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Glenmont Maryland Map

Explore Glenmont, 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 Glenmont, Maryland

How to Use This Glenmont, Maryland Map

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

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.

CityGlenmont
StateMaryland (MD)
CountyHoward County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude39.070413
Longitude-77.046628
Population16,710
Density2304.2 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Codes21045, 20906
Area Code240, 301, 410, 443
County SeatEllicott City
School DistrictMontgomery County Public Schools

About Glenmont, Maryland

Glenmont is a locality in Howard County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of 16,710. The population density is 2304.2 people per km². Glenmont is located at 39.0704°N, 77.0466°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 21045, 20906.

Glenmont occupies a sprawling, verdant expanse of the Maryland Piedmont, where the land rises and dips in a series of wooded corridors and suburban arteries. It lies 1.2 miles southeast of Columbia, MD (from Columbia, MD: bearing 146°T), and is situated 8.5 miles east-southeast of Howard. The terrain here holds a quiet, terrestrial gravity, far removed from the saline air of the coast, defined instead by the subtle movement of Red Hill Branch as it carves a path through the undergrowth. Sunlight filters through the canopy in thin, golden needles, illuminating the rich, iron-heavy soil that anchors the surrounding thickets and clearings. Within the immediate boundaries, Blandair Park provides a vast, open theater of grass and sky, offering a sense of scale that balances the dense, rhythmic pulse of the residential streets.

Glenmont serves as a vital junction in the ongoing narrative of the region, where the echoes of colonial agrarian life have long since yielded to the steady, industrious hum of the modern commuter. The economy finds its footing in the transit of people and the maintenance of a suburban infrastructure, a function that keeps the days measured and predictable. While the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains occasionally haunts the western horizon, the local identity is rooted firmly in the quiet utility of its neighborhoods and the proximity to the serene, still waters of Lake Kittamaqundi. Life in Glenmont unfolds with an understated persistence, marked by the changing of leaves and the transition of light across the pavement, grounding the inhabitants in a landscape that values the quietude of the interior over the clamor of more famous destinations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Northwest Branch Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 047° NE
  • Matthew Henson State Park Unit #3 (State Park) — 0.7 mi, 355° N
  • Montgomery County (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 332° NW
  • Matthew Henson State Park Unit #4 (State Park) — 0.8 mi, 000° N
  • The Only Time is Now (Public Artwork) — 1.0 mi, 142° SE
  • DC Sniper Victims Memorial (Monument) — 1.1 mi, 151° SE
  • Sherwood Forest Nca (Local Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 078° E
  • Frank Lawrence Towers (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 253° W
  • Oscar Osorio (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 253° W
  • AMC Wheaton Mall 9 (Cinema) — 2.4 mi, 187° S
  • Abandoned Gaynor Road bridge (Historic Ruins) — 2.7 mi, 254° W
  • Red Studio Gallery (Gallery) — 3.3 mi, 206° SW
  • Weisser Glass Studio and Gallery (Gallery) — 3.3 mi, 213° SW
  • Girls Who Paint (Gallery) — 3.3 mi, 206° SW
  • Silver Spring Stage Theater (Theatre) — 3.9 mi, 151° SE
  • Forest Glen Historic Railroad Station (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 187° S
  • Concert Hall (Theatre) — 4.0 mi, 229° SW
  • IPIC Theaters (Cinema) — 4.1 mi, 249° W
  • Big Rock (Viewpoint) — 4.5 mi, 142° SE
  • Old Ice House (Historic Ruins) — 4.8 mi, 192° S
  • F. Scott Fitzgerald (Attraction) — 5.4 mi, 279° W
  • VisArts (Arts Centre) — 5.8 mi, 281° W
  • Village Edu (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 6.4 mi, 201° S
  • George Washington Memorial Parkway (National Park) — 9.1 mi, 216° SW · 2,795 acres
  • Patuxent Research Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.6 mi, 091° E · 26k acres
  • Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.3 mi, 192° S · 2,944 acres

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About This Glenmont Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Glenmont, Maryland. Coordinates: 39.070413, -77.046628. 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 Glenmont includes the ZIP code (21045, 20906), telephone area code (240, 301, 410, 443), county seat of Howard County (Ellicott City), and school district assignment (Montgomery County Public Schools).

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.