Fairwood Maryland Map
Fairwood, Maryland — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Fairwood, Anne Arundel County.
Interactive Map of Fairwood, Maryland
| City | Fairwood |
| State | Maryland (MD) |
| County | Anne Arundel |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.118999 |
| Longitude | -76.489684 |
| Population | 7,526 |
| Density | 917.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Fairwood, Maryland
Fairwood is a locality in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of approximately 7,526. The population density is 917.5 people per km². Fairwood is located at 39.1190°N, 76.4897°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 20720.
Fairwood breathes the humid embrace of the Chesapeake's western shore, a landscape of soft, rolling terrain where the earth yields generously to the sky. It lies 4.4 miles east of Pasadena, MD (from Pasadena, MD: bearing 80°T), and is situated 7.8 miles east-south-east of Glen Burnie. Here, the land slopes gently towards unseen waterways, its contours traced by the slow, deliberate march of oak and pine. The air, thick with the scent of pine needles and damp soil, carries the distant hum of cicadas, a constant, almost drowsy murmur that underscores the languid pace of life. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy in shifting patterns, illuminating patches of wild azaleas and the occasional flash of a cardinal's red wing. This is a place where the horizon feels close, softened by the verdant growth that crowds the edges of roads and fields, creating a sense of intimate enclosure. The history of Fairwood is a quiet narrative, tied to the fertile soil that has sustained it for generations. Once, this land was a different kind of green, cultivated by hands that understood the rhythms of tobacco and later, the more varied bounty of truck farming. The echoes of that agricultural past can still be felt in the weathered barns and the open fields that break the dense woodland, remnants of a time when the local economy was intrinsically bound to the earth's offerings. While the economic landscape has shifted, with a greater reliance on services and proximity to larger urban centers, a distinct character persists in Fairwood. It is a character shaped by the enduring presence of its natural surroundings, a place where the quality of light at dusk, a deep, honeyed gold, seems to linger, imbuing the ordinary with a quiet, understated beauty.
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About This Fairwood Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Fairwood, Maryland with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Fairwood and Anne Arundel County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Fairwood is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Fairwood is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
