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Freeland Maryland Map

Explore Freeland, 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 Freeland, Maryland

How to Use This Freeland, Maryland Map

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

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.

CityFreeland
StateMaryland (MD)
CountyBaltimore County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude39.704826
Longitude-76.68386
Population1,800
Density35.0 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code21053
Area Code240, 301
County SeatTowson

About Freeland, Maryland

Freeland is a locality in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,800. The population density is 35.0 people per km². Freeland is located at 39.7048°N, 76.6839°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21053.

Freeland holds a quiet posture within the northern reaches of the Piedmont, where the land rises in long, deliberate swells of pasture and dense woodland. It lies 15.6 miles north of Cockeysville, MD (from Cockeysville, MD: bearing 352°T), and is situated 2.5 miles south-southeast of New Freedom. Beetree Run carves a narrow, persistent path through the local topography, its waters moving with a steady, cooling urgency that defines the damp, verdant character of the immediate terrain. The air here carries a heavy, terrestrial stillness, particularly at dusk when the low light catches the silvered bark of sycamores and casts elongated shadows across the fields. While the distant Appalachian Mountains remain a faint, ethereal suggestion on the furthest horizon, the immediate landscape is dominated by the quiet convergence of earth and stream, a terrain that feels ancient and unhurried under the weight of the changing seasons.

Freeland maintains a legacy shaped by the iron and rail industries that once drew laborers to these secluded valleys, leaving behind the remnants of a working past now softened by time. The Torrey C Brown Rail Trail serves as the primary artery for modern movement, transforming the old corridors of commerce into a quiet thoroughfare for those who walk or cycle through the woods. The local economy has long since shifted from the grit of extractive industry to a slower, more deliberate rhythm, though the proximity to the deep, still waters of Prettyboy Reservoir reminds residents of the vital, hidden resources that sustain the region. Life in Freeland proceeds with a disciplined, modest grace, far removed from the bustle of the coast, defined instead by the seasonal shift of crops and the persistent, low-frequency hum of a landscape that has quietly witnessed the slow turning of generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Torrey C Brown Rail Trail (State Park) — 0.1 mi, 025° NE
  • Arlington Ernst Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 356° N
  • Quail Ridge (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 328° NW
  • North Central Rail Trail (State Resource Management Area) — 1.5 mi, 154° SE
  • Mason-Dixon Line (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 051° NE
  • Fielding Manor Neighborhood Park (Local Recreation) — 2.5 mi, 053° NE
  • Strawberry Fields Park and Nature Trail (Local Recreation) — 2.9 mi, 009° N
  • Clipper Mill (Viewpoint) — 4.8 mi, 252° W
  • Hemlock Gorge (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 256° W
  • Mill Dam (Historic Ruins) — 5.2 mi, 264° W
  • Gunpowder Falls Sp (State Park) — 5.2 mi, 187° S
  • Bridge 40.39 (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 337° NW
  • A Village Of Garden Gnomes (Attraction) — 5.6 mi, 156° SE
  • Stewartstown R.R. (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 055° NE
  • Hex Murder House (Attraction) — 7.1 mi, 015° N
  • Charlotte's Quest Nature Center (Nature Reserve) — 10.9 mi, 256° W
  • Hampstead Train Station (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 233° SW
  • Lime Kiln (Historic Ruins) — 14.0 mi, 168° S
  • The Last Samurai (Public Artwork) — 14.1 mi, 176° S
  • System Source Computer Museum (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 176° S
  • National Electronics Museum (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 176° S
  • Deer Creek Rapids @ Rocks (Class III) (Attraction) — 15.3 mi, 108° E
  • Stoneywood Nature Center (Nature Reserve) — 15.3 mi, 109° E
  • South York Cinemas 4 (Cinema) — 15.7 mi, 000° N
  • Hanover Theater (Theatre) — 17.3 mi, 292° W
  • Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.9 mi, 106° E · 96k acres

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About This Freeland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Freeland, Maryland. Coordinates: 39.704826, -76.68386. 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 Freeland includes the ZIP code (21053), telephone area code (240, 301), county seat of Baltimore County (Towson), and school district assignment.

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.