Fairlee Maryland Map

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.

About This Fairlee Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairlee, Maryland. Coordinates: 39.222609, -76.171895. 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 Fairlee includes the ZIP code (21620), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Kent County (Chestertown), and school district assignment (Kent 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.