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Eckhart Mines Maryland Map

Explore Eckhart Mines, 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 Eckhart Mines, Maryland

How to Use This Eckhart Mines, Maryland Map

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

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	Eckhart Mines
State	Maryland (MD)
County	Allegany County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	39.652587
Longitude	-78.896967
Population	858
Density	217.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	21532, 21528
Area Code	410, 443
County Seat	Cumberland
School District	Allegany County Public Schools

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About Eckhart Mines, Maryland

Eckhart Mines is a locality in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 858. The population density is 217.7 people per km². Eckhart Mines is located at 39.6526°N, 78.8970°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 21532, 21528.

Eckhart Mines commands a rugged prominence where the land begins to heave upward, its character defined by the persistent, cold rush of Porter Run as it carves through the local limestone and shale. It lies 4.6 miles west of LaVale, MD (from LaVale, MD: bearing 267°T), and is situated 7.2 miles west of Cumberland. The terrain rises in sharp, uneven folds that speak of ancient geological pressure, creating the deep, shadowed depression of Spruce Hollow just a mile away. Light here at dusk possesses a singular clarity, bleaching the limestone outcrops to a pale, bone-white before the shadows of the Appalachian Mountains, visible as a distant, serrated ink-line on the horizon, swallow the valley floor. Vegetation clings to the steep inclines with a tenacious grip, while the air maintains a crisp, thin quality that suggests the high elevation of the Allegheny plateau, far removed from the humid lowlands of the coast.

Eckhart Mines retains the quiet, industrious spirit of its coal-mining origins, a legacy etched into the dark, heavy soil and the remnants of subterranean tunnels that once dictated the rhythm of daily life. The economy has long since shifted from the extraction of coal to a more modest, quiet existence, though the scars of industry remain in the terraced slopes and the weathered foundations of older structures. Residents find a common point of recreation at Community Park (Frostburg), a green sanctuary that offers a reprieve from the starker, industrial edges of the landscape. Whether one is watching the shifting patterns of the wind across the fields or observing the seasonal stillness that settles over the region, Eckhart Mines maintains a stoic independence, holding to a pace of life that values the steady endurance of the earth over the fleeting trends of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Community Park (Frostburg) (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 200° S
Hoffman Park (Local Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 201° S
Mt. Pleasant Street Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 278° W
Brownsville/Park Avenue Monument (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 269° W
Parris N. Glendening Recreation Complex (Local Recreation) — 2.2 mi, 306° NW
First Toll Gate House (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 113° SE
Buisness Lot (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 249° W
Savage River Sf (State Resource Management Area) — 3.1 mi, 273° W
Savage River State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.5 mi, 262° W
Finzel Swamp Preserve (Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 324° NW
Dans Mountain Wma (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 187° S
MD Ornithological Society (Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 291° W
Wills Mountain State Park (State Park) — 6.0 mi, 078° E
The Rock - Allegany County Speedway (Stadium) — 6.1 mi, 120° SE
Dans Mountain State Park (State Park) — 6.6 mi, 205° SW
Allegany Museum (Museum) — 7.1 mi, 089° E
Embassy Theatre (Theatre) — 7.2 mi, 091° E
The Three Stars Arts (Gallery) — 7.2 mi, 090° E
Greenway Avenue Stadium (Stadium) — 7.9 mi, 095° E
Steam Pump (Historic Ruins) — 10.6 mi, 122° SE
Masonry Overfall (Historic Ruins) — 13.1 mi, 122° SE
Meyersdale Area Historical Society (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 330° NW
Spruce Forest Artisan Village (Attraction) — 13.4 mi, 283° W
Eroded Outcropping (Attraction) — 15.1 mi, 233° SW
Martin Hill Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 17.2 mi, 070° E
Monroe Run Valley (Viewpoint) — 17.5 mi, 251° W
Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse (Attraction) — 19.6 mi, 261° W
Davis History House (Museum) — 22.6 mi, 161° S
Hampshire County Artist Co-op (Arts Centre) — 22.7 mi, 161° S
Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center (Museum) — 22.8 mi, 161° S

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