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Girdletree Maryland Map

Explore Girdletree, 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 Girdletree, Maryland

How to Use This Girdletree, Maryland Map

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

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

Latitude	38.094565
Longitude	-75.397419
Population	141
Density	79.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	21829
Area Code	410, 443
County Seat	Snow Hill
School District	Worcester County Public Schools

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About Girdletree, Maryland

Girdletree is a locality in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 141. The population density is 79.7 people per km². Girdletree is located at 38.0946°N, 75.3974°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21829.

Girdletree emerges from the flat, salt-dampened horizon of the Eastern Shore, defined by the slow, dark pulse of Scarboro Creek as it carves a path through the low-lying fields. It lies 4.9 miles south-southeast of Worcester, MD (from Worcester, MD: bearing 155°T), and is situated 9.4 miles east of Pocomoke City. The air here holds a heavy, briny weight, pulling in the scent of the nearby coastline and the marshy breath of E.A. Vaughn Wma, which stretches its protected acreage just a mile from the center. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the land settles into a vast, silent expanse, where the gray light of dusk settles over the fields like a shroud. Far to the west, the distant silhouette of Beech Ridge serves as the only disruption to an otherwise level world, while closer at hand, the marsh grasses sway in rhythm with the tides that push up from Rowley Cove.

Girdletree remains a quiet witness to the cycles of agriculture and the patient, enduring labor of the soil. The economy has long been anchored to the land and the surrounding waters, where the legacy of the Eastern Shore’s agrarian roots persists in the quiet maintenance of fence lines and the seasonal turning of the earth. Life here moves with a deliberate, unadorned cadence, far removed from the frantic pace of the cities, as the residents look toward the nearby waters of Beasey Pond or the distant protective barrier of Hog Island for the rhythms of the day. Time is marked not by clocks but by the slow migration of birds over the wetlands and the shifting colors of the sky, creating a place that feels as though it has reached an equilibrium with the raw, coastal environment that defines its existence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

E.A. Vaughn Wma (State Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 162° S
Chesapeake Forest Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 1.0 mi, 333° NW
Pocomoke River Sf (State Resource Management Area) — 1.4 mi, 322° NW
Pocomoke River Sp (State Park) — 3.4 mi, 329° NW
Lp5014 (Local Park) — 3.7 mi, 263° W
Pocomoke River Wma (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 299° NW
Milburn Landing State Park (State Park) — 5.2 mi, 294° NW
Chincoteague Bay Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 5.9 mi, 176° S
Assateague Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 7.4 mi, 117° SE · 96k acres
Chincoteague Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 8.0 mi, 105° E · 2,020 acres
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.0 mi, 105° E · 37k acres
Lockheed T-33 (Attraction) — 8.4 mi, 257° W
Pocomoke Fair Grounds (Theme Park) — 9.6 mi, 258° W
Wallops Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.5 mi, 196° S · 1,092 acres
Chincoteague Island Waterman's Memorial (Monument) — 13.4 mi, 182° S
SS Marine Electric (Monument) — 13.4 mi, 182° S
Crossing the Bar (Monument) — 13.4 mi, 182° S
The Mermaid Museum (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 031° NE
Louis H. Taylor Stadium (Stadium) — 20.4 mi, 034° NE
Sammy the Seagull (Public Artwork) — 20.7 mi, 327° NW
Salisbury University Richard A. Henson School of Science & Technology Planetarium (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 327° NW
Theatre and Web Development House (Theatre) — 20.9 mi, 327° NW
Selfie Point (Viewpoint) — 23.2 mi, 046° NE
Freak Out (Attraction) — 23.3 mi, 046° NE
Speedway (Attraction) — 23.3 mi, 046° NE
Happy Swing (Attraction) — 23.3 mi, 046° NE
Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum (Museum) — 23.4 mi, 046° NE
Nature Center (Museum) — 25.2 mi, 257° W
Eastern Shore Railway Museum (Museum) — 25.6 mi, 213° SW
Military Exhib Site (Registered Battlefield) — 33.7 mi, 344° N

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