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Chesapeake City Maryland Map

Explore Chesapeake City, 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 Chesapeake City, Maryland

How to Use This Chesapeake City, Maryland Map

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

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	Chesapeake City
State	Maryland (MD)
County	Cecil County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	39.530946
Longitude	-75.807437
Population	736
Density	536.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	21915
Area Code	410, 443
County Seat	Elkton
School District	Cecil County Public Schools

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About Chesapeake City, Maryland

Chesapeake City is a locality in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 736. The population density is 536.2 people per km². Chesapeake City is located at 39.5309°N, 75.8074°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Chesapeake City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 21915.

Chesapeake City occupies a quiet, deliberate intersection of land and water, defined by the steady, industrial pulse of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal that cuts a deep, straight line through the verdant landscape. It lies 5.4 miles south-southeast of Elkton, MD (from Elkton, MD: bearing 165°T), and is situated 8.0 miles east-southeast of Cecil. The ground here is flat and fertile, stretching outward toward the dense canopy of Elk Neck State Forest, which stands as a dark, leafy sentinel six miles to the west. In the golden light of late afternoon, the shadows lengthen across the Back Creek Mooring Basin, where the water takes on a bruised, metallic sheen under the quiet sky. While the distant, hazy silhouette of Mine Ridge remains a mere suggestion on the western horizon, the immediate terrain feels intimate and grounded, marked by the simple, utilitarian presence of the Chesapeake City East Disposal Area nearby.

History in Chesapeake City is measured by the steady passage of heavy, deep-draft vessels that navigate the canal, a lifeline that has dictated the local economy since the early nineteenth century. This waterway remains the town’s primary artery, pulling the focus of every street toward the movement of commerce that persists regardless of the hour. Residents move with a measured pace, accustomed to the sight of massive hulls sliding past the quiet lawns of Unknown Park, where the grass is kept short and the air feels thick with the scent of damp earth and diesel. The architecture remains modest, favoring brick and sturdy timber that reflect a time when the canal was the center of regional ambition. Even now, the life of Chesapeake City feels tethered to this man-made passage, a place where the work of the world moves silently by, leaving the inhabitants to their own private, persistent rhythms.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 021° N
Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica) (Public Artwork) — 0.2 mi, 189° S
Lp5014 (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 232° SW
C&D Canal Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 081° E
C&D Canal Wildlife Area (State Wilderness) — 1.5 mi, 082° E
Villages at Fairview Farm (Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 086° E
Millwood (Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 117° SE
Lums Pond State Park (State Park) — 4.2 mi, 066° NE
Bohemia River State Park (State Park) — 4.3 mi, 205° SW
Art Space on Main (Gallery) — 5.4 mi, 346° N
Board & Brush (Arts Centre) — 5.9 mi, 034° NE
Old Bohemia Wma (State Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 176° S
Pete Bond Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 6.8 mi, 302° NW
Mason Dixon Line Marker Arc Stone 2 (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 006° N
Mason Dixon Line Marker Arc Stone 3 (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 006° N
Mason Dixon Line Marker Arc Stone 4 (Monument) — 9.2 mi, 006° N
Augustine Beach (State Wilderness) — 10.2 mi, 109° E
JaneKav Gallery (Gallery) — 10.5 mi, 012° N
University of Delaware Old College Gallery (Gallery) — 11.0 mi, 015° N
Chapel Street Players (Theatre) — 11.1 mi, 017° N
Newark Arts Alliance (Arts Centre) — 11.2 mi, 018° N
Middle Run Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 13.6 mi, 019° N
Big Doctor's Bag (Attraction) — 14.3 mi, 035° NE
Perryville Railroad Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 278° W
Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.4 mi, 068° E · 9,745 acres
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.9 mi, 279° W · 96k acres
Ice Storage (Historic Ruins) — 15.0 mi, 281° W
3 Palms Zoo & Education Center (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 15.2 mi, 157° SE
Kent Museum (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 218° SW
John M Cleveland Civil War Museum (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 056° NE

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