Explore Aquasco, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Aquasco, 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 Aquasco.
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 | Aquasco |
| State | Maryland (MD) |
| County | Prince George's County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 38.591534 |
| Longitude | -76.697125 |
| Population | 913 |
| Density | 17.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 20608 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| County Seat | Upper Marlboro |
| School District | Prince George's County Public Schools |
Aquasco anchors a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of the earth, where the winding path of Jacks Creek carves a low, emerald corridor through the surrounding fields. It lies 10.2 miles southeast of Brandywine, MD (from Brandywine, MD: bearing 139°T), and is situated 7.0 miles north-northwest of Golden Beach. Sunlight filters through the canopy of the nearby Cedarville State Forest, casting long, shifting shadows that stretch across the open farmland toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Bacon Ridge. The air here holds a heavy, fertile stillness, carrying the scent of damp soil and ancient timber, while the proximity to the Putuxent River Park ensures that the wilder edges of the terrain remain undisturbed. In the quiet hours before dusk, the golden light catches the tall grasses, illuminating a geography that favors the slow growth of oaks and the patient migration of local wildlife over the frantic pace of modern expansion.
Aquasco retains the steady, deliberate character of a place built upon the rhythms of agriculture and the legacy of its early inhabitants. The local economy persists in a quiet dialogue with the land, echoing the deep colonial roots that once saw this region serve as a vital crossroads for trade and transport. While the proximity to Devils Nest or the distant stretch of the Left Trail offers paths for the curious, the people of Aquasco remain tethered to the grounded realities of their own soil. Life here moves with the consistency of the seasons, far removed from the bustle of the coast, finding its center in the small, enduring details of rural work and the simple, unadorned beauty of an inland horizon.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Aquasco, Maryland. Coordinates: 38.591534, -76.697125. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Aquasco includes the ZIP code (20608), telephone area code (301, 240), county seat of Prince George's County (Upper Marlboro), and school district assignment (Prince George's County Public Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |