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Elliott Maryland Map

Explore Elliott, 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 Elliott, Maryland

How to Use This Elliott, Maryland Map

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

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

Latitude	38.308141
Longitude	-76.010718
Population	43
Density	47.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	21869
Area Code	410, 443
County Seat	Cambridge
School District	Dorchester County Public Schools

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About Elliott, Maryland

Elliott is a locality in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 43. The population density is 47.3 people per km². Elliott is located at 38.3081°N, 76.0107°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21869.

Elliott defines the threshold where the solid earth surrenders to the persistent, brackish reach of the Chesapeake tide. It lies 18.0 miles south-southeast of Cambridge, MD (from Cambridge, MD: bearing 166°T), and is situated 18.1 miles west-northwest of Princess Anne. The landscape is a low-slung expanse of marsh grass and silty soil, dominated by the winding, sluggish currents of Elliott Creek as it carves a path toward the horizon. To the east, the water of McCreadys Cove pulses with the rhythms of the moon, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Edgars Ridge provides a jagged anchor to the otherwise flat, watery expanse. Across the shallow channels, the marshy solitude of Elliott Island breaks the surface, serving as a sanctuary for the wildlife that thrives within the vast, protected boundaries of the Fishing Bay Wildlife Management Area. The light here has a peculiar, silver quality, catching the damp salt-air and diffusing it into a soft, monochromatic glow that seems to linger long after the sun has dipped below the reeds.

Generations of labor in Elliott have been dictated by the seasonal harvest of the waters and the quiet endurance of the soil. The local economy remains tethered to the traditions of the marsh, where the bounty of the estuary supports those who understand the delicate balance of the tides. Farther inland, the terrain remains largely undisturbed by modern sprawl, maintaining a stillness that feels untouched by the frantic pace of the outside world. While the occasional traveler might pass through to reach the deeper reaches of the Wildlife Management Area, the daily life of the inhabitants remains quiet and localized. There is a profound sense of isolation here, as if the land itself—bordered by the quiet waters of Little Savanna Lake to the north—prefers to keep its history written in the silt and the shifting shadows of the marsh rather than in the ledger of progress.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fishing Bay Wma (State Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 120° SE
Fishing Bay Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 060° NE
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.8 mi, 203° SW · 96k acres
Chesapeake Forest Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 5.5 mi, 290° W
Fred W Besley Demonstration Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 5.7 mi, 300° NW
Cedar Hill Park (Local Park) — 6.4 mi, 088° E
Lp5014 (Local Park) — 7.9 mi, 080° E
Eagle Nest (Attraction) — 9.7 mi, 335° NW
Eagle Nesting Site (Viewpoint) — 10.0 mi, 333° NW
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park (State Park) — 10.2 mi, 355° N
Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Maryland (Marine Protected Area) — 10.7 mi, 120° SE
Neild Museum (Museum) — 18.1 mi, 351° N
Martin National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.5 mi, 180° S · 8,559 acres
Glenn Martin National Wildlife Refuge (Marine Protected Area) — 18.5 mi, 180° S
John F. Kennedy (Monument) — 18.6 mi, 349° N
Dorchester Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 18.6 mi, 349° N
Chesapeake Fire Museum (Museum) — 19.6 mi, 068° E
East New Market Heritage Museum (Museum) — 20.6 mi, 013° N
Spocott Windmill (Attraction) — 21.5 mi, 335° NW
Theatre and Web Development House (Theatre) — 22.0 mi, 083° E
Salisbury University Richard A. Henson School of Science & Technology Planetarium (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 083° E
Sammy the Seagull (Public Artwork) — 22.1 mi, 083° E
Nature Center (Museum) — 22.4 mi, 157° SE
Naylor Mill Forest Trail (Attraction) — 23.9 mi, 072° E
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (Monument) — 24.0 mi, 272° W
African American Monument (Monument) — 24.1 mi, 263° W
Smith's St. Leonard Site (Historic Ruins) — 27.6 mi, 282° W
Indian Village (Historic Ruins) — 27.9 mi, 283° W
Otwell Woodland Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 27.9 mi, 347° N
Assateague Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 44.1 mi, 116° SE · 96k acres

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