Charlestown Maryland Map
Charlestown, Baltimore County
Charlestown, Maryland — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Charlestown, Baltimore County.
Interactive Map of Charlestown, Maryland
| City | Charlestown |
| State | Maryland (MD) |
| County | Baltimore |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.268162 |
| Longitude | -76.705248 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Charlestown, Maryland
Charlestown is a locality in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. Charlestown is located at 39.2682°N, 76.7052°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21901.0.
Charlestown rests on a gentle rise, its streets unfolding with a quiet dignity towards the Chesapeake Bay. It lies 1.5 miles east of Catonsville, MD (from Catonsville, MD: bearing 101°T), and is situated 5.2 miles west-south-west of Baltimore. The air here carries the briny tang of the water, a constant, subtle perfume that mingles with the scent of pine and the distant hum of traffic from the greater Baltimore sprawl. Low-slung houses, many with wide porches and manicured lawns, line the roads, their paint weathered by seasons of sun and salt spray. Beyond the residential areas, fields of soybeans and corn stretch out, their verdant expanse broken by stands of oak and maple, their leaves catching the afternoon light with a burnished, almost liquid sheen. This is a landscape that breathes with a slow, steady rhythm, a place where the horizon feels both vast and intimately familiar. The history of Charlestown is inextricably tied to the waters that define its edges, a legacy woven into the very soil. Once a bustling port and a hub for oyster harvesting, its economy has shifted, embracing a more suburban character while retaining echoes of its maritime past. Old cannery buildings, their brickwork softened by moss and ivy, stand as silent witnesses to a time when the bay’s bounty sustained a thriving community. Today, the gentle lapping of waves against the shore still calls to many, and the town’s appeal lies in its blend of accessible natural beauty and a grounded sense of place, a quiet counterpoint to the relentless energy of the nearby city.
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About This Charlestown Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Charlestown, Maryland with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Charlestown and Baltimore County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Charlestown is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Charlestown is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
