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Gapland Maryland Map

Explore Gapland, 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 Gapland, Maryland

How to Use This Gapland, Maryland Map

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

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

Latitude	39.402878
Longitude	-77.660269
Population	109
Density	187.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	21779
Area Code	410, 443
County Seat	Hagerstown
School District	Washington County Public Schools

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About Gapland, Maryland

Gapland is a locality in Washington County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 109. The population density is 187.9 people per km². Gapland is located at 39.4029°N, 77.6603°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21779.

Gapland emerges from the low, persistent hum of the Maryland Piedmont, where the land stretches out in quiet, arable reaches toward the distant silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies 12.2 miles west of Ballenger Creek, MD (from Ballenger Creek, MD: bearing 280°T), and is situated 6.4 miles north-northwest of Brunswick. Israel Creek carves a narrow, rhythmic path through the local topography, its waters tracing the boundaries of fields that have been tilled for generations. The air here holds a particular, heavy stillness at dusk, a quality of light that seems to gather in the hollows and cling to the damp earth near the Weverton-Roxbury Rail Trail. Beyond the immediate tree lines, the terrain rises into the steady, upward slope of the region, grounding the landscape in a somber, earthen permanence that ignores the frantic pace of the modern world.

History in Gapland is measured in the slow accumulation of agricultural labor and the quiet persistence of the families who first cleared these woods. While Locust Valley sits a short distance away, the local economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the soil and the legacy of inland commerce that once defined the surrounding corridors. Travelers seeking a connection to the terrain often find themselves drawn to the paths that wind toward Snavelys Ford Trail, where the forest floor is marked by a deep, damp loam. Life in Gapland moves with a deliberate, unadorned gravity, far removed from the more populous centers, maintaining a character shaped by the steady, seasonal cycles of the inner countryside.

Nearby Outdoor Places

South Mountain State Park (State Park) — 0.7 mi, 126° SE
South Mountain Sp (State Park) — 0.7 mi, 126° SE
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 0.7 mi, 119° SE · 110k acres
War Correspondents Memorial Arch (Monument) — 1.1 mi, 080° E
Munford's Brigade and Mahone's Brigade (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 106° E
Brownsville Pond Fma Pfa (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 184° S
Burkittsville Memorial Park (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 116° SE
Memorial Plaque to the Provisional Army of the United States of America (Monument) — 3.3 mi, 241° SW
White Rocks (Viewpoint) — 3.5 mi, 028° NE
Lambs Knoll Ft (State Resource Management Area) — 3.6 mi, 029° NE
Othello Regional Park (Local Recreation) — 4.7 mi, 145° SE
Catoctin Creek Park (Local Park) — 5.0 mi, 101° E
MD State Highway Administration 1 (State Resource Management Area) — 5.0 mi, 185° S
Civil War Medical Museum (Museum) — 5.8 mi, 330° NW
Civil War Preservation Trust (Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 312° NW
Potoma Wayside (Attraction) — 6.4 mi, 206° SW
MD-VA-WV Tripoint (Attraction) — 6.5 mi, 209° SW
Cotton/Flour Mill Intake Arches (Historic Ruins) — 7.0 mi, 216° SW
Little House (Attraction) — 7.9 mi, 284° W
Islands Of The Potomac Wma (State Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 311° NW
Civilian Conservation Corps (Public Artwork) — 9.8 mi, 064° NE
Warehouse Cinemas (Cinema) — 11.0 mi, 083° E
Old Cottage (Historic Ruins) — 11.9 mi, 053° NE
Jefferson County Museum (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 234° SW
Frederick Book Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 13.5 mi, 088° E
Children's Museum of Rose Hill Manor Park (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 079° E
Sunset Movie Theater (Cinema) — 14.0 mi, 328° NW
The Great Frederick Fair (Attraction) — 14.2 mi, 087° E
For the Kids by George Children's Museum (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 284° W
Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 44.8 mi, 218° SW · 197k acres

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