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Betterton Maryland Map

Explore Betterton, 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 Betterton, Maryland

How to Use This Betterton, Maryland Map

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

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

Latitude	39.365945
Longitude	-76.06217
Population	286
Density	111.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	21610
Area Code	410, 443
County Seat	Chestertown
School District	Kent County Public Schools

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About Betterton, Maryland

Betterton is a locality in Kent County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 286. The population density is 111.5 people per km². Betterton is located at 39.3659°N, 76.0622°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Betterton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 21610.

Betterton holds a singular position on the high bluffs overlooking the tidal waters of the Chesapeake, where the land meets the broad, gray expanses of the estuary with a quiet, persistent grace. It lies 7.5 miles north-northeast of Kent, MD (from Kent, MD: bearing 30°T), and is situated 7.4 miles south-southeast of Aberdeen Proving Ground. The air here carries a distinct salt-brine heaviness, a humid breath that rises from the nearby Sassafras River to cling to the tall grasses of Lp5014. While the horizon remains flat and expansive, the distant silhouette of Rock Ridge occasionally haunts the far western sky on the clearest of autumn evenings, a faint memory of geology far removed from these soft, alluvial soils. Even the light seems to settle differently here, casting long, bruised purples and pale golds across the water as the tide pulls away from the shoreline, revealing the stubborn, muddy character of the banks.

Betterton evolved from its early days as a bustling steamship port, once acting as a grand gateway for travelers seeking the cooling breezes of the shore, and today it retains the echoes of those mid-summer crowds in its quiet, weather-worn architecture. The economy has long since shifted away from the frantic pace of the passenger wharves, turning instead toward the slow, methodical harvest of the deep and the preservation of a maritime heritage that remains visible in the hulls of workboats moored in the distance toward Jacks Cove. Residents find a particular rhythm in the changing seasons, marked by the migration of waterfowl and the periodic maintenance of the shoreline near the Grove Point Disposal Area Lake, where the landscape is managed with an eye toward ecological endurance. Far from the influence of distant islands like Taylor Island or the deep canopy of the Stoney Forest Demonstration Area, Betterton persists as a place of deliberate stillness, where the legacy of the watermen and the seasonal shifts of the tide define the passage of time more accurately than any clock.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lp5014 (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 179° S
Betterton Beach (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 329° NW
Crew's Landing (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 347° N
Echo Hill Outdoor School (Recreation Easement) — 1.8 mi, 257° W
Sassafrass Nrma (State Park) — 2.3 mi, 095° E
Maryland's First Women Voters (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 161° S
Grove Farm Wma (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 050° NE
Hazelmore (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 049° NE
Kent Museum (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 103° E
Urieville Lake Fma Pfa (State Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 158° S
Elk Neck Sp (State Park) — 6.4 mi, 026° NE
Chesapeake Movies (Cinema) — 9.4 mi, 183° S
Gibson Center and Tawes Theatre (Theatre) — 10.3 mi, 182° S
George Washington (Public Artwork) — 10.3 mi, 182° S
Larrabee Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 10.3 mi, 182° S
Buck Bacchus Store Museum (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 181° S
Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Maryland (Marine Protected Area) — 12.3 mi, 298° NW
Horizon Cinemas (Cinema) — 12.5 mi, 329° NW
Edgewood Middle School Planetarium (Museum) — 12.7 mi, 288° W
Arts by the Bay Gallery (Gallery) — 12.8 mi, 353° N
Perryville Railroad Museum (Museum) — 13.3 mi, 357° N
Cal, Sr.'s Yard (Stadium) — 13.3 mi, 330° NW
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.4 mi, 355° N · 96k acres
Ice Storage (Historic Ruins) — 14.3 mi, 355° N
Massey Air Museum (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 107° E
Legends of the Fog (Theme Park) — 15.3 mi, 330° NW
Iron Point (Viewpoint) — 16.3 mi, 265° W
C&D Canal Wildlife Area (State Wilderness) — 19.0 mi, 052° NE
Eagles Nest Wildlife Area (State Wilderness) — 21.6 mi, 088° E
Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.2 mi, 201° S · 6,282 acres

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