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Adamstown Maryland Map

Explore Adamstown, Maryland, 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 Adamstown, Maryland

How to Use This Adamstown, Maryland Map

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

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	Adamstown
State	Maryland (MD)
County	Frederick County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	39.310936
Longitude	-77.474709
Population	2,331
Density	845.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	21710
Area Code	410, 443
County Seat	Frederick
School District	Frederick County Public Schools

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About Adamstown, Maryland

Adamstown is a locality in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,331. The population density is 845.9 people per km². Adamstown is located at 39.3109°N, 77.4747°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21710.

Adamstown occupies a quiet stretch of the Piedmont, where the land moves in broad, muscular swells toward the horizon. It lies 4.8 miles south-southwest of Ballenger Creek, MD (from Ballenger Creek, MD: bearing 206°T), and is situated 7.9 miles south-southwest of Frederick. Tuscarora Creek carves a low, persistent path through the earth here, its waters threading through the fields with a gravity that feels ancient and unbothered. To the west, the silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains rise against the sky like a bruised, hazy promise, keeping watch over the lowlands. At Green Hill Park, the air holds a stillness that gathers in the hollows as the afternoon light shifts, turning the color of drying wheat before the shadows stretch long and thin across the grass.

Adamstown maintains a steady, deliberate pace, anchored by a history that remains quietly present in the architecture of its farmsteads and the layout of its roads. The economy here still leans into the rhythms of the soil, reflecting a legacy of agricultural labor that has long defined the local character. Beyond the working fields, the presence of the Lily Pons Fish Ponds adds a distinct, shimmering quality to the landscape, creating a sanctuary for those who look closely at the interplay of water and light. Life in Adamstown tends to focus on these immediate surroundings, favoring the slow accumulation of seasons over the frantic pulse of the distant, crowded corridors.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Green Hill Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 055° NE
MD State Highway Administration 1 (State Resource Management Area) — 1.0 mi, 303° NW
Shock Rock (Viewpoint) — 3.2 mi, 268° W
Mattawoman Natural Environment Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 149° SE
ISLANDS OF THE POTOMAC Wildlife Management Area - Islands of the Potomac Wildland (State Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 214° SW
Springdale Regional Park (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 219° SW
Sugarloaf Mountain (Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 132° SE
Hallowood Worship Center (Theatre) — 5.5 mi, 142° SE
10th Vermont Monument (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 054° NE
Pennsylvania Monument (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 054° NE
14th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Monument (Monument) — 6.0 mi, 047° NE
Othello Regional Park (Local Recreation) — 6.9 mi, 288° W
Francis Scott Key (Public Artwork) — 7.4 mi, 027° NE
Warehouse Cinemas (Cinema) — 7.7 mi, 007° N
Frederick Book Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 7.7 mi, 027° NE
The Great Frederick Fair (Attraction) — 8.2 mi, 031° NE
Jug Bridge West Abutment (Historic Ruins) — 8.4 mi, 043° NE
Jug Bridge East Abutment (Historic Ruins) — 8.4 mi, 044° NE
Children's Museum of Rose Hill Manor Park (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 023° NE
South Mountain Sp (State Park) — 10.1 mi, 297° NW
South Mountain State Park (State Park) — 10.2 mi, 297° NW
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 10.5 mi, 303° NW · 110k acres
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 10.7 mi, 110° E
Lost City Art (Gallery) — 11.7 mi, 119° SE
Potoma Wayside (Attraction) — 12.7 mi, 273° W
Winmill Carriage Museum (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 204° SW
Gov. Westmoreland Davis Home (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 204° SW
MD-VA-WV Tripoint (Attraction) — 13.1 mi, 273° W
George Washington Memorial Parkway (National Park) — 27.3 mi, 150° SE · 2,795 acres
Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 47.4 mi, 232° SW · 197k acres

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