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Massachusetts maps: printable and free

5 free maps of Massachusetts: high-resolution PNG (300 dpi) and PDF for US Letter or A4.

PDF = US Letter; A4 for other countries. Tap a map to view it full size. Free for personal, school and commercial use.

Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made

1. Massachusetts blank outline map

The state border only, with a scale bar. Good for labeling, coloring and tracing.

Blank outline map of Massachusetts with no labels: about 184 miles wide and 114 miles tall, on a letter-size page.View full size
Blank outline map of Massachusetts with no labels: about 184 miles wide and 114 miles tall, on a letter-size page.
PNG (3,233 × 2,438, 77 KB)PDF, US Letter (20 KB)PDF, A4 (20 KB)

2. Massachusetts county map

All 14 counties, outlined without names.

Map of Massachusetts showing the borders of its 14 counties, without names.View full size
Map of Massachusetts showing the borders of its 14 counties, without names.
PNG (3,233 × 2,438, 109 KB)PDF, US Letter (34 KB)PDF, A4 (35 KB)

3. Massachusetts labeled county map

The same 14 counties, each named. Names that don't fit inside a small area sit just outside, joined by a short line.

Map of Massachusetts's 14 counties with each name printed inside its border, including Worcester County, the largest by land area.View full size
Map of Massachusetts's 14 counties with each name printed inside its border, including Worcester County, the largest by land area.
PNG (3,233 × 2,438, 121 KB)PDF, US Letter (36 KB)PDF, A4 (37 KB)

4. Massachusetts map with major cities

23 cities, chosen by 2024 Census population and spaced so no labels overlap. The capital is marked with a star.

Map of Massachusetts with 23 major cities marked and labeled, including Boston (capital), Worcester, Springfield and Cambridge.View full size
Map of Massachusetts with 23 major cities marked and labeled, including Boston (capital), Worcester, Springfield and Cambridge.
PNG (3,233 × 2,438, 156 KB)PDF, US Letter (46 KB)PDF, A4 (47 KB)

5. Massachusetts elevation map

USGS 3DEP elevation as color plus hillshade. Legend in feet with meters underneath; the low point is sea level, so it has no marker, a star the capital.

Shaded-relief elevation map of Massachusetts, colored from green lowlands to brown and white high ground, marking Mount Greylock (3,491 ft, highest) and Boston, with a legend in feet and meters.View full size
Shaded-relief elevation map of Massachusetts, colored from green lowlands to brown and white high ground, marking Mount Greylock (3,491 ft, highest) and Boston, with a legend in feet and meters.
PNG (3,233 × 2,438, 1.5 MB)PDF, US Letter (619 KB)PDF, A4 (682 KB)

Massachusetts: shape, counties and terrain

Massachusetts spans about 184 miles from east to west and 114 miles from north to south, with 7,801 square miles of land. Its outline is irregular: the state fills only 39% of the box drawn around it on the map. The Census boundary file draws it as 34 separate land areas, 2 of them larger than 100 square miles.

Massachusetts has 14 counties. The largest by land area is Worcester County (1,511 sq mi) and the smallest is Nantucket County (46 sq mi). The capital, Boston, sits at 48 ft downtown (USGS).

Elevation runs from sea level along the Atlantic Ocean to 3,491 ft (1,064 m) at Mount Greylock in Berkshire County, a range of 3,491 ft. The sampled average is about 511 ft.

On the relief map's elevation grid, 3% of the state lies below 0 ft, 75% between 0 and 1,000 ft, 20% between 1,000 and 2,000 ft and 2% between 2,000 and 3,000 ft and under 1% above 3,000 ft. Split from west to east into thirds, the western third averages 1,078 ft, the central third 512 ft and the eastern third 54 ft, so the land is highest in the western third and lowest in the eastern third.

More figures, with sources: Massachusetts elevation: highest, lowest and average points.

How teachers and students can use these maps

  • Blank map: label Boston, the capital, and the largest cities, then check them against the cities map. Older students can draw in rivers or mountain ranges from an atlas.
  • County map: find your own county among the 14. The labeled version works as an answer key; the blank one as a quiz.
  • Cities map: Boston to Chicopee is about 78 miles in a straight line. Measure it with the scale bar and see how close you get.
  • Elevation map: find Mount Greylock (3,491 ft) and the coast, at sea level, and work out the difference: 3,491 ft. Then use the legend to estimate the elevation of your town and check it with our elevation tool.
  • Printing: each map has a US Letter PDF and an A4 PDF. The PDFs are vector files, so lines and labels stay sharp at any size. The outline maps use very little ink in black and white.

License: free to use

These maps are free for personal, school and commercial use. Print them, copy them, change them, and use them in worksheets, slides, books, apps or websites. No permission or fee is needed. A credit is appreciated: Map: MyCurrentElevation.org.

The data behind them (US Census Bureau boundaries and population, USGS elevation) is in the public domain. Inter, the typeface on the maps, is licensed under the SIL Open Font License.

Sources

How each number is produced: methodology and data sources.

Other states and the US map: all printable maps · Massachusetts elevation

Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made

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