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Bowling Green Maryland Map

Explore Bowling Green, 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 Bowling Green, Maryland

How to Use This Bowling Green, Maryland Map

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

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

Latitude	39.623699
Longitude	-78.804464
Population	1,018
Density	407.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	21502
Area Code	410, 443
County Seat	Cumberland
School District	Allegany County Public Schools

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About Bowling Green, Maryland

Bowling Green is a locality in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,018. The population density is 407.7 people per km². Bowling Green is located at 39.6237°N, 78.8045°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21502.

Bowling Green emerges from the earth as a sturdy collection of dwellings anchored by the persistent, silver-gray movement of the North Branch Potomac River. It lies 2.2 miles south of LaVale, MD (from LaVale, MD: bearing 172°T), and is situated 3.0 miles southwest of Cumberland. The landscape here is defined by the deliberate, quiet strength of inland terrain, where the horizon is held steady by the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains. To the west, the land dips into the shadowed, quiet depression of Koulip Hollow, while the calm waters of Ridgedale Reservoir offer a mirror to the shifting clouds two miles away. The air carries the scent of damp loam and cooling stone, particularly as the sun slides behind the ridges and casts an amber glow across the fields. Residents often gather for an evening pause at Ballfield, a patch of land that serves as a quiet center for the local rhythm of the day.

Bowling Green maintains a character forged by the steady pulse of regional industry and a long, grounded connection to the river that flows past its edge. The economy has historically leaned into the rhythms of the valley, drawing upon the transit of goods and the labor of those who know the temperament of these inland slopes. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a place that values its own quietude, far removed from the clamor of the coast. The architecture reflects this practicality, with homes and structures built to weather the seasonal cycle of mountain winters and humid, green summers. In this corner of the world, existence is marked not by grand spectacle, but by the reliable cycle of the seasons and the enduring, quiet persistence of a community that understands the weight of its own geography.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ballfield (Local Recreation) — 1.1 mi, 066° NE
The Rock - Allegany County Speedway (Stadium) — 1.1 mi, 161° S
Lavale Distric Park (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 338° N
Crespatown Area Park (Local Park) — 1.9 mi, 206° SW
Cavenaugh Field (Local Recreation) — 2.0 mi, 073° E
First Toll Gate House (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 291° W
National Road Monument (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 050° NE
Thomas Cresap (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 050° NE
Embassy Theatre (Theatre) — 2.9 mi, 050° NE
Allegany Museum (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 046° NE
The Three Stars Arts (Gallery) — 3.0 mi, 050° NE
Greenway Avenue Stadium (Stadium) — 3.3 mi, 066° NE
Wills Mountain State Park (State Park) — 3.3 mi, 018° N
State of Maryland 2 (State Resource Management Area) — 4.1 mi, 059° NE
Steam Pump (Historic Ruins) — 5.4 mi, 131° SE
Dans Mountain Wma (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 236° SW
Warrior Mountain Wma (State Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 102° E
Rocky Gap Sp (State Park) — 7.8 mi, 060° NE
Masonry Overfall (Historic Ruins) — 7.9 mi, 129° SE
Savage River Sf (State Resource Management Area) — 8.5 mi, 280° W
Martin Hill Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 13.4 mi, 059° NE
Warrior Mountain Overlook (Viewpoint) — 16.8 mi, 092° E
Meyersdale Area Historical Society (Museum) — 17.6 mi, 319° NW
Eroded Outcropping (Attraction) — 18.4 mi, 247° SW
Spruce Forest Artisan Village (Attraction) — 18.6 mi, 286° W
Davis History House (Museum) — 19.6 mi, 173° S
Hampshire County Artist Co-op (Arts Centre) — 19.6 mi, 173° S
Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center (Museum) — 19.7 mi, 173° S
Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse (Attraction) — 24.3 mi, 268° W
George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 36.5 mi, 157° SE · 1.1M acres

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