Eckhart Mines Maryland Map
Eckhart Mines, 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 Eckhart Mines, Allegany County.
Interactive Map of Eckhart Mines, Maryland
| City | Eckhart Mines |
| State | Maryland (MD) |
| County | Allegany |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.652587 |
| Longitude | -78.896967 |
| Population | 670 |
| Density | 132.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Eckhart Mines, Maryland
Eckhart Mines is a locality in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 670. The population density is 132.2 people per km². Eckhart Mines is located at 39.6526°N, 78.8970°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21532.
Eckhart Mines lies in a fold of Allegany County, where the land rises in steep, forested shoulders, cradling a landscape of weathered wood and stoic stone. It lies 15.3 miles west of Allegany, MD (from Allegany, MD: bearing 277°T), and is situated 7.2 miles west of Cumberland. The air here, especially in the quiet of early morning, carries the cool, damp breath of the surrounding hills, a scent of pine needles and the rich, dark earth that has long defined this place. The houses, many painted in practical, unpretentious hues, seem to anchor themselves to the slopes, their porches offering views of the hazy, blue-green expanse that stretches towards the horizon. A sense of enduring presence, of lives lived with a certain quiet fortitude, seems to emanate from the very grain of the clapboard siding and the sturdy foundations. The narrative of Eckhart Mines is inextricably bound to the deep veins of coal that once pulsed beneath its surface, a history etched into the very topography of the region. For generations, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the clang of pickaxes and the rumble of mine cars, an economy built on the arduous labor of extracting the black gold from the earth. Though the mines are largely silent now, their legacy persists in the resilient spirit of the people and the enduring connection to the land that sustained them. Small businesses, the quiet hum of everyday commerce, now occupy the spaces where industry once roared, a testament to adaptation and the persistent, gentle persistence of life.
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About This Eckhart Mines Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Eckhart Mines, 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 Eckhart Mines and Allegany County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Eckhart Mines 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 Eckhart Mines 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. |
