Highland Maryland Map

About Highland, Maryland

Highland is a locality in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,133. The population density is 181.8 people per km². Highland is located at 39.1872°N, 76.9567°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 20722, 20777, 20759.

Highland occupies a quiet expanse of the interior where the land rises in thoughtful, measured swells toward the distant Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies 9.3 miles northwest of Frederick, MD (from Frederick, MD: bearing 322°T), and is situated 7.6 miles northwest of Fort Detrick. The immediate topography is defined by the persistent, rhythmic flow of the Little Catoctin Creek, which carves a path through the earth with a steady, cooling influence. Nearby, The Cascade offers a sudden, vertical interruption to the landscape, its waters spilling over stone with a percussion that punctuates the stillness of the woods. During the golden hour, the light catches the moisture in the air, casting a translucent, pale violet hue across the fields that extend toward Oxys Hollow, while the proximity of the Little Catoctin Creek Preserve ensures that the surrounding flora remains undisturbed and dense.

Highland retains a character forged by the slow, deliberate pace of inland life, far removed from the clamor of coastal commerce. The local economy persists in a quiet alignment with the terrain, favoring small-scale agriculture and a stewardship of the land that reflects generations of careful cultivation. The proximity to Fishing Creek Reservoir provides a central point for the region’s hydrology, acting as a silent, reflective anchor for the surrounding acreage. Residents occasionally travel toward the Cunningham Falls Nature Trail to traverse the terrain, yet the fundamental rhythm of Highland remains fixed to the soil and the seasonal shifts of the forest. It is a place where the history of the interior is written not in monuments, but in the enduring, quiet maintenance of the landscape and the steady, unpretentious flow of the creek.

About This Highland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Highland, Maryland. Coordinates: 39.187223, -76.956731. 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 Highland includes the ZIP code (20722, 20777, 20759), telephone area code (301, 240), county seat of Frederick County (Frederick), and school district assignment (Howard 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.