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Fairlee Maryland Map

Explore Fairlee, 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 Fairlee, Maryland

How to Use This Fairlee, Maryland Map

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

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

Latitude	39.222609
Longitude	-76.171895
Population	500
Density	50.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	21620
Area Code	410, 443
County Seat	Chestertown
School District	Kent County Public Schools

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About Fairlee, Maryland

Fairlee is a locality in Kent County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 500. The population density is 50.9 people per km². Fairlee is located at 39.2226°N, 76.1719°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21620.

Fairlee occupies a quiet corner of the Eastern Shore where the horizon is defined by the flat, expansive rhythm of agricultural fields and the soft, humid breath of the Atlantic lowlands. It lies 4.0 miles south-southwest of Kent, MD (from Kent, MD: bearing 212°T), and is situated 5.7 miles west of Chestertown. The landscape here is defined by a gentle, water-logged patience, where the light at dusk settles over the fields in long, amber ribbons that seem to hold the heat of the day against the darkening soil. A mere mile away, the quiet waters of Fairlee Lake and the winding course of Fairlee Creek carve through the terrain, providing a slow-moving artery for the local ecosystem. Far off to the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of Bacon Ridge serves as a rare vertical interruption to a world otherwise defined by the horizontal stretch of marsh and grain. Even from this inland vantage, the presence of the maritime world is felt in the saline dampness of the air, a reminder that the distant reaches of Baynes Cove and the solitary silhouette of Pooles Island exert a subtle, tidal pull upon the local climate.

Fairlee maintains a steady, deliberate pace that honors the traditions of a landscape long shaped by the cycle of the harvest and the seasonal migration of water birds. Life here remains anchored to the earth and the nearby waterways, with the 4-H Park/County Fairgrounds serving as a vital gathering place where the generational memory of the region is refreshed through the simple exchange of goods and stories. The economy functions with a quiet pragmatism, rooted in the hard, honest work of farming and the careful stewardship of the land that stretches toward the distant, unseen reaches of Bookers Hollow. There is a distinct, unhurried gravity to the afternoons, as if the buildings themselves were built to withstand not just the weather, but the slow, persistent forward motion of time. In the muted colors of the siding and the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the roadside, one recognizes a place that has little interest in pretense, preferring instead the reliable, enduring character of a life lived in harmony with the changing seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Caulks Field Memorial (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 231° SW
4-H Park/County Fairgrounds (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 260° W
Gibson Center and Tawes Theatre (Theatre) — 5.5 mi, 094° E
Chesapeake Movies (Cinema) — 5.5 mi, 084° E
Larrabee Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 5.5 mi, 094° E
George Washington (Public Artwork) — 5.6 mi, 094° E
Worton Park (Local Park) — 5.7 mi, 049° NE
Buck Bacchus Store Museum (Museum) — 5.8 mi, 100° E
Rock Hall Museum (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 207° SW
Urieville Lake Fma Pfa (State Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 063° NE
Hart-Miller Island Sp (State Park) — 9.5 mi, 284° W
Maryland's First Women Voters (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 043° NE
Crew's Landing (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 030° NE
Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.9 mi, 193° S · 6,282 acres
Gunpowder Falls Sp (State Park) — 12.9 mi, 312° NW
Harry's Overlook (Viewpoint) — 13.4 mi, 307° NW
Kent Museum (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 048° NE
Grove Farm Wma (State Conservation Area) — 14.3 mi, 038° NE
Edgewood Middle School Planetarium (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 336° NW
Glenn L Martin Maryland Aviation Museum (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 299° NW
Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Maryland (Marine Protected Area) — 15.6 mi, 336° NW
Battle of North Point (Registered Battlefield) — 17.3 mi, 283° W
The Dundalk Art School (Arts Centre) — 18.0 mi, 281° W
Go Fish (Aquarium) — 18.6 mi, 296° NW
Fort Carroll Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 18.6 mi, 268° W
Flagship Cinemas (Cinema) — 18.8 mi, 286° W
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine (National Monument) — 21.9 mi, 278° W · 47 acres
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.7 mi, 011° N · 96k acres
Eagles Nest Wildlife Area (State Wilderness) — 29.4 mi, 069° E
C&D Canal Wildlife Area (State Wilderness) — 30.0 mi, 045° NE

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