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Saxtons River Vermont Map

Explore Saxtons River, 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 Saxtons River, Vermont

How to Use This Saxtons River, Vermont Map

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

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	Saxtons River
State	Vermont (VT)
County	Windham County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	43.137856
Longitude	-72.509812
Population	479
Density	394.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	05101, 05154
Area Code	802
County Seat	Newfane
School District	Rockingham School District

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About Saxtons River, Vermont

Saxtons River is a locality in Windham County, Vermont, United States. It is a small community with a population of 479. The population density is 394.3 people per km². Saxtons River is located at 43.1379°N, 72.5098°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Saxtons River is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 05101, 05154.

Saxtons River flows with a persistent, amber-tinted clarity through the deep, glacial depression of Pleasant Valley, carving a path through the quiet bedrock of the Vermont landscape. It lies 40.1 miles southeast of Rutland, VT (from Rutland, VT: bearing 144°T), and is situated 3.3 miles west of Bellows Falls. The air here holds a crisp, mineral edge, particularly when the afternoon light slants low against the slopes, turning the surrounding maples into pillars of bronze and gold. Beyond the immediate banks, the terrain rises into dense, tangled woodlands where the Saxtons River Village Forest offers a quiet sanctuary of hemlock and pine. Further to the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Taconic Range anchors the horizon, providing a permanent backdrop to the modest, white-timbered architecture that defines the local aesthetic.

History in Saxtons River remains tethered to the rhythmic output of the water, which once powered the mills that formed the economic bedrock of this region. Today, the pace of life favors a measured, academic stillness, influenced heavily by the long-standing presence of the local preparatory school, where the cadence of the seasons dictates the ebb and flow of the village. While the agricultural legacy of the valley persists in the form of quiet, small-scale operations, the local economy has largely shifted toward the preservation of this contemplative, intellectual atmosphere. Residents often look toward the Bellows Falls Village Forest for timber and recreation, or travel to Middle Pond when the summer heat demands a cooling stillness that the swifter, shallower currents of the Saxtons River cannot provide.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Saxtons River Village Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 0.2 mi, 107° E
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 303° NW
Bellow Falls Recreation Area (Local Park) — 2.4 mi, 103° E
Bellows Falls Union High School Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 3.2 mi, 117° SE
Bellows Falls Opera House (Cinema) — 3.3 mi, 095° E
Bellows Falls Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 096° E
Frank Adams Grist Mill (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 096° E
View of Bellows Falls (Viewpoint) — 3.8 mi, 094° E
J.J. Dorand SF (State Resource Management Area) — 4.3 mi, 335° NW
Missing Link Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 042° NE
Turner Hill Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 269° W
Alstead Historical Society (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 083° E
The Fort at No 4 (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 026° NE
Rainbow Rock Swimming Hole (Attraction) — 9.0 mi, 338° N
Muckross (State Park) — 9.6 mi, 015° N
Civil War (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 333° NW
Silvio O. Conte National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.8 mi, 202° S · 74k acres
Founders Auditorium (Theatre) — 11.1 mi, 181° S
Finn Island (Public Artwork) — 11.1 mi, 181° S
Joe Greenhoe Theatre (Theatre) — 11.2 mi, 180° S
Springfield Art and Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 357° N
Magic Mountain Ski Area (Attraction) — 13.9 mi, 288° W
Former Salmond Covered Bridge Site (Monument) — 16.3 mi, 002° N
Green Mountain National Forest (National Forest) — 16.7 mi, 239° SW · 412k acres
The Gage Accident (Monument) — 17.6 mi, 344° N
Keene Cinema (Cinema) — 18.3 mi, 144° SE
Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji) (Attraction) — 18.3 mi, 140° SE
Brattleboro Music Center Office (Arts Centre) — 19.6 mi, 187° S
Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 21.1 mi, 316° NW · 36k acres
Lye Brook Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 21.8 mi, 265° W · 18k acres

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