Explore South Royalton, 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 South Royalton, 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 South Royalton.
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 | South Royalton |
| State | Vermont (VT) |
| County | Windsor County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 43.807051 |
| Longitude | -72.512259 |
| Population | 654 |
| Density | 227.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 05068 |
| Area Code | 802 |
| County Seat | Woodstock |
| School District | White River Unified School District |
South Royalton emerges as a quiet settlement where the White River carves a deliberate path through the earth, marking the low ground of the valley floor. It lies 26.8 miles east-northeast of Rutland, VT (from Rutland, VT: bearing 57°T), and is situated 18.3 miles northwest of Lebanon. The landscape rises outward from the water in a series of wooded elevations, with the distant, hazy spine of the Green Mountains defining the western horizon. Within the immediate vicinity, the terrain folds into the narrow confines of Happy Hollow, while the dense, unmanicured growth of the South Royalton Town Forest provides a rugged backdrop to the local topography. Sunlight in this valley possesses a singular, thin quality, lingering long enough in the autumn to turn the maple leaves into a brittle, glowing copper before the early shadows of the hills claim the lower fields. A short distance away, the quiet surface of McIntosh Pond reflects the stillness of the surrounding timber, undisturbed by the currents that animate the riverbeds nearby.
South Royalton maintains a deliberate pace, its character shaped by a history of agricultural persistence and the academic presence of Vermont Law School, which occupies a prominent place in the village center. The local economy relies on this blend of professional education and the traditional rhythms of land management, with the nearby Charles Downer State Forest serving as a reminder of the region’s long-standing relationship with timber and conservation. The architecture remains grounded in the vernacular of the nineteenth century, featuring white-painted facades that appear stark and enduring against the deep greens of summer or the heavy, iron-gray skies of winter. Daily life here operates with a modest, functional grace, centered on the common where the intersection of regional history and modern small-town industry persists without fanfare.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of South Royalton, Vermont. Coordinates: 43.807051, -72.512259. 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 South Royalton includes the ZIP code (05068), telephone area code (802), county seat of Windsor County (Woodstock), and school district assignment (White River Unified School District).
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. |