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Cedar Heights Maryland Map

Explore Cedar Heights, 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 Cedar Heights, Maryland

How to Use This Cedar Heights, Maryland Map

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

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	Cedar Heights
State	Maryland (MD)
County	Prince George's County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.903738
Longitude	-76.905879
Population	1,597
Density	2854.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	20872, 20743
Area Code	301, 240
County Seat	Upper Marlboro
School District	Prince George's County Public Schools

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About Cedar Heights, Maryland

Cedar Heights is a locality in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,597. The population density is 2854.7 people per km². Cedar Heights is located at 38.9037°N, 76.9059°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 20872, 20743.

Cedar Heights emerges from the low-lying Maryland landscape as a quiet grid of residential life, defined primarily by the slow, persistent pull of the Cabin Branch that winds through its edges. It lies 2.2 miles north-northwest of Walker Mill, MD (from Walker Mill, MD: bearing 331°T), and is situated 6.9 miles east of Washington. Beyond the immediate tree lines, the air carries a faint, brackish weight, a reminder that the Navy Yard Channel lies only four miles away, drawing the salt-heavy influence of the distant coast into the humid afternoons. The land here does not rise in dramatic peaks, though the distant Appalachian Mountains maintain a silent, hazy vigil on the far horizon, visible only when the summer haze relents. Within the neighborhood, Seat Pleasant Park provides a central anchor, its open green spaces absorbing the transition from the manicured lawns of suburban plots to the wilder, overgrown banks of the creek.

Cedar Heights functions as a steady, unassuming artery in a region marked by the steady pulse of regional commerce and the long-standing influence of the Atlantic seaboard. While the bustling urban centers exert their pressure, the local economy remains tied to the practical, daily movements of those who navigate the corridors toward the nearby harbors and transit hubs. The history of the locality is etched into the modest architecture and the layered soil that speaks of a slow, methodical expansion, far removed from the rapid, frantic pace of the larger coastal ports. In the quiet hours, one might catch the scent of damp earth and woodsmoke, a sensory shorthand for a place that favors the measured passage of time over the noise of industry. Even the light here feels different, catching the flat surfaces of the streets with a pale, gray clarity that emphasizes the stillness of a life lived in the shadow of the great, slow-moving tides.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ghost Bike Memorial (Monument) — 0.8 mi, 261° W
Marvin Gaye Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 199° S
Kenilworth-Parkside Recreation Center (Local Recreation) — 1.9 mi, 278° W
Charles Jackson (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 267° W
Fort Circle Park (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 264° W
Anthony Shaw (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 215° SW
Senator Theater (Theatre) — 2.5 mi, 255° W
Battle of Bladensburg (Registered Battlefield) — 3.0 mi, 321° NW
Theodore Hagans Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 3.1 mi, 297° NW
Fort Dupont Theater (Theatre) — 3.2 mi, 240° SW
National Bonsai and Penjing Museum (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 280° W
Art Works Now (Arts Centre) — 3.7 mi, 327° NW
Hyattsville Horns (Public Artwork) — 3.8 mi, 330° NW
John Smilie (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 249° W
David Walker (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 249° W
Nathaniel Hazard (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 249° W
John Gould Stephenson (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 247° SW
National Deaf Life Museum at Gallaudet University (Museum) — 4.8 mi, 272° W
Smithsonian Institution Anacostia Community Museum (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 230° SW
College Park Airport (Viewpoint) — 5.1 mi, 352° N
Lisa Farrell (Gallery) — 5.2 mi, 293° NW
Belt Woods Natural Environment Area - Beltwoods Wildland (State Park) — 7.5 mi, 091° E
George Washington Memorial Parkway (National Park) — 7.6 mi, 250° W · 2,795 acres
Patuxent Research Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.8 mi, 032° NE · 26k acres
Rosaryville Sp (State Park) — 9.6 mi, 150° SE

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