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Faulkner Maryland Map

Explore Faulkner, 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 Faulkner, Maryland

How to Use This Faulkner, Maryland Map

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

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

Latitude	38.439013
Longitude	-76.978307
Population	1,200
Density	35.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	20632
Area Code	301, 240
County Seat	La Plata

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About Faulkner, Maryland

Faulkner is a locality in Charles County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 35.0 people per km². Faulkner is located at 38.4390°N, 76.9783°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 20632.

Faulkner emerges from the landscape as a quiet intersection of asphalt and earth, defined by the persistent, dark passage of Scar Branch that cuts through the surrounding fields. It lies 5.8 miles west-northwest of Wicomico, MD (from Wicomico, MD: bearing 288°T), and is situated 8.8 miles southeast of Charles. The land here leans into a stillness born of inland isolation, where the air feels heavy with the scent of damp soil and the turning seasons. To the west, the rise of Ellenboro Hill breaks the horizon, a subtle protrusion that anchors the view against the vast, open skies. Not far off, the dense, shadowed thickets of ZEKIAH SWAMP NEA - Zekiah Swamp Wildland exert a silent pull on the local climate, keeping the mornings cool and the evenings thick with the hum of insects.

Faulkner maintains a pulse dictated by the rhythms of the road and the surrounding agricultural tracts that have defined its character for generations. The history of the place is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring utility of the crossroads, which served as a vital transit point for those moving goods across the interior long before modern transit took hold. Local economy remains tethered to the land and the small-scale commerce that feeds the neighboring farms, operating at a pace that favors endurance over speed. In the quiet hours of dusk, when the light turns a bruised, metallic violet, the intersection of the past and the present becomes tangible, revealing a persistent, sturdy resolve in the way the local structures hold their ground against the encroachment of the wilder, overgrown edges of the county.

Nearby Outdoor Places

ZEKIAH SWAMP NEA - Zekiah Swamp Wildland (State Park) — 1.7 mi, 113° SE
Chapel Point Sp (State Park) — 2.3 mi, 325° NW
Cedar Point Wma (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 276° W
Boarman Memorial (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 095° E
Saint Francis of Assisi (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 096° E
Barnsfield Park (Local Park) — 5.6 mi, 201° S
Lp5014 (Local Park) — 6.9 mi, 352° N
Chotank Creek Natural Area Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 7.9 mi, 230° SW
Myrtle Grove Wma (State Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 337° NW
Caledon Natural Area (Marine Protected Area) — 9.6 mi, 239° SW
Milestone in Radio History (Monument) — 14.1 mi, 151° SE
Chiles Homesite (Historic Ruins) — 14.8 mi, 271° W
Overlook (Viewpoint) — 15.4 mi, 273° W
Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.5 mi, 327° NW · 2,944 acres
George Washington Birthplace National Monument (National Monument) — 16.6 mi, 171° S · 556 acres
Belvoir Manor (Historic Ruins) — 18.5 mi, 334° NW
George Washington Memorial Parkway (National Park) — 19.5 mi, 349° N · 2,795 acres
Pollinator Habitat (Nature Reserve) — 19.5 mi, 324° NW
Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.5 mi, 195° S · 24k acres
Mansion Circle/Specialty Tours (Attraction) — 19.5 mi, 343° N
Mansion Line Entry (Attraction) — 19.5 mi, 343° N
Lives Bound Together: Slavery at Mount Vernon (Museum) — 19.6 mi, 343° N
Virtual Mansion Tour (Cinema) — 19.6 mi, 343° N
Orientation Film (Cinema) — 19.6 mi, 343° N
Historic Area Entrance & Exit (Attraction) — 19.6 mi, 342° N
Mount Vernon: The Story of an American Icon (Museum) — 19.6 mi, 343° N
George Washington's Distillery and Gristmill Tour (Attraction) — 20.7 mi, 337° NW
Nepenthe Gallery (Gallery) — 21.4 mi, 349° N
Hooray Art! (Arts Centre) — 21.4 mi, 349° N
Jackson M. Abbott Wetland Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 21.6 mi, 337° NW

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