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Galena Maryland Map

Explore Galena, 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 Galena, Maryland

How to Use This Galena, Maryland Map

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

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

Latitude	39.340667
Longitude	-75.878828
Population	539
Density	576.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	21635
Area Code	410, 443
County Seat	Chestertown
School District	Kent County Public Schools

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About Galena, Maryland

Galena is a locality in Kent County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 539. The population density is 576.5 people per km². Galena is located at 39.3407°N, 75.8788°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Galena is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 21635.

Galena emerges from the flat, industrious plains of the Eastern Shore as a collection of quiet intersections and sun-bleached facades. It lies 14.4 miles east-northeast of Kent, MD (from Kent, MD: bearing 70°T), and is situated 16.5 miles south-southeast of Cecil. The horizon is defined by the modest rise of Daves Hill to the north, while the landscape stretches outward in a patchwork of fertile fields and dense woodlots that hold the heat of the afternoon long after the sun begins its descent. Water acts as a silent boundary here; the slow, deliberate movement of Dyer Creek marks the edge of the local geography, feeding into the quiet stillness of Mill Pond where the reflection of the clouds seems to anchor the entire sky to the earth. A short distance away, the quiet grounds of Toal Park offer a place for the land to breathe, its open spaces contrasting with the darker, deeper shadows that gather toward the distant Blackbird State Forest.

Galena carries the weight of a long agricultural legacy, where the economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest and the steady cultivation of the soil. The architecture of the older streets speaks to a time when the transit of goods and grain dictated the layout of the village, creating a center defined by sturdiness rather than ornamentation. Life here proceeds with a deliberate, measured pace, influenced by the expansive reaches of the rural landscape that extend toward the distant, rolling expanse of Bohemia Manor. There is a specific quality to the twilight here, a deepening of the green in the fields and a sudden, sharp clarity in the air that makes the brickwork of the houses appear almost luminous. It is a place where the modern world is felt only as a faint, distant hum, leaving the residents to navigate the day through the seasonal demands of the land and the quiet, recurring patterns of a life lived close to the earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Toal Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 009° N
Kent County (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 006° N
Millington Wma (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 104° E
Galena (State Resource Management Area) — 2.2 mi, 104° E
Massey Air Museum (Museum) — 4.9 mi, 122° SE
Cypress Branch Nrma (State Park) — 5.1 mi, 154° SE
Mount Harmon (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 324° NW
Sassafrass Nrma (State Park) — 5.6 mi, 278° W
Old Bohemia Wma (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 032° NE
Hazelmore (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 298° NW
Maryland's First Women Voters (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 264° W
3 Palms Zoo & Education Center (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 9.8 mi, 094° E
Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 11.9 mi, 078° E
Eagles Nest Wildlife Area (State Wilderness) — 12.0 mi, 079° E
Chesapeake Movies (Cinema) — 12.7 mi, 233° SW
Cedar Swamp Wildlife Area (Marine Protected Area) — 12.8 mi, 082° E
George Washington (Public Artwork) — 13.2 mi, 230° SW
Gibson Center and Tawes Theatre (Theatre) — 13.3 mi, 230° SW
Larrabee Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 13.3 mi, 230° SW
Buck Bacchus Store Museum (Museum) — 13.6 mi, 227° SW
Ronnys Garden World (Attraction) — 14.1 mi, 096° E
Pete Bond Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 16.8 mi, 353° N
Perryville Railroad Museum (Museum) — 18.3 mi, 325° NW
Arts by the Bay Gallery (Gallery) — 18.3 mi, 322° NW
Art Space on Main (Gallery) — 18.6 mi, 008° N
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.7 mi, 324° NW · 96k acres
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.2 mi, 099° E · 46k acres
Board & Brush (Arts Centre) — 19.3 mi, 021° N
Ice Storage (Historic Ruins) — 19.4 mi, 326° NW
Horizon Cinemas (Cinema) — 20.4 mi, 308° NW

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