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Algonquin Maryland Map

Explore Algonquin, 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 Algonquin, Maryland

How to Use This Algonquin, Maryland Map

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

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

Latitude	38.589853
Longitude	-76.091558
Population	1,220
Density	627.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	21613
Area Code	410, 443
County Seat	Cambridge
School District	Dorchester County Public Schools

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About Algonquin, Maryland

Algonquin is a locality in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,220. The population density is 627.2 people per km². Algonquin is located at 38.5899°N, 76.0916°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21613.

Algonquin anchors the verdant expanse of the Maryland interior, where the steady, man-made currents of the Lodgecliffe Canal slice through the landscape like a silver needle stitching earth to sky. It lies 2.0 miles northwest of Cambridge, MD (from Cambridge, MD: bearing 313°T), and is situated 13.7 miles south of Talbot. The terrain shifts from open, golden fields to the dense, quiet shadows of the nearby woodland, while the water of Pinks Pond remains a still, obsidian mirror reflecting the changing moods of the afternoon light. To the far horizon, the silhouette of Edgars Ridge rises in a muted, purple haze, suggesting a world beyond the immediate, fertile reach of the soil. Here, the air carries a heavy, sweet scent of damp earth and drying corn stalks, a sensory reminder that Algonquin exists in the quiet pulse of a land defined by its distance from the salt-heavy winds of the coast.

Algonquin preserves the deliberate, industrious character of its early settlers, who carved a livelihood from the productive clay and the strategic utility of the canal. While the local economy has transitioned from the heavy labor of canal-borne commerce to more modern, decentralized pursuits, the rhythm of daily life still favors the slow, mechanical ticking of the clock over the frantic pace of the metropolis. Residents often look toward the protected, sprawling biodiversity of The Great Marsh, where the reeds sway in rhythmic unison under the weight of autumn migrations. The legacy of the region remains etched into the red-brick foundations of its oldest structures, standing as quiet witnesses to a history that values the endurance of the land over the fleeting vanity of rapid expansion.

Nearby Outdoor Places

The Great Marsh (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 127° SE
Lp5014 (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 158° S
Dorchester Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 1.5 mi, 143° SE
John F. Kennedy (Monument) — 1.5 mi, 146° SE
Cambridge Marine Terminal (State Resource Management Area) — 1.8 mi, 149° SE
Chesapeake Forest Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 2.2 mi, 217° SW
Neild Museum (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 133° SE
Choptank River Fishing Pier State Park (State Park) — 2.4 mi, 088° E
Spocott Windmill (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 269° W
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.1 mi, 192° S · 96k acres
Otwell Woods Preserve (Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 350° N
Otwell Woodland Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 8.0 mi, 348° N
East New Market Heritage Museum (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 086° E
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park (State Park) — 9.5 mi, 157° SE
Eagle Nesting Site (Viewpoint) — 10.5 mi, 181° S
Eagle Nest (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 178° S
Fishing Bay Wma (State Conservation Area) — 12.0 mi, 160° S
Fishing Bay Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.0 mi, 160° S
Historical Society of Talbot County Museum (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 004° N
Saint Marys Square Museum (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 332° NW
Frederick Douglass (Monument) — 15.4 mi, 332° NW
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (Museum) — 15.4 mi, 333° NW
Barred Owl Circle (Theatre) — 18.9 mi, 355° N
Cardinal Circle (Theatre) — 18.9 mi, 356° N
Caroline County Shooting Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 20.8 mi, 034° NE
William Still Center Families Divided & United Marker (Monument) — 21.7 mi, 039° NE
Beach On My Mind (Public Artwork) — 25.1 mi, 289° W
Rufus M and Loraine Hall Todd Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 25.1 mi, 001° N
Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Maryland (Marine Protected Area) — 28.3 mi, 151° SE
Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.6 mi, 347° N · 6,282 acres

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