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Harwood Maryland Map

Explore Harwood, 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 Harwood, Maryland

How to Use This Harwood, Maryland Map

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

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

Latitude	38.865392
Longitude	-76.619963
Population	2,400
Density	55.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	20776
Area Code	301, 240
County Seat	Annapolis

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About Harwood, Maryland

Harwood is a locality in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,400. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Harwood is located at 38.8654°N, 76.6200°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 20776.

Muddy Creek carves a slow, serpentine path through the low-slung topography of Harwood, acting as a dark, liquid vein that feeds the surrounding marshlands and saturated soil. It lies 7.2 miles south-southwest of Anne Arundel, MD (from Anne Arundel, MD: bearing 212°T), and is situated 8.0 miles southeast of Bowie. The landscape here is defined by the subtle, persistent depression of Harwood Hollow, where the air often hangs heavy with the scent of damp loam and the brackish breath of the distant coastline, though the terrain remains firmly inland. To the west, the faint, jagged silhouette of Bacon Ridge serves as a silent guardian against the horizon, while the quiet surface of Hidden Pond reflects the shifting amber light of late afternoon. Near the southern fringe, the verdant expanse of Patuxent River Park offers a sanctuary for migratory birds, their calls echoing over the reeds that lean toward the hidden currents of Cox Creek.

Harwood maintains a deliberate, agrarian pace, its economy long tethered to the cycles of the silt-rich earth and the steady labor of those who cultivate the fields. Colonial roots run deep into the clay, leaving behind a legacy of quiet homesteads and weathered barns that stand as unadorned witnesses to centuries of change. The proximity to O'Neill Island and the intricate drainage of the local waterways once dictated the movement of goods and people, shaping a culture that looks to the land for both sustenance and identity. Today, the rhythm of life in Harwood remains dictated by the sun’s transit over the hollow and the seasonal transition of the woods, where the stillness is punctuated only by the occasional passage of a truck or the rustle of wind through the tall grasses.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Patuxent River Park (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 292° W
Putuxent River Park (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 300° NW
Honey Branch Nrma (State Park) — 3.5 mi, 300° NW
Former Confederate Soldier Benjamin Welch Owens (Public Artwork) — 3.9 mi, 217° SW
Wild Kid Acres (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 5.4 mi, 059° NE
Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Maryland (Marine Protected Area) — 5.7 mi, 221° SW
Franklin Point State Park (State Park) — 6.2 mi, 121° SE
Glendening Walking Trails at Jug Bay Nature Preserve (Attraction) — 6.4 mi, 220° SW
River Deck (Viewpoint) — 6.8 mi, 039° NE
National Capital Radio & Television Museum (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 305° NW
Globe Comm Wma (State Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 329° NW
World War I Monument (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 244° SW
Prince George's Equestrian Center (Attraction) — 7.8 mi, 241° SW
Archbishop John Carroll (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 244° SW
Belt Woods Heritage Conservation (State Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 294° NW
Overdue Recognition Art Gallery (Gallery) — 8.3 mi, 311° NW
Landmark Theatres (Cinema) — 8.6 mi, 029° NE
Nancy Hammond Editions (Gallery) — 9.1 mi, 029° NE
AMC Annapolis Mall 11 (Cinema) — 9.4 mi, 025° NE
Be with Me Playseum (Museum) — 9.4 mi, 025° NE
Local by Design (Gallery) — 9.5 mi, 025° NE
Bowie Center for the Performing Arts (Theatre) — 10.2 mi, 320° NW
Banneker-Douglass Museum of Afro-American Life and History (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 041° NE
Lafayette's Encampment (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 045° NE
Victualling Warehouse Maritime Museum (Museum) — 10.5 mi, 043° NE
Patuxent Research Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.7 mi, 329° NW · 26k acres
George Washington Memorial Parkway (National Park) — 22.5 mi, 270° W · 2,795 acres
Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.2 mi, 061° NE · 6,282 acres

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