Explore Boonsboro, 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 Boonsboro, 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 Boonsboro.
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 | Boonsboro |
| State | Maryland (MD) |
| County | Washington County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.510648 |
| Longitude | -77.664745 |
| Population | 3,799 |
| Density | 480.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 21660, 21713 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| County Seat | Hagerstown |
| School District | Washington County Public Schools |
Boonsboro sits firmly upon the limestone foundations of the Piedmont, where the land rises in long, deliberate swells toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies 7.8 miles south-southeast of Washington, MD (from Washington, MD: bearing 161°T), and is situated 9.7 miles southeast of Halfway. The atmosphere here carries a dry, earthen clarity, especially near the quiet waters of Boonsboro Reservoir, where the light at dusk turns the surface into a sheet of polished slate. Beyond the immediate shade of the trees, the landscape remains defined by the steady, unyielding presence of the earth, punctuated by the flow of Grindstone Run as it cuts a modest path through the fields. Nearby, the expansive woodlands of Greenbrier Sp offer a dense, green refuge, serving as a reminder that the wilder, wooded ridges are never truly out of sight, even when the horizon is softened by the heat of a mid-afternoon sun.
Boonsboro maintains a character shaped by the passage of travelers and the slow, methodical accumulation of local lore. Originally established as a crossroads for those moving through the valley, the economy has evolved from the agrarian rhythms of the surrounding plains into a blend of small-scale commerce and historical preservation that anchors the daily pace. The weight of the past is felt in the stone architecture that lines the main thoroughfare, echoing a time when the region served as a vital artery for trade and movement. While Lambs Old Field remains a quiet testament to the scale of the local geography, the spirit of Boonsboro thrives in the modern synthesis of its colonial origins and the quiet, persistent industry of its residents, who navigate the change of seasons with the same endurance found in the ancient rock beneath their feet.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Boonsboro, Maryland. Coordinates: 39.510648, -77.664745. 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 Boonsboro includes the ZIP code (21660, 21713), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Washington County (Hagerstown), and school district assignment (Washington 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. |