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Cooksville Maryland Map

Explore Cooksville, 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 Cooksville, Maryland

How to Use This Cooksville, Maryland Map

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

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

Latitude	39.320104
Longitude	-77.020535
Population	1,800
Density	55.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	21723
Area Code	410, 443
County Seat	Ellicott City

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About Cooksville, Maryland

Cooksville is a locality in Howard County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,800. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Cooksville is located at 39.3201°N, 77.0205°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21723.

Cooksville manifests as a quiet intersection of agrarian tradition and the encroaching pace of the modern Piedmont, where the land rises in soft, verdant swells toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies 3.8 miles northwest of Howard, MD (from Howard, MD: bearing 307°T), and is situated 6.9 miles south-southwest of Eldersburg. The Middle Patuxent River carves a narrow, serpentine path through the terrain, its waters often reflecting the slate-gray sky that characterizes the late autumn afternoons. To the south, the expansive grounds of Western Regional Park provide a buffer of managed meadow and woodland, offering a reprieve from the asphalt veins that feed the surrounding county. Three miles to the east, the stillness of Riggs Farm Pond breaks only when the wind catches the surface, creating a fleeting, silvered ripple that suggests the deep, quiet patience of the local landscape.

Cooksville emerged from the intersection of early colonial transit routes, serving as a modest crossroads where travelers once paused to trade goods or rest their horses before venturing further into the interior. While the economy has largely shifted from the intensive agricultural production of the past to a more decentralized professional presence, the architecture remains anchored by the sturdy, utilitarian forms of older stone and frame structures. Residents move with a deliberate, unhurried cadence, maintaining a connection to the soil that persists despite the town's evolution into a residential corridor. Life in Cooksville finds its pulse in the seasonal shifts of the deciduous canopy and the steady, rhythmic persistence of the Middle Patuxent River, which continues to shape the character of the land as it has for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cooksville (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 050° NE
Western Regional Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 190° S
Lp5014 (Local Park) — 2.7 mi, 099° E
Lafayette's Tour (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 292° W
Hugg-Thomas Wma (State Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 037° NE
Hugg-Thomas Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 038° NE
Patapsco Valley Sp (State Park) — 4.2 mi, 052° NE
Sykesville Middle School (Local Recreation) — 4.7 mi, 038° NE
Patuxent River Sp (State Park) — 4.8 mi, 212° SW
Henryton School of Practical Nursing (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 066° NE
Linton Springs Elementary / Century High School (Local Recreation) — 7.1 mi, 014° N
McKeldin Falls (Viewpoint) — 7.5 mi, 073° E
Mount Airy Museum (Museum) — 8.1 mi, 299° NW
Commons Tower (Public Artwork) — 8.7 mi, 150° SE
Howard County Center of African American Culture (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 127° SE
Mill Race (Historic Ruins) — 11.2 mi, 144° SE
The Beachkraft Studio\gallery (Gallery) — 11.7 mi, 192° S
Dogwood Wall (Attraction) — 12.1 mi, 091° E
Main Street Ballroom (Attraction) — 12.3 mi, 107° E
Mentzel Paper Mill (Historic Ruins) — 12.7 mi, 105° E
Columbia Art Center (Gallery) — 13.4 mi, 126° SE
Dr. Gordon W. Bowie Music Pavilion (Theatre) — 14.5 mi, 223° SW
Scott’s Cove at Rocky Gorge Reservoir (Attraction) — 14.6 mi, 152° SE
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 14.9 mi, 253° W
Tardis (Attraction) — 15.3 mi, 118° SE
Lost City Art (Gallery) — 15.5 mi, 246° SW
Patuxent Research Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.8 mi, 147° SE · 26k acres
George Washington Memorial Parkway (National Park) — 25.5 mi, 196° S · 2,795 acres
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 35.1 mi, 308° NW · 110k acres

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