Highfield-Cascade Maryland Map

About Highfield-Cascade, Maryland

Highfield-Cascade is a locality in Washington County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,082. The population density is 241.2 people per km². Highfield-Cascade is located at 39.7136°N, 77.4946°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21719.

Highfield-Cascade rises from the rugged terrain of the Maryland highlands, where the persistent current of Falls Creek carves a path through the earth. It lies 12.9 miles east-northeast of Washington, MD (from Washington, MD: bearing 57°T), and is situated 5.3 miles east-southeast of Waynesboro. The air here carries a crisp, thin quality, cooling rapidly as the sun dips behind the distant Blue Ridge Mountains, casting long, bruised shadows across the slopes. Lake Royer sits as a quiet, reflective basin, its surface mirroring the shifting gray of the sky as the seasons transition from the verdant growth of summer to the stark, skeletal dormancy of winter. The landscape is defined by the proximity of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, which draws a thin, invisible line of human endeavor through the dense, surrounding woodland, connecting the local hills to the wider, wilder spine of the continent.

Highfield-Cascade maintains a character shaped by its isolation and the slow, deliberate pace of the mountain interior. Economic life has long been tied to the land, moving from the labor of resource extraction to a quiet existence that respects the limitations of the soil and the steep, rocky inclines of the Hanging Valley. While more dramatic topography exists elsewhere—such as the plummeting water of Cunningham Falls—the local economy favors the steady endurance of those who choose to live away from the dense, brick-laden centers of the eastern lowlands. Travelers exploring the region may find their way toward the Spiderbush Nature Trail, yet the true essence of the place remains in the stillness of its backroads, where the hum of modern industry fades against the quiet, persistent rustle of trees and the steady, unobserved movement of the land.

About This Highfield-Cascade Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Highfield-Cascade, Maryland. Coordinates: 39.7136, -77.4946. 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 Highfield-Cascade includes the ZIP code (21719), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Washington County (Hagerstown), and school district assignment (Washington County Public Schools).

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.