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Federalsburg Maryland Map

Explore Federalsburg, 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 Federalsburg, Maryland

How to Use This Federalsburg, Maryland Map

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

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.

CityFederalsburg
StateMaryland (MD)
CountyCaroline County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude38.694281
Longitude-75.772155
Population2,833
Density566.7 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code21632
Area Code410, 443
County SeatDenton
School DistrictCaroline County Public Schools

About Federalsburg, Maryland

Federalsburg is a locality in Caroline County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,833. The population density is 566.7 people per km². Federalsburg is located at 38.6943°N, 75.7722°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Federalsburg is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 21632.

Federalsburg emerges from the flat, fertile plains of the Eastern Shore where the dark, deliberate current of the Marshyhope Creek carves a slow path through the landscape. It lies 15.6 miles south-southeast of Caroline, MD (from Caroline, MD: bearing 164°T), and is situated 9.4 miles west-northwest of Seaford. The atmosphere here carries a heavy, humid stillness, particularly at dusk when the low light catches the reeds and reflects off the placid surface of Lake Chambers. Riverside Park offers a quiet vantage point to observe the water, which moves with a lethargic grace that defines the rhythm of the surrounding terrain. Far to the west, the faint, jagged suggestion of Pine Ridge might haunt the horizon, but the immediate world is one of expansive fields and the dense, green shadows of distant woodlands like those found near the Seth State Forest.

Federalsburg maintains a character shaped by its deep agricultural roots and the quiet industriousness of the inland plains. The local economy has long been anchored by the processing of the region’s harvest, a tradition that persists in the steady hum of operations that define the workday. History remains visible in the modest, sturdy architecture that lines the streets, speaking to a time when the town served as a vital junction for those navigating the interior of the peninsula. While the bustle of larger centers feels a world away, the life of Federalsburg remains centered on the interplay between the soil and the water, preserving a sense of self-reliance that persists regardless of the changing seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Idylwild Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 342° N
  • Town Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 114° SE
  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 199° S
  • Chesapeake Forest Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 1.3 mi, 338° N
  • Marshyhope Creek North Heritage Conservation (State Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 020° N
  • John S. Ayton Tree Nursery (State Resource Management Area) — 4.9 mi, 274° W
  • Marshy Hope Wildlife Area (Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 043° NE
  • Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.0 mi, 199° S · 96k acres
  • Bridgeville Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 070° E
  • William Still Center Families Divided & United Marker (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 341° N
  • East New Market Heritage Museum (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 232° SW
  • Caroline County Shooting Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 11.4 mi, 331° NW
  • Martinak State Park (State Park) — 11.6 mi, 343° N
  • Military Exhib Site (Registered Battlefield) — 14.2 mi, 130° SE
  • Trap Pond State Park (State Park) — 16.7 mi, 125° SE
  • Historical Society of Talbot County Museum (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 289° W
  • Neild Museum (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 241° SW
  • Dorchester Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 18.4 mi, 243° SW
  • John F. Kennedy (Monument) — 18.5 mi, 243° SW
  • Harriet Tubman Museum (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 242° SW
  • Otwell Woodland Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 18.9 mi, 272° W
  • Civil War Monument (Monument) — 21.3 mi, 094° E
  • Naylor Mill Forest Trail (Attraction) — 21.8 mi, 153° SE
  • Cardinal Circle (Theatre) — 21.9 mi, 302° NW
  • Barred Owl Circle (Theatre) — 22.1 mi, 302° NW
  • Viewing Platform (Viewpoint) — 22.2 mi, 301° NW
  • Spocott Windmill (Attraction) — 23.3 mi, 252° W
  • Mispillion Art League (Gallery) — 23.9 mi, 051° NE
  • Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.6 mi, 070° E · 29k acres
  • Assateague Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 44.3 mi, 126° SE · 96k acres

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About This Federalsburg Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Federalsburg, Maryland. Coordinates: 38.694281, -75.772155. 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 Federalsburg includes the ZIP code (21632), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Caroline County (Denton), and school district assignment (Caroline County Public Schools).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.