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Charlton Maryland Map

Explore Charlton, 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 Charlton, Maryland

How to Use This Charlton, Maryland Map

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

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

Latitude	39.630096
Longitude	-77.894164
Population	166
Density	393.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	21722
Area Code	410, 443
County Seat	Hagerstown
School District	Washington County Public Schools

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About Charlton, Maryland

Charlton is a locality in Washington County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 166. The population density is 393.2 people per km². Charlton is located at 39.6301°N, 77.8942°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21722.

Charlton occupies a quiet stretch of land where the earth rises in slow, deliberate swells toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies 7.2 miles west of Halfway, MD (from Halfway, MD: bearing 275°T), and is situated 9.3 miles west of Hagerstown. The Little Conococheague Creek carves a winding path through the local topography, its waters moving with a deliberate clarity that reflects the gray, shifting clouds of the afternoon. Five miles to the west, the quiet surface of Blairs Valley Lake holds the stillness of the surrounding woods, while the deeper shadows of Polecat Hollow seem to gather the evening light long before the sun has fully retreated. The air here carries a crisp, terrestrial weight, smelling of cooling limestone and the damp, dark loam that defines the fields beyond the creek’s edge.

History in Charlton remains tethered to the slow transformation of the soil, an economy that has long favored the patient labor of agriculture over the sudden shifts of industry. Settlers once broke this ground with the knowledge that the land required a steady, unrelenting hand, a legacy that persists in the way the local residents tend to their fences and orchards. Near the quiet expanse of Clear Spring, one can sense the lingering solitude of the region’s early days, a time when the rhythm of life was dictated by the turning seasons rather than the demands of the clock. Even now, the pace of Charlton feels anchored to these older, deeper patterns, where the work of the day concludes with the same steady endurance that has defined this valley for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Clear Spring (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 310° NW
Prathers Neck Wma (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 244° SW
Indian Springs Wma (State Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 290° W
Lp5014 (Local Park) — 4.2 mi, 120° SE
Fort Frederick Sp (State Park) — 5.5 mi, 249° W
Stumpy's Hollow Historical Monument (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 193° S
Dupont Park & Soccer Complex (Local Recreation) — 5.8 mi, 182° S
Captain's Quarters (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 257° W
Junior Officer's Quarters (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 257° W
March 17 1936 High Water Mark (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 254° W
Sunset Movie Theater (Cinema) — 6.3 mi, 126° SE
Western Maryland Rail Trail (State Park) — 6.6 mi, 267° W
Jonathan Hager House and Museum (Museum) — 8.8 mi, 086° E
Saint Maria Goretti (Public Artwork) — 9.6 mi, 072° E
Sleepy Creek Post Office (Historic Ruins) — 10.3 mi, 285° W
Berkeley Plaza Theatre (Cinema) — 10.5 mi, 196° S
State Game Land 124 (State Resource Management Area) — 11.2 mi, 315° NW
Devils Nose (Viewpoint) — 11.7 mi, 263° W
Queen Street Gallery (Gallery) — 12.4 mi, 197° S
For the Kids by George Children's Museum (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 197° S
Drum Orpheum Rehearsal Hall (Arts Centre) — 12.4 mi, 197° S
Berkeley Art Works (Arts Centre) — 12.5 mi, 197° S
Apple Blossom Gallery (Gallery) — 12.5 mi, 198° S
13th Nj (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 143° SE
Civil War Medical Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 138° SE
Little House (Attraction) — 14.6 mi, 161° S
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 16.5 mi, 115° SE · 110k acres
George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 47.4 mi, 219° SW · 1.1M acres
Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 52.4 mi, 198° S · 197k acres

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