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Cavetown Maryland Map

Explore Cavetown, 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 Cavetown, Maryland

How to Use This Cavetown, Maryland Map

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

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

Latitude	39.644263
Longitude	-77.585824
Population	1,446
Density	293.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	21783, 21720
Area Code	410, 443
County Seat	Hagerstown
School District	Washington County Public Schools

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About Cavetown, Maryland

Cavetown is a locality in Washington County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,446. The population density is 293.2 people per km². Cavetown is located at 39.6443°N, 77.5858°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 21783, 21720.

Cavetown occupies a modest expanse of earth where the limestone floor of the valley meets the gathering shadows of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies 6.4 miles east-northeast of Washington, MD (from Washington, MD: bearing 70°T), and is situated 7.1 miles east of Hagerstown. Beaver Creek carves a persistent, winding path through the local terrain, its waters cooling the heavy air that settles over the fields during the long, humid afternoons. To the west, the Hagerstown Reservoir holds a mirror to the sky, while the proximity of Warner Gap Hollow creates a natural funnel for the winds that sweep across the plain. The light here often turns a bruised, autumnal gold as it filters through the trees, casting elongated silhouettes against the stone foundations of the older properties that define the local architecture.

Cavetown preserves the remnants of an era when local industry relied upon the extraction of earth and the turning of wheels, leaving behind a landscape marked by the quiet industry of those who first tilled this soil. The presence of Smithsburg Town Park offers a modern reprieve for residents, a space where the pace of life slows to match the steady, rhythmic pulse of the surrounding woods. Beyond the immediate clearings, the dense growth of Mont Alto State Forest stretches toward the horizon, and those who seek the wilder edges of the region often venture toward Cunningham Falls or walk the length of the Spiderbush Nature Trail. Life in Cavetown maintains a deliberate, measured cadence, rooted in the seasonal shifts of the valley and the enduring, silent presence of the ridges that stand guard over the valley floor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Smithsburg Town Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 019° N
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 1.1 mi, 042° NE
South Mountain State Park (State Park) — 1.1 mi, 169° S
South Mountain Sp (State Park) — 1.1 mi, 169° S
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 1.9 mi, 154° SE · 110k acres
Edgemont Reservoir (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 067° NE
Ridenour Swamp Heritage Conservation (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 101° E
Hagerstown Community College (Recreation Easement) — 4.0 mi, 264° W
A.M. Powell Hatchery Fma (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 215° SW
High Rock (Viewpoint) — 4.8 mi, 043° NE
Washington Township (Local Recreation) — 5.8 mi, 359° N
Mason Dixon Line monument (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 038° NE
Saint Maria Goretti (Public Artwork) — 7.6 mi, 285° W
Jonathan Hager House and Museum (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 268° W
Michaux State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 8.5 mi, 031° NE
Old Cottage (Historic Ruins) — 11.1 mi, 150° SE
Pumpkin Cannon (Attraction) — 11.6 mi, 109° E
Stonewall Regiment (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 188° S
Reno Monument (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 188° S
Sunset Movie Theater (Cinema) — 12.3 mi, 247° SW
Civil War Medical Museum (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 210° SW
Frederick County Fire Museum (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 074° E
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Visitor Center (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 075° E
Walkersville Southern Railroad (Attraction) — 16.5 mi, 132° SE
Warehouse Cinemas (Cinema) — 16.9 mi, 156° SE
Children's Museum of Rose Hill Manor Park (Museum) — 17.1 mi, 145° SE
Frederick Book Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 18.7 mi, 150° SE
Little House (Attraction) — 18.8 mi, 218° SW
The Great Frederick Fair (Attraction) — 18.9 mi, 147° SE

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