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Cardiff Maryland Map

Explore Cardiff, 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 Cardiff, Maryland

How to Use This Cardiff, Maryland Map

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

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

Latitude	39.717327
Longitude	-76.337737
Population	480
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	21160
Area Code	240, 301
County Seat	Elkton

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About Cardiff, Maryland

Cardiff is a locality in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Cardiff is located at 39.7173°N, 76.3377°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21160.

Cardiff sits amidst the quiet, terrestrial expanse of the Maryland Piedmont, where the land rises and falls in measured, verdant swells. It lies 5.7 miles north-northwest of Havre de Grace, MD (from Havre de Grace, MD: bearing 339°T), and is situated 9.4 miles west-southwest of Calvert. The Rock Run carves a steady, winding path through the local topography, its waters tracing the contours of a landscape that feels far removed from the bustle of the coast. To the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of Rock Ridge anchors the horizon, while the terrain closer to the center of Cardiff remains defined by the dense, shadowed canopy of the nearby William Penn State Forest. The air here holds a crisp, earthen weight, particularly in the vicinity of Lp5014, where the silence of the woods is punctuated only by the occasional rustle of leaves or the persistent, rhythmic flow of the creek.

History in Cardiff is etched in the remnants of a once-industrious past, marked by the legacy of the slate quarries that shaped the local economy and gave the place its enduring character. The proximity to the serene, mist-laden depths of Sleepy Hollow and the cascading water of Amos Falls speaks to a geography that favors seclusion and natural preservation. Though the Perryville Reservoir lies a few miles to the south, the rhythm of daily life follows the seasonal shifts of the inland fields and the quiet passage of travelers moving toward the Mason-Dixon Trail. The architecture and the slow, deliberate pace of the streets reflect a stoic resilience, a quiet acknowledgment of the generations who worked the soil and stone before the modern world began to drift toward the edges of the map.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Old Line Museum (Museum) — 0.9 mi, 042° NE
War Memorial (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 042° NE
Peach Bottom Township Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 2.9 mi, 035° NE
Lp5014 (Local Park) — 3.8 mi, 213° SW
Manor House (Historic Ruins) — 3.9 mi, 122° SE
Whiteford Farm House (1885) (Historic Ruins) — 4.5 mi, 104° E
Oest Campfire Amphitheater (Theatre) — 4.7 mi, 121° SE
Rocks Sp (State Park) — 4.8 mi, 250° W
Kilgore Falls (Viewpoint) — 5.0 mi, 250° W
PP&L Environmental Preserve (Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 040° NE
Susquehannock State Park (State Park) — 6.3 mi, 024° NE
Muddy Run Recreation Park (Local Park) — 6.5 mi, 021° N
Muddy Run Recreational Park (Park) — 6.5 mi, 021° N
Fishing Creek South Nature Preserve (Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 038° NE
Deer Creek Rapids @ Rocks (Class III) (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 215° SW
State Game Land 327 (State Resource Management Area) — 7.1 mi, 317° NW
Stoneywood Nature Center (Nature Reserve) — 7.2 mi, 213° SW
State Game Land 181 (State Resource Management Area) — 8.1 mi, 352° N
Indian Spring (Monument) — 8.4 mi, 151° SE
Bald Friar Road & Ferry (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 098° E
Indian Steps Totem Pole (Public Artwork) — 10.3 mi, 349° N
Harford Community College - Joppa Hall (Gallery) — 10.9 mi, 165° S
Harford Artists Gallery (Gallery) — 12.4 mi, 183° S
Legends of the Fog (Theme Park) — 13.1 mi, 147° SE
Steppingstone Farm Museum (Museum) — 13.3 mi, 127° SE
The Art Den (Arts Centre) — 14.7 mi, 095° E
Cal, Sr.'s Yard (Stadium) — 15.1 mi, 148° SE
Horizon Cinemas (Cinema) — 15.8 mi, 190° S
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.6 mi, 127° SE · 96k acres
Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Maryland (Marine Protected Area) — 18.5 mi, 169° S

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