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Glenwood Maryland Map

Explore Glenwood, 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 Glenwood, Maryland

How to Use This Glenwood, Maryland Map

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

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	Glenwood
State	Maryland (MD)
County	Anne Arundel County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.995666
Longitude	-77.1072
Density	N/A /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	21014, 20814, 21738
Area Code	301, 240, 410, 443
County Seat	Annapolis

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About Glenwood, Maryland

Glenwood is a locality in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. Glenwood is located at 38.9957°N, 77.1072°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 21014, 20814, 21738.

Glenwood maintains a steady, quiet composure across a landscape of low-slung fields and dense woodland that feels suspended between the heavy salt air of the coast and the solid earth of the interior. The light here has a way of thickening in the late afternoon, casting long, bruised shadows that stretch toward the horizon where the silhouette of Bacon Ridge serves as a distant anchor for the eye. Marley Creek carves a narrow, dark path through the soil just a mile away, its banks often shielded by the dense brush that keeps the water hidden from casual view. Beyond the trees, the ground shifts toward the brackish scent of Seclude Cove, a reminder that the tide exerts a subtle, invisible pull on the moisture clinging to the morning grass. To the north, the terrain settles into a flatter, more deliberate rhythm, interrupted only by the quiet expanse of Lake Waterford, which holds the sky in a mirror of gray and blue.

Glenwood carries the weight of a local economy built on deep-rooted land use and the slow, persistent labor of those who work the periphery of the woods and water. Families have long marked time by the seasonal changes at Sawmill Creek Park, where the trails offer a rare, unobstructed look at the local flora. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a place that values its distance from the frantic pulse of larger hubs, favoring the steady grind of local commerce and the maintenance of ancestral property lines. The physical character of the region remains shaped by a stubborn refusal to be anything other than itself, eschewing the rapid changes seen elsewhere for a quiet, enduring presence. Even as the modern world pushes against the edges, the character of Glenwood remains defined by the proximity of the water and the thick, humid silence that descends whenever the wind dies down.

Nearby Outdoor Places

The Centennial Anchor (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 047° NE
Half-Twist (Public Artwork) — 0.6 mi, 127° SE
Imagination Stage (Theatre) — 0.6 mi, 135° SE
Ayrlawn Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 319° NW
Gallery B (Gallery) — 0.9 mi, 135° SE
Elmhirst Parkway Neighborhood Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 035° NE
KID Museum (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 142° SE
Madonna of the Trail (Monument) — 1.1 mi, 139° SE
Round House Theatre (Theatre) — 1.1 mi, 133° SE
Waverly Street Gallery (Gallery) — 1.1 mi, 135° SE
Landmark Theatres (Cinema) — 1.2 mi, 146° SE
Linda Weiner Memorial (Monument) — 1.2 mi, 152° SE
Village Edu (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 1.2 mi, 128° SE
North Chevy Chase Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 071° E
Bethesda Swimming Pool (Local Recreation) — 1.4 mi, 173° S
Artists' Cooperative (Gallery) — 2.2 mi, 118° SE
Old Ice House (Historic Ruins) — 2.3 mi, 078° E
Crystal Pool (Historic Ruins) — 2.7 mi, 221° SW
Dopamine Land (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 154° SE
Forest Glen Historic Railroad Station (Attraction) — 3.0 mi, 065° NE
George Washington Memorial Parkway (National Park) — 3.1 mi, 220° SW · 2,795 acres
Islands Of The Potomac Wma (State Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 235° SW
Henry-Duffy Park (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 280° W
Rock Creek view (Viewpoint) — 3.6 mi, 107° E
Matthew Henson State Park Unit #3 (State Park) — 5.9 mi, 021° N
Matthew Henson State Park Unit #4 (State Park) — 6.8 mi, 029° NE
Patuxent Research Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.1 mi, 078° E · 26k acres

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