Lagrange Road and Water Street give you familiar starting points on the Howland map. Pond Farm Pond and Seboeis Stream are named too, with the roads and terrain around them. Click here to purchase a print of this map for your wall.
Howland is a town in Penobscot County, where the Piscataquis River meets the Penobscot River.
KNOWOL made this map in 2026 from public survey records, combining modern geography with the look of a vintage atlas. United States Geological Survey elevation data shades the terrain. Census Bureau files supply the roads and municipal boundary, with buildings and waterways brought together in an aerial view.
A name from the Mayflower
Howland was settled in 1818 and named for John Howland, a passenger on the Mayflower. It was incorporated as a town in 1826. The town sits on the west bank of the Penobscot River at its meeting with the Piscataquis, and had 1,094 residents at the 2020 census.
Percy Spencer and microwave cooking
Percy Spencer was born in Howland in 1894. He worked in mills as a boy and learned electrical subjects through his own study. After joining the Navy, he continued studying radio technology, mathematics and physics.
Spencer later worked at Raytheon, where his experiments developed microwave cooking. The company filed a patent application for a microwave oven in 1945. His engineering career took place beyond Howland, while his life began here in the river town.
Click to explore a larger preview. The digital watermark does not appear on printed maps.
See it on a wall
The Howland map as a framed print. Swipe for more.
Exploring Howland
Lagrange Road, Water Street, Mattmiscontis Road, Edinburg Road, Argyle Road and County Road are printed on the artwork. Pond Farm Pond and Seboeis Stream have printed names too. These local roads and waterways give you points to return to while exploring the buildings and shaded terrain.
For people who call Howland home, this map brings familiar roads and places together as it looks today. It can hang in an office, library or den, or help teach children the geography and history of the area. Zoom in on the preview above to explore the details, then click here to get your copy of the Howland, Maine map.
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