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Bier Maryland Map

Explore Bier, 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 Bier, Maryland

How to Use This Bier, Maryland Map

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

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

Latitude	39.55513
Longitude	-78.871122
Population	186
Density	49.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	21557
Area Code	410, 443
County Seat	Cumberland
School District	Allegany County Public Schools

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About Bier, Maryland

Bier is a locality in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 186. The population density is 49.3 people per km². Bier is located at 39.5551°N, 78.8711°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21557.

Bier occupies a narrow, deliberate stretch of land where the North Branch Potomac River carves a path through the dense, verdant terrain of the interior. It lies 8.6 miles south-southwest of LaVale, MD (from LaVale, MD: bearing 204°T), and is situated 9.7 miles southwest of Cumberland. The air here holds a crisp, terrestrial weight, devoid of any saline influence, circulating instead through the deep, shaded corridors of the landscape. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains rise in a jagged, hazy indigo against the horizon, anchoring the visual field. Nearby, the quiet expanse of Rawlings Area Park offers a patch of maintained greenery, while the waters of the Pinto Utilities Reservoir wait three miles away, held in a stillness that mirrors the heavy, humid afternoons of late summer. The light in Bier often seems to catch on the river’s surface, splintering into thin, metallic shards that illuminate the dark, sediment-rich banks as evening approaches.

Economic life in Bier remains tied to the rhythms of the valley and the persistent pull of the river, which has long served as a conduit for the region’s modest industrial and agricultural output. The legacy of the land is etched into the way the houses sit close to the water, facing the current as if waiting for a signal from the hills of Toms Hollow. Life moves with an observant, steady pace, shaped by the cycles of the seasons rather than the frantic pulse of the distant urban centers. Residents navigate the landscape with an intimate knowledge of the slopes and the hidden clearings, treating the geography not as a backdrop, but as a primary participant in their daily affairs. In Bier, the passage of time is measured by the changing color of the foliage and the subtle, rising dampness that settles over the riverbed when the sun dips behind the western ridges.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dans Mountain Wma (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 291° W
Rawlings Area Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 208° SW
Bel Air Area Park (Local Park) — 1.9 mi, 023° NE
Fort Hill Wma (State Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 214° SW
Fort Hill Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 206° SW
Dans Mountain State Park (State Park) — 3.9 mi, 272° W
The Rock - Allegany County Speedway (Stadium) — 5.4 mi, 047° NE
First Toll Gate House (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 010° N
Buisness Lot (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 326° NW
Brownsville/Park Avenue Monument (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 335° NW
Savage River Sf (State Resource Management Area) — 7.6 mi, 314° NW
Savage River State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 7.6 mi, 314° NW
Steam Pump (Historic Ruins) — 7.7 mi, 081° E
Embassy Theatre (Theatre) — 8.8 mi, 041° NE
The Three Stars Arts (Gallery) — 8.9 mi, 041° NE
Allegany Museum (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 040° NE
Greenway Avenue Stadium (Stadium) — 8.9 mi, 047° NE
Wills Mountain State Park (State Park) — 9.2 mi, 029° NE
Masonry Overfall (Historic Ruins) — 9.7 mi, 092° E
Eroded Outcropping (Attraction) — 13.6 mi, 260° W
Davis History House (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 158° S
Hampshire County Artist Co-op (Arts Centre) — 15.9 mi, 158° S
Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center (Museum) — 16.0 mi, 158° S
The Waffle Rock panorama (Viewpoint) — 16.1 mi, 237° SW
Spruce Forest Artisan Village (Attraction) — 17.4 mi, 304° NW
Martin Hill Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 19.0 mi, 052° NE
Meyersdale Area Historical Society (Museum) — 19.7 mi, 336° NW
Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse (Attraction) — 21.1 mi, 280° W
George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 35.4 mi, 160° S · 1.1M acres
Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 41.2 mi, 203° SW · 922k acres

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