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Waitsfield Vermont Map

Explore Waitsfield, 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 Waitsfield, Vermont

How to Use This Waitsfield, Vermont Map

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

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

Latitude	44.183349
Longitude	-72.834513
Population	330
Density	199.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	05673
Area Code	802
County Seat	Montpelier
School District	Harwood Unified School District

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About Waitsfield, Vermont

Waitsfield is a locality in Washington County, Vermont, United States. It is a small community with a population of 330. The population density is 199.1 people per km². Waitsfield is located at 44.1833°N, 72.8345°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 05673.

Waitsfield occupies a verdant stretch of land where the Mad River carves a restless path through the valley floor, its waters perpetually cold and clear against the stones. It lies 25.1 miles southeast of Essex Junction, VT (from Essex Junction, VT: bearing 146°T), and is situated 8.8 miles west-northwest of Northfield. The air here holds a crisp, thin quality, cooling rapidly as the sun retreats behind the distant silhouette of the Green Mountains. To the west, the rugged slopes of Camels Hump State Forest rise in a heavy, wooded wall, while the lower elevations near German Flats offer a softer relief of pasture and meadow. Sunlight in the late afternoon catches the fine dust motes above the fields, turning the landscape into a study of amber and deep, encroaching gray. Beyond the immediate banks, the terrain is defined by the dense, shadowed growth of the Bristol Municipal Forest, a reminder that the wild is always pressing against the edges of the human work.

Waitsfield traces its lineage to the early settlers who cleared the timber to make room for the dairy farms that still define the valley’s character, their white-steepled silhouettes and barns anchoring the landscape. The rhythm of life remains tethered to the seasons, moving from the labor of maple-sugaring in the damp spring to the quiet maintenance of the land before the first frost. Commerce here is a modest affair of local craft and small-scale trade, with the Catamount Cross Country Trail providing a quiet, winding artery for those who move through the woods on foot or ski. When the winter settles, the stillness is absolute, save for the occasional sound of wood smoke rising from a chimney. Even the distant Beaver Pond, though miles removed from the center, seems to exert a silent influence on the local hydrology, keeping the earth damp and the spirit of the valley anchored in its deep, inland silence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Camels Hump State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 0.7 mi, 223° SW
Pine Brook Covered Bridge (Viewpoint) — 2.6 mi, 054° NE
New England Forestry Foundation (Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 230° SW
Green Mountain National Forest (National Forest) — 3.7 mi, 245° SW · 412k acres
Warren Town Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 4.1 mi, 188° S
Camels Hump State Park (State Park) — 5.0 mi, 291° W
Huntington Gap Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 313° NW
Roxbury State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 5.6 mi, 151° SE
Lewis Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 295° NW
Breadloaf Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.5 mi, 190° S · 25k acres
Stony Brook Covered Bridge (Attraction) — 8.4 mi, 121° SE
Slaughterhouse Covered Bridge (Attraction) — 9.0 mi, 096° E
Norwich University Museum (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 110° E
B-24J bomber crash memorial plaque (Monument) — 9.2 mi, 355° N
Statue of Capt. Alden Partridge (Monument) — 9.2 mi, 110° E
Bristol Cliffs Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.6 mi, 235° SW · 3,750 acres
Elm Harris Jewler Studio (Gallery) — 10.7 mi, 044° NE
Kurt Buliger Photography Gallery and Studio (Gallery) — 10.7 mi, 044° NE
Camp Meade (Arts Centre) — 10.7 mi, 044° NE
Ben & Jerry's Factory Tour (Attraction) — 12.6 mi, 022° N
Allis State Park (State Park) — 13.0 mi, 132° SE
Vermont Historical Society Museum and Pavilion (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 067° NE
Capitol Theatre (Cinema) — 13.8 mi, 067° NE
The Savoy Theater (Cinema) — 13.8 mi, 068° E
T.W. Wood Gallery & Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 13.8 mi, 068° E
Audubon Vermont (Attraction) — 13.8 mi, 325° NW
Lost Nations Theater (Theatre) — 13.9 mi, 068° E
Beavin & Sons (Public Artwork) — 14.2 mi, 071° E
Vermont Granite Museum (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 083° E
Moosalamoo National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 18.0 mi, 205° SW · 16k acres

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