Explore Crownsville, 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 Crownsville, 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 Crownsville.
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 | Crownsville |
| State | Maryland (MD) |
| County | Anne Arundel County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.022462 |
| Longitude | -76.590377 |
| Population | 1,924 |
| Density | 145.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 21032, 21401 |
| Area Code | 240, 301, 410, 443 |
| County Seat | Annapolis |
| School District | Anne Arundel County Public Schools |
Crownsville reveals itself through the steady, rhythmic pulse of the Deep Ditch Branch as it cuts a dark, silt-heavy path through the surrounding woodland. It lies 3.3 miles southeast of Millersville, MD (from Millersville, MD: bearing 131°T), and is situated 5.9 miles north-northwest of Anne Arundel. Bacon Ridge rises a mile to the west, its wooded spine casting a long, violet shadow across the landscape as the afternoon sun begins to wane. Beyond the immediate canopy, the terrain tilts toward the North Basin, a gentle depression that catches the morning mist before it burns off the tangled undergrowth. Hidden Pond sits three miles away, a stagnant, glass-like eye reflecting the shifting clouds, while the salt-tinged air reminds the senses that Seclude Cove lies only five miles to the east. The light here has a peculiar, thickening quality at dusk, turning the pine needles into needles of dull copper and softening the edges of the fields that stretch toward the horizon.
Crownsville carries the weight of a quiet, agrarian heritage that has gradually yielded to the quietude of modern residential life. The proximity of Crownsville Park provides a sanctuary of managed timber and open space, offering a buffer against the encroaching pace of the nearby transit corridors. Historically, the land served the needs of small-scale agriculture, though the economy has long since drifted toward the professional rhythms of the wider region, with residents looking toward the water for recreation rather than livelihood. Saint Helena Island remains a distinct presence on the periphery, a reminder of the coastal influence that defines the character of the soil and the temperament of the climate. Life here proceeds with a deliberate, unadorned focus, marked by the seasonal turning of the leaves and the persistent, low-frequency hum of the distant tide pulling against the shore of Seclude Cove.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Crownsville, Maryland. Coordinates: 39.022462, -76.590377. 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 Crownsville includes the ZIP code (21032, 21401), telephone area code (240, 301, 410, 443), county seat of Anne Arundel County (Annapolis), and school district assignment (Anne Arundel County Public Schools).
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. |