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Fairmount Maryland Map

Explore Fairmount, 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 Fairmount, Maryland

How to Use This Fairmount, Maryland Map

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

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

Latitude	38.109765
Longitude	-75.820564
Population	408
Density	12.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	21773, 21871
Area Code	410, 443
County Seat	Frederick
School District	Somerset County Public Schools

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About Fairmount, Maryland

Fairmount is a locality in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 408. The population density is 12.9 people per km². Fairmount is located at 38.1098°N, 75.8206°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 21773, 21871.

Fairmount occupies a quiet expanse of the interior landscape, defined by a terrain that rises with deliberate purpose toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies 7.7 miles southeast of Washington, MD (from Washington, MD: bearing 133°T), and is situated 9.9 miles southeast of Hagerstown. The earth here holds a dense, clay-heavy character, supporting fields that stretch toward the horizon where the Appalachian National Scenic Trail traces its long, winding path through the local woods. Little Beaver Creek meanders through the low ground a mile away, its movement marking the slow, seasonal pulse of a countryside that avoids the frantic pace of the urban corridor. When the light shifts toward dusk, the shadows cast by the trees lengthen across the fields, lending the land a singular, muted clarity that turns the common gray of the soil into something resembling weathered slate.

Fairmount maintains a character forged by a long history of agrarian labor and the steady, unpretentious trade that defines life in this slice of the Piedmont. The local economy has moved away from its earliest roots, yet the remnants of an older, industrious era remain in the sturdy construction of the buildings and the layout of the roads that serve the surrounding farms. While the serenity of the region is punctuated by the presence of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, the daily rhythm of Fairmount is dictated by the quiet persistence of its residents and the cyclical demands of the harvest. Those who wander toward the horizon might find the waters of Fishing Creek Reservoir resting in the distance, a calm presence that mirrors the stillness of the afternoon air. It is a place that asks for little, offering instead a sense of permanence in a world that often prefers the ephemeral.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fairmount Wma (State Conservation Area) — 0.0 mi, 344° N
Chesapeake Forest Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 1.3 mi, 164° S
Deal Island Wma (State Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 335° NW
Raccoon Point Regional Park (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 041° NE
Somerset Central Park (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 079° E
Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Maryland (Marine Protected Area) — 5.3 mi, 352° N
Janes Island Sp (State Park) — 6.0 mi, 196° S
Nature Center (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 192° S
Martin National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.5 mi, 234° SW · 8,559 acres
Glenn Martin National Wildlife Refuge (Marine Protected Area) — 10.5 mi, 234° SW
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.7 mi, 303° NW · 96k acres
Pocomoke Fair Grounds (Theme Park) — 14.0 mi, 103° E
Lockheed T-33 (Attraction) — 15.1 mi, 101° E
Makemie Monument (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 140° SE
Pocomoke River Sp (State Park) — 17.4 mi, 084° E
Sammy the Seagull (Public Artwork) — 20.0 mi, 036° NE
Salisbury University Richard A. Henson School of Science & Technology Planetarium (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 036° NE
Theatre and Web Development House (Theatre) — 20.1 mi, 035° NE
Chesapeake Fire Museum (Museum) — 22.5 mi, 020° N
Eastern Shore Railway Museum (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 158° S
Town of Parksley War Memorial (Monument) — 24.3 mi, 158° S
Naylor Mill Forest Trail (Attraction) — 24.4 mi, 031° NE
Eagle Nest (Attraction) — 26.7 mi, 328° NW
Chincoteague Island Waterman's Memorial (Monument) — 26.7 mi, 123° SE
Eagle Nesting Site (Viewpoint) — 27.0 mi, 327° NW
Assateague Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 27.5 mi, 128° SE · 96k acres
Reedville Fishermen's Museum (Museum) — 30.9 mi, 234° SW
Military Exhib Site (Registered Battlefield) — 34.0 mi, 023° NE
Dorchester Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 34.8 mi, 337° NW
Louis H. Taylor Stadium (Stadium) — 37.8 mi, 065° NE

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