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Glen Echo Maryland Map

Explore Glen Echo, 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 Glen Echo, Maryland

How to Use This Glen Echo, Maryland Map

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

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	Glen Echo
State	Maryland (MD)
County	Montgomery County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.968999
Longitude	-77.142479
Population	279
Density	1045.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	20812
Area Code	301, 240
County Seat	Rockville
School District	Montgomery County Public Schools

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About Glen Echo, Maryland

Glen Echo is a locality in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 279. The population density is 1045.8 people per km². Glen Echo is located at 38.9690°N, 77.1425°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Glen Echo is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 20812.

Glen Echo reveals itself as a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, which carves a path through the dense, verdant woodlands that border the local terrain. It lies 2.4 miles west-southwest of Bethesda, MD (from Bethesda, MD: bearing 250°T), and is situated 7.7 miles northwest of Washington. The air here holds a distinct humidity, heavy with the scent of damp earth and decaying leaves that drift from the canopy, while the ground slopes away toward the unseen depths of Mather Gorge, located five miles to the northwest. Within the borders of Glen Echo, the verdant expanse of Princeton Avenue Park offers a tranquil clearing where the afternoon light filters through oak and sycamore, illuminating the path where walkers traverse the quiet lanes. The distant, muted rush of Little Falls serves as a constant, rhythmic undercurrent to the stillness, grounding the neighborhood in the ancient, slow-moving geology of the region.

History lingers in the architecture of Glen Echo, where the legacy of its origins as a Chautauqua retreat remains etched into the decorative woodwork and the vibrant, eclectic facades of its older dwellings. The local economy long ago shifted from the bustling seasonal crowds of the past to a residential quietude, yet the influence of that era persists in the cultural preservation efforts that define the character of the streets. Residents often look toward the horizon, where the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains suggests the vast, inland reach of the continent, far removed from the pressures of the wider world. Life in Glen Echo moves with a deliberate, measured pace, punctuated by the occasional passage of a commuter toward the urban centers, though the spirit of the place remains anchored to the persistent, slow flow of the canal and the nearby, placid waters of Dalecarlia Reservoir.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Crystal Pool (Historic Ruins) — 0.2 mi, 139° SE
Yellow Barn Gallery (Gallery) — 0.3 mi, 125° SE
Stone Tower Gallery (Gallery) — 0.3 mi, 126° SE
Popcorn Gallery (Gallery) — 0.3 mi, 131° SE
The Puppet Co. (Theatre) — 0.3 mi, 131° SE
Adventure Theater MTC (Theatre) — 0.3 mi, 132° SE
George Washington Memorial Parkway (National Park) — 0.4 mi, 200° S · 2,795 acres
Minnie's Island (Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 272° W
Islands Of The Potomac Wma (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 260° W
Langley Oaks City Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 244° SW
A-12 Oxcart (Public Artwork) — 1.1 mi, 192° S
Memorial Garden (Monument) — 1.1 mi, 182° S
Nathan Hale Statue (Monument) — 1.2 mi, 180° S
Fort Sumner (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 129° SE
Montgomery County (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 266° W
Bethesda Swimming Pool (Local Recreation) — 2.1 mi, 077° E
Ruins of Worker's Houses for Nearby Quarries (Historic Ruins) — 2.2 mi, 323° NW
Landmark Theatres (Cinema) — 2.7 mi, 071° E
KID Museum (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 067° NE
Stubblefield Falls Overlook (Viewpoint) — 2.9 mi, 267° W
Henry-Duffy Park (Attraction) — 3.0 mi, 327° NW
Village Edu (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 3.1 mi, 069° E
Dopamine Land (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 101° E
Palisades (Local Recreation) — 3.5 mi, 147° SE
American University Museum at the Katzen (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 125° SE
Matthew Henson State Park Unit #3 (State Park) — 8.4 mi, 028° NE
Matthew Henson State Park Unit #4 (State Park) — 9.3 mi, 033° NE
Patuxent Research Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.4 mi, 073° E · 26k acres
Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.7 mi, 183° S · 2,944 acres

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