Eckhart Mines Maryland Map

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.

About This Eckhart Mines Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Eckhart Mines, Maryland. Coordinates: 39.652587, -78.896967. 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 Eckhart Mines includes the ZIP code (21532, 21528), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Allegany County (Cumberland), and school district assignment (Allegany County Public Schools).

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.