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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.

CityGlenwood
StateMaryland (MD)
CountyMontgomery County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude38.995666
Longitude-77.1072
DensityN/A /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Codes21014, 20814, 21738
Area Code301, 240, 410, 443
County SeatRockville

About Glenwood, Maryland

Glenwood is a locality in Montgomery 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 reveals itself through a landscape of persistent, unhurried earth, where the land rises and falls in long, grassy swells that suggest the slow movement of a dormant giant. The air here holds a particular, heavy stillness, especially as the late afternoon light catches the edges of the meadows, turning the dried stalks of autumn into brittle gold. Beneath the canopy of hardwoods, the terrain drops toward the damp, shaded banks of Booze Creek, a narrow ribbon of water that carves a quiet path through the soil. Travelers seeking a rhythm beyond the highway often find their way to the Black Horse Trail, where the ground is worn smooth by generations of boots, or they look toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains, which stand like a charcoal smudge against the western sky.

Glenwood carries a weight of endurance in its soil, a history built on the quiet labor of those who cleared the timber and laid the fences that still segment the horizon. While the modern economy has shifted toward the rhythms of commuters and professionals, the memory of agrarian life lingers in the wide, open spaces of Greenwich Park, a place that serves as a communal lung for the vicinity. Residents often speak of the nearby water at the Dalecarlia Reservoir or the hidden, rhythmic sound of Little Falls, features that ground the daily experience in a tangible, local reality. Life in Glenwood proceeds without fanfare, defined by the changing colors of the turning leaves and the routine maintenance of the land, reflecting a character that values the steady, predictable passage of the seasons over the frantic pace of the wider world.

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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About This Glenwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Glenwood, Maryland. Coordinates: 38.995666, -77.1072. 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 Glenwood includes the ZIP code (21014, 20814, 21738), telephone area code (301, 240, 410, 443), county seat of Montgomery County (Rockville), and school district assignment.

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.