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Wells Vermont Map

Explore Wells, 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 Wells, Vermont

How to Use This Wells, Vermont Map

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

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

Latitude	43.417294
Longitude	-73.204274
Population	386
Density	187.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	05774
Area Code	802
County Seat	Rutland

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About Wells, Vermont

Wells is a locality in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. It is a small community with a population of 386. The population density is 187.9 people per km². Wells is located at 43.4173°N, 73.2043°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 05774.

Wells emerges from the landscape as a collection of quiet dwellings anchored by the persistent, clear movement of Wells Brook. It lies 17.7 miles southwest of Rutland, VT (from Rutland, VT: bearing 221°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north-northeast of Porter. The terrain here is defined by the steady inclination of the earth toward the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Taconic Range, which mark the horizon like a jagged ink line against the sky. Within the immediate vicinity, the earth gathers into the low-slung curvature of Bullfrog Hollow, where the air holds a cool, damp weight that lingers long after the sun has retreated. A mile away, the quiet expanse of Wells Town Forest provides a sanctuary of dense timber, its canopy filtering the light into sharp, splintered shafts that illuminate the mossy floor. The stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the rhythmic pulse of the water, which seems to carry the very memory of the land in its cold, stone-tumbled current.

Wells maintains a character forged in the deliberate, slow-moving pace of an economy long tied to the soil and the seasonal shifts of the interior. While the legacy of early agrarian labor has faded, the influence of the land remains visible in the sturdy architecture of the older buildings and the lingering reliance on the surrounding woods. To the north, the presence of Lily Pond offers a stillness that complements the flowing energy of the nearby brooks, acting as a basin for the region’s runoff and a reminder of the ancient, frozen history etched into the earth by the distant Ice Beds. Life here proceeds with a gravity that honors the cycle of the seasons, where the transition from autumn’s gold to the muted, heavy gray of winter dictates the rhythm of the day. It is a place where the history of the soil is not spoken, but felt in the way the frost settles upon the fields and the way the light dies early behind the western ridges.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wells Town Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 1.2 mi, 338° N
Granville Village Of Land (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 252° W
Granville Little League Park (Local Recreation) — 3.0 mi, 261° W
Ballard Farm (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 054° NE
Mettawee River Fishing Access (State Recreation Area) — 3.6 mi, 270° W
Lake St. Catherine State Park (State Park) — 4.1 mi, 001° N
Buczek Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 355° N
A.W.Gray & Sons (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 044° NE
Chiseled Slate monoliths (Public Artwork) — 7.1 mi, 348° N
Tinmouth Channel Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 079° E
Green Mountain National Forest (National Forest) — 9.5 mi, 144° SE · 412k acres
Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 11.4 mi, 103° E · 36k acres
Old Stone Shop (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 073° E
Paul P Harris (Monument) — 12.0 mi, 071° E
Dorset Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 12.0 mi, 158° S
Big Branch Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 12.3 mi, 108° E · 6,625 acres
White Rocks (Viewpoint) — 13.2 mi, 082° E
Cassella Theater (Theatre) — 13.4 mi, 006° N
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 13.6 mi, 074° E · 110k acres
Old Champlain Canal Lock 18 (Historic Ruins) — 14.1 mi, 269° W
Fort Anne (Historic Castle / Fort) — 14.2 mi, 270° W
Peru Peak Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 15.4 mi, 126° SE · 7,796 acres
College of Saint Joseph Playhouse (Theatre) — 16.7 mi, 040° NE
Southern Vermont Art Center (Arts Centre) — 17.1 mi, 158° S
Pine Hill Park (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 035° NE
Salem Art Works (Gallery) — 18.1 mi, 201° S
John Zaccheo Fine Art Gallery (Gallery) — 18.3 mi, 156° SE
Vermont Marble Museum (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 026° NE
Norman Rockwell Museum (Museum) — 19.4 mi, 041° NE
Varosy Studios (Gallery) — 20.0 mi, 217° SW

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