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Fort Ritchie Maryland Map

Explore Fort Ritchie, 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 Fort Ritchie, Maryland

How to Use This Fort Ritchie, Maryland Map

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

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	Fort Ritchie
State	Maryland (MD)
County	Washington County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	39.7022
Longitude	-77.5021
Population	12
Density	4.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	21719
Area Code	410, 443
County Seat	Hagerstown
School District	Washington County Public Schools

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About Fort Ritchie, Maryland

Fort Ritchie is a locality in Washington County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 12. The population density is 4.8 people per km². Fort Ritchie is located at 39.7022°N, 77.5021°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21719.

Fort Ritchie occupies a quiet expanse of land where the landscape slopes toward the calm, reflective surface of Lake Royer. It lies 12.2 miles east-northeast of Washington, MD (from Washington, MD: bearing 60°T), and is situated 5.5 miles southeast of Waynesboro. The air here holds the crisp, thin quality of higher elevations, drifting in from the distant Blue Ridge Mountains that line the horizon like a jagged, ink-colored hem. A short distance away, the quiet flow of Falls Creek carves its path through the terrain, while the dense, shadowed canopy of the nearby Mont Alto State Forest provides a dark, verdant backdrop to the open grounds. Visitors often wander through the expanse of Unknown Park, where the light at dusk settles in long, amber slats across the grass, turning the ordinary ground into a theater of shifting shadows and cooling earth.

Fort Ritchie carries a legacy defined by its transition from a bustling military installation to a space of quiet, repurposed potential. The economy here moves at a deliberate pace, far removed from the frantic pulse of industrial centers, as the site balances its deep history with new, modest ventures. Beyond the immediate perimeter, the terrain opens toward the deep indentation of Hanging Valley, while those seeking the sound of falling water find their way toward the steady, rhythmic descent of Cunningham Falls. Those who walk the Spiderbush Nature Trail understand the solitary character of the region, where the passage of time is measured not by the ticking of a clock, but by the slow, seasonal changing of the leaves and the persistent, quiet endurance of the Appalachian foothills.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 027° NE
South Mountain State Park (State Park) — 0.5 mi, 311° NW
South Mountain Sp (State Park) — 0.5 mi, 311° NW
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 0.8 mi, 332° NW · 110k acres
High Rock (Viewpoint) — 1.2 mi, 247° SW
Mason Dixon Line monument (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 346° N
Lp5014 (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 217° SW
Happel's Meadow Access Acquisition (Local Recreation) — 2.5 mi, 028° NE
Pine Hill Park Expansion (Local Recreation) — 2.5 mi, 348° N
Beartown Woods Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 007° N
Michaux State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 2.8 mi, 012° N
Ridenour Swamp Heritage Conservation (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 191° S
St. Francis (Public Artwork) — 7.8 mi, 100° E
St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta Statue (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 100° E
Monsignor Hugh J. Phillips (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 100° E
Frederick County Fire Museum (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 090° E
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Visitor Center (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 091° E
Pumpkin Cannon (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 140° SE
Jonathan Hager House and Museum (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 251° W
Old Cottage (Historic Ruins) — 13.6 mi, 175° S
John Eisenhower Bridge (Attraction) — 14.1 mi, 062° NE
Gettysburg Museum (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 063° NE
Ford Motor Company Fund Education Center (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 063° NE
Walkersville Southern Railroad (Attraction) — 16.9 mi, 152° SE
The Jennifer and David LeVan Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 17.0 mi, 058° NE
Sunset Movie Theater (Cinema) — 18.0 mi, 241° SW
Capitol Theatre (Theatre) — 18.2 mi, 332° NW
Voila! Children's Art & Creativity Center (Arts Centre) — 18.2 mi, 333° NW

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