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Bethlehem Maryland Map

Explore Bethlehem, 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 Bethlehem, Maryland

How to Use This Bethlehem, Maryland Map

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

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

Latitude	38.746226
Longitude	-75.944104
Population	280
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	21655, 21609
Area Code	410, 443
County Seat	Denton

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About Bethlehem, Maryland

Bethlehem is a locality in Caroline County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Bethlehem is located at 38.7462°N, 75.9441°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 21655, 21609.

Bethlehem occupies a quiet stretch of flat, fertile land where the horizon remains wide and unobstructed by the jagged silhouettes of distant peaks. It lies 7.4 miles east-southeast of Easton, MD (from Easton, MD: bearing 105°T), and is situated 9.9 miles west-northwest of Federalsburg. The landscape is defined by the steady, unassuming movement of Mitchell Run, which traces a path through the fields and provides a consistent rhythm to the local geography. Five miles away, the dense, green canopy of Seth State Forest offers a contrast to the cleared agricultural plots, while the Chesapeake Forest Lands provide a sprawling, protected expanse that anchors the territory. On days when the atmosphere is perfectly clear, the faint, hazy outline of Edgars Ridge may be discerned far to the west, a reminder of the elevation changes that exist well beyond these plains. The light here tends to linger in the late afternoon, turning the fields a deep, burnished gold that seems to cling to the stalks of grain long after the sun has begun its descent toward Lake Pinehurst.

Bethlehem emerged as a point of convergence for the agricultural life of the region, where the economy has historically centered on the cultivation of the soil and the careful management of the land. The presence of the Chesapeake Forest Lands reinforces a commitment to the preservation of the natural terrain, ensuring that the local character remains tethered to the woods and the meadows rather than the rapid pace of urban expansion. Life in Bethlehem follows the seasonal turn of the crops, with a quiet industry that prioritizes the maintenance of family holdings and the stewardship of the surrounding acreage. There is a distinct stillness in the way the morning mist rises from the banks of Mitchell Run, a phenomenon that has persisted through generations of residents who have watched the seasons cycle over the same unchanging topography. This place values a measured pace, finding a profound sense of continuity in the quiet labor of the fields and the preservation of the landscape that defines its borders.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Chesapeake Forest Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 0.3 mi, 015° N
Choptank Wetlands Preserve - Kings Creek (Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 320° NW
Choptank Wetlands Preserve - Hog Neck (Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 249° W
County Park (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 144° SE
John S. Ayton Tree Nursery (State Resource Management Area) — 4.3 mi, 129° SE
Caroline County (Local Park) — 4.4 mi, 026° NE
Historical Society of Talbot County Museum (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 285° W
William Still Center Families Divided & United Marker (Monument) — 8.4 mi, 044° NE
Idylwild Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.3 mi, 105° E
Otwell Woodland Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 10.1 mi, 253° W
East New Market Heritage Museum (Museum) — 10.2 mi, 175° S
Marshyhope Creek North Heritage Conservation (State Conservation Area) — 10.9 mi, 084° E
Tuckahoe Sp (State Park) — 12.1 mi, 000° N
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.3 mi, 146° SE · 96k acres
Cardinal Circle (Theatre) — 12.3 mi, 311° NW
Barred Owl Circle (Theatre) — 12.4 mi, 310° NW
Viewing Platform (Viewpoint) — 12.5 mi, 309° NW
Wye Island Nrma (State Park) — 12.8 mi, 318° NW
Neild Museum (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 207° SW
Dorchester Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 13.9 mi, 211° SW
John F. Kennedy (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 211° SW
Harriet Tubman Museum (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 210° SW
Adkins Arboretum (Nature Reserve) — 14.2 mi, 002° N
Saint Marys Square Museum (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 280° W
Frederick Douglass (Monument) — 15.4 mi, 281° W
Rufus M and Loraine Hall Todd Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 16.2 mi, 332° NW
Spocott Windmill (Attraction) — 16.8 mi, 230° SW
Eagle Nest (Attraction) — 22.8 mi, 200° S
Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.0 mi, 323° NW · 6,282 acres
Military Exhib Site (Registered Battlefield) — 23.8 mi, 122° SE

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