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Northfield Vermont Map

Explore Northfield, 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 Northfield, Vermont

How to Use This Northfield, Vermont Map

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

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

Latitude	44.151172
Longitude	-72.656499
Population	3,757
Density	647.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	05663
Area Code	802
County Seat	Montpelier

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About Northfield, Vermont

Northfield is a locality in Washington County, Vermont, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,757. The population density is 647.6 people per km². Northfield is located at 44.1512°N, 72.6565°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 05663.

Northfield occupies a deep, narrow basin where the Dog River carves a persistent path through the earth, marking the valley floor with cold, clear water that hums against the stones. It lies 32.5 miles southeast of Essex Junction, VT (from Essex Junction, VT: bearing 136°T), and is situated 8.3 miles west-southwest of Barre. The air here holds a sharp, clean weight, often clinging to the timbered slopes of the Northfield Municipal Forest that rise abruptly to define the horizon. To the west, the distant summits of the Green Mountains provide a jagged, blue-tinted silhouette against the sky, while the local topography remains defined by the rugged, compressed geography of the interior. At dusk, the light loses its golden edge quickly, slipping behind the ridges to leave the valley in a cool, silver-gray shadow that clarifies the silhouette of every pine and maple. Even the quiet expanse of Unknown Park serves as a reminder of the quiet, deliberate pace that settles over the land when the sun retreats.

Northfield sustains itself through a history of slate mining and the persistent, structured influence of Norwich University, which anchors the intellectual and social life of the region. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the academic calendar and the small-scale commerce that serves those who choose to remain in this interior landscape. Beyond the immediate village, the character of the place is shaped by the nearby presence of Williamstown Gulf and the distant, rushing descent of Moretown Falls. Travelers seeking the solitude of the woods might venture toward the Bear Hill Trail, or find a different kind of stillness near the quiet waters of Dry Pond. Life here is measured by the seasonal shift from the deep, insulating snows of winter to the brief, vibrant surge of spring, maintaining a steady, grounded existence far from the chaotic pull of larger, more crowded corridors.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 188° S
Northfield Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 054° NE
Northfield School Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 0.5 mi, 308° NW
Northfield Village Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 0.5 mi, 142° SE
Statue of Capt. Alden Partridge (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 190° S
Norwich University Museum (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 192° S
Slaughterhouse Covered Bridge (Attraction) — 1.2 mi, 005° N
Stony Brook Covered Bridge (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 217° SW
Boyer State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.7 mi, 030° NE
Roxbury State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 6.1 mi, 214° SW
Ainsworth State Park (State Park) — 6.3 mi, 137° SE
Allis State Park (State Park) — 6.6 mi, 173° S
Fire Tower (Viewpoint) — 7.6 mi, 172° S
Vermont Granite Museum (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 058° NE
Rock of ages Quarry (Attraction) — 8.2 mi, 087° E
Beavin & Sons (Public Artwork) — 8.2 mi, 035° NE
Paramount Theatre 2 (Cinema) — 8.3 mi, 066° NE
Barre Opera House (Theatre) — 8.3 mi, 068° E
Studio Place Arts (Gallery) — 8.3 mi, 066° NE
Monument to Heroic Deeds (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 068° E
War Memorial (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 060° NE
T.W. Wood Gallery & Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 8.4 mi, 029° NE
The Savoy Theater (Cinema) — 8.4 mi, 028° NE
Lost Nations Theater (Theatre) — 8.5 mi, 028° NE
Vermont Historical Society Museum and Pavilion (Museum) — 8.5 mi, 027° NE
Climate Change Yacht Club (Attraction) — 8.6 mi, 160° S
Green Mountain National Forest (National Forest) — 9.2 mi, 234° SW · 412k acres
Breadloaf Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 11.2 mi, 231° SW · 25k acres
Bristol Cliffs Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 17.9 mi, 257° W · 3,750 acres
Moosalamoo National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 21.6 mi, 229° SW · 16k acres

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