin Museum of Astronomy (Museum) — 6.8 mi, 152° SE
Grafton Lakes State Park (State Park) — 7.7 mi, 271° W
Louis Miller Museum (Museum) — 8.0 mi, 327° NW
Glastenbury Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 8.0 mi, 039° NE · 22k acres
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 8.6 mi, 138° SE · 110k acres
Grandfather Rock (Attraction) — 9.7 mi, 242° SW
Bennington Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 9.9 mi, 348° N
George D. Aiken Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.0 mi, 068° E · 4,800 acres
Sentinels (Attraction) — 10.0 mi, 240° SW

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