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Big Spring Maryland Map

Explore Big Spring, 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 Big Spring, Maryland

How to Use This Big Spring, Maryland Map

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

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	Big Spring
State	Maryland (MD)
County	Washington County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	39.625902
Longitude	-77.939632
Population	85
Density	236.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	21136, 21722
Area Code	240, 301, 410, 443
County Seat	Hagerstown
School District	Washington County Public Schools

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About Big Spring, Maryland

Big Spring is a locality in Washington County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 85. The population density is 236.1 people per km². Big Spring is located at 39.6259°N, 77.9396°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 21136, 21722.

Big Spring maintains a quiet existence where the landscape leans into the steady, insistent path of Camp Spring Run. It lies 9.6 miles west of Halfway, MD (from Halfway, MD: bearing 274°T), and is situated 5.5 miles north-northwest of Falling Waters. The water carves a narrow, persistent ribbon through the earth, marking the terrain with a damp, cool vitality that defines the local topography. Beyond the immediate banks, the land rises into the modest, steady elevation of the Piedmont, where the soil holds the memory of ancient geological shifts. On the distant horizon, the jagged, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains anchors the view, providing a permanent backdrop to the expansive, open tracts of farmland that characterize the region. The air here carries the scent of turned earth and damp limestone, a reminder of the subterranean currents that feed the local springs.

Big Spring occupies a space shaped by the slow, deliberate pace of agricultural cycles and the quiet resilience of its rural inhabitants. Only a short distance away, Prathers Neck Wma offers a tract of protected wilderness that preserves the integrity of the local ecosystem, while the nearby basin of Polecat Hollow serves as a natural catchment for the seasonal rains. Residents often look toward Big Pool, a persistent feature of the local geography that reflects the gray, shifting light of the afternoon sky. The economy remains tethered to the land and the modest commerce that supports those working the surrounding fields, avoiding the frantic expansion seen in the more crowded corridors to the east. Life in Big Spring moves with the rhythm of the seasons, dictated by the turning of the crops and the subtle, changing shadows cast by the sun as it retreats behind the western ridges.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Prathers Neck Wma (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 201° S
Indian Springs Wma (State Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 322° NW
Clear Spring (Local Park) — 1.9 mi, 005° N
Fort Frederick Sp (State Park) — 2.9 mi, 259° W
Captain's Quarters (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 252° W
Junior Officer's Quarters (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 253° W
March 17 1936 High Water Mark (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 248° W
Western Maryland Rail Trail (State Park) — 4.2 mi, 269° W
Stumpy's Hollow Historical Monument (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 168° S
Dupont Park & Soccer Complex (Local Recreation) — 5.9 mi, 158° S
Lp5014 (Local Park) — 6.3 mi, 107° E
Sleepy Creek Post Office (Historic Ruins) — 8.1 mi, 291° W
Sunset Movie Theater (Cinema) — 8.3 mi, 115° SE
Devils Nose (Viewpoint) — 9.3 mi, 263° W
Berkeley Plaza Theatre (Cinema) — 9.8 mi, 183° S
State Game Land 124 (State Resource Management Area) — 9.8 mi, 326° NW
Jonathan Hager House and Museum (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 085° E
Queen Street Gallery (Gallery) — 11.6 mi, 186° S
Drum Orpheum Rehearsal Hall (Arts Centre) — 11.6 mi, 186° S
For the Kids by George Children's Museum (Museum) — 11.6 mi, 186° S
Berkeley Art Works (Arts Centre) — 11.7 mi, 186° S
Apple Blossom Gallery (Gallery) — 11.7 mi, 187° S
Saint Maria Goretti (Public Artwork) — 12.0 mi, 074° E
Captain John Kearney (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 191° S
Hancock Museum (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 292° W
Buchanan State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 14.4 mi, 337° NW
Heath Studio Gallery (Gallery) — 15.2 mi, 272° W
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 18.8 mi, 116° SE · 110k acres
George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 45.6 mi, 219° SW · 1.1M acres
Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 51.5 mi, 195° S · 197k acres

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