Explore Chaptico, 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 Chaptico, 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 Chaptico.
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 | Chaptico |
| State | Maryland (MD) |
| County | St. Mary's County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 38.367626 |
| Longitude | -76.783023 |
| Population | 480 |
| Density | 12.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 20621 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| County Seat | Leonardtown |
Chaptico reveals its character through the slow, rhythmic pulse of the Chaptico Run as it meanders through the low-lying fields of the Maryland interior. It lies 6.0 miles east-southeast of Wicomico, MD (from Wicomico, MD: bearing 122°T), and is situated 9.6 miles west-northwest of Leonardtown. The landscape unfolds in a series of gentle, unforced slopes that rise toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Pea Ridge, which anchors the horizon to the west. Broad expanses of agricultural land define the immediate territory, where the quality of the late afternoon light turns the tall grasses into a pale, burnished copper. A few miles to the north, the quiet stillness of Ledford Farm Pond offers a reflective contrast to the moving water, while the nearby Open Space provides a sanctuary of wild growth that feels entirely removed from the modern pace of life.
Chaptico preserves a quiet connection to its colonial origins, holding onto a past where the land was organized into sprawling rural estates that dictated the local economy for generations. Agriculture remains the quiet engine of the region, with the cycles of planting and harvest shaping the seasonal temperament of the inhabitants. Long-standing structures of brick and wood anchor the center, bearing witness to a time when the movement of goods depended on the modest flow of the nearby creek rather than the paved arteries that now reach toward more densely populated hubs. Life in Chaptico moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, favoring the persistence of tradition over the fleeting trends of the outer world, ensuring that the character of the place remains as steady as the deep, dark soil beneath the plow.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Chaptico, Maryland. Coordinates: 38.367626, -76.783023. 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 Chaptico includes the ZIP code (20621), telephone area code (301, 240), county seat of St. Mary's County (Leonardtown), and school district assignment.
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. |