Explore Brooklyn Park, 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 Brooklyn Park, 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 Brooklyn Park.
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 | Brooklyn Park |
| State | Maryland (MD) |
| County | Anne Arundel County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.2195 |
| Longitude | -76.620921 |
| Population | 16,112 |
| Density | 1477.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 21225 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| County Seat | Annapolis |
| School District | Anne Arundel County Public Schools |
Brooklyn Park maintains a quiet, steady presence where the land begins to lean toward the water. The Patapsco River moves with a deliberate, heavy grace past the edge of the neighborhood, defining the rhythm of the low-lying terrain. To the north, the elevation rises slightly toward the summit of Federal Hill, providing a subtle vantage point over the surrounding geography. Reed Bird Island emerges from the nearby water like a silent sentinel, anchoring the view toward the horizon. Even at a distance of eleven miles, the salt-tinged air carries a faint memory of the tides pushing into Seclude Cove. During the quiet hours of dusk, the light catches the moisture in the air, casting a soft, pearlescent gray glow over the flat, enduring landscape.
Industry has long shaped the daily movement and purpose of Brooklyn Park, drawing from a legacy of labor that once defined the regional economy. The proximity to the water invited early development, fostering a culture of trade and transit that persists in the utilitarian character of the streets. Rows of sturdy, modest houses reflect the history of workers who built their lives around the nearby docks and rail lines. Modern commerce now occupies the spaces where older factories stood, yet the sense of a working neighborhood remains deeply ingrained in the local architecture. In the evenings, the hum of traffic and the weight of the surrounding infrastructure remind residents of the connection between this place and the wider world. The soil and the riverbed together tell a story of resilience, built on the steady, repetitive labor of generations.
Brooklyn Park possesses a distinct, unassuming character that centers on the comfort of familiar surroundings. Residents often gather at Brooklyn Park #1, a local space that provides a necessary pause in the rhythm of the day. While the neighborhood does not seek the spotlight, the influence of the nearby urban landscape provides a constant, energetic backdrop to the quiet life found here. Schools and local institutions serve as the primary anchors for the population, fostering a sense of continuity that spans decades. The spirit of the place is not found in grand monuments but in the persistent, unpretentious way the neighborhood sustains itself through the changing seasons. Even the distant, shimmering surface of White Pond offers a rare, inland contrast to the dominant influence of the river, providing a quiet place for reflection away from the main thoroughfares.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Brooklyn Park, Maryland. Coordinates: 39.2195, -76.620921. 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 Brooklyn Park includes the ZIP code (21225), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Anne Arundel County (Annapolis), and school district assignment (Anne Arundel 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. |