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Burkittsville Maryland Map

Explore Burkittsville, 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 Burkittsville, Maryland

How to Use This Burkittsville, Maryland Map

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

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

Latitude	39.393712
Longitude	-77.628879
Population	142
Density	120.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	21718, 21755
Area Code	410, 443
County Seat	Frederick
School District	Frederick County Public Schools

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About Burkittsville, Maryland

Burkittsville is a locality in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 142. The population density is 120.8 people per km². Burkittsville is located at 39.3937°N, 77.6289°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Burkittsville is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 21718, 21755.

Burkittsville emerges from the landscape as a quiet collection of stone and timber, defined by the persistent, rhythmic flow of the Samuels Run that carves through the local earth. It lies 10.4 miles west of Ballenger Creek, MD (from Ballenger Creek, MD: bearing 278°T), and is situated 5.5 miles north of Brunswick. The terrain here rises in steady, deliberate swells toward the Blue Ridge Mountains, which stand as a hazy, indigo silhouette against the evening sky. Within the center of the settlement, Burkittsville Memorial Park provides a modest, green anchor for the residents, a space where the quality of light at dusk seems to linger longer, catching the sharp angles of historic rafters and the cooling stone of older foundations. To the west, the land descends into the quiet depths of Locust Valley, where the air grows heavy and cool, carrying the scent of damp soil and the seasonal transition of the surrounding woods.

Economic life in Burkittsville has long been tethered to the slow, patient cycles of the land, shifting from the early agricultural efforts of its founding families to a quieter, modern existence that favors preservation over rapid expansion. The history of the place is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring utility of its architecture and the resilience of its rural character. Travelers seeking a connection to the geography might look toward the Snavelys Ford Trail for a deeper immersion into the regional wilderness, or consider the distance to the Fishing Creek Reservoir for a different perspective on the local hydrology. Life here moves with a measured cadence, unaffected by the clamor of larger centers, maintaining a sturdy independence that honors the legacy of those who first cleared the fields and laid the roads.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Burkittsville Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 146° SE
Munford's Brigade and Mahone's Brigade (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 305° NW
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 0.6 mi, 280° W · 110k acres
South Mountain State Park (State Park) — 0.6 mi, 295° NW
South Mountain Sp (State Park) — 0.6 mi, 295° NW
War Correspondents Memorial Arch (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 326° NW
Brownsville Pond Fma Pfa (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 244° SW
Catoctin Creek Park (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 095° E
Othello Regional Park (Local Recreation) — 3.4 mi, 163° S
White Rocks (Viewpoint) — 3.7 mi, 359° N
Memorial Plaque to the Provisional Army of the United States of America (Monument) — 4.7 mi, 258° W
MD State Highway Administration 1 (State Resource Management Area) — 5.0 mi, 179° S
Potoma Wayside (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 221° SW
MD-VA-WV Tripoint (Attraction) — 7.0 mi, 224° SW
Civil War Medical Museum (Museum) — 7.3 mi, 321° NW
Cotton/Flour Mill Intake Arches (Historic Ruins) — 7.7 mi, 229° SW
ISLANDS OF THE POTOMAC Wildlife Management Area - Islands of the Potomac Wildland (State Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 153° SE
Civilian Conservation Corps (Public Artwork) — 8.6 mi, 056° NE
Warehouse Cinemas (Cinema) — 9.4 mi, 078° E
Little House (Attraction) — 9.7 mi, 285° W
Old Cottage (Historic Ruins) — 11.0 mi, 046° NE
Frederick Book Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 11.8 mi, 084° E
Children's Museum of Rose Hill Manor Park (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 075° E
The Great Frederick Fair (Attraction) — 12.6 mi, 084° E
Jefferson County Museum (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 240° SW
Hallowood Worship Center (Theatre) — 15.4 mi, 131° SE
Sunset Movie Theater (Cinema) — 15.5 mi, 324° NW
George Washington Memorial Parkway (National Park) — 36.6 mi, 143° SE · 2,795 acres
Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 45.4 mi, 220° SW · 197k acres
George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 47.3 mi, 229° SW · 1.1M acres

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