Highland Maryland Map
Highland, Frederick County
Highland, Maryland — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Highland, Frederick County.
Interactive Map of Highland, Maryland
| City | Highland |
| State | Maryland (MD) |
| County | Frederick |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.520934 |
| Longitude | -77.518043 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Highland, Maryland
Highland is a locality in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. Highland is located at 39.5209°N, 77.5180°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 20759.0.
Highland lies where the rolling Piedmont begins to deepen, a place of broad fields and woodlands that hint at the Appalachians further west. It lies 9.3 miles north-west of Frederick, MD (from Frederick, MD: bearing 322°T), and is situated 7.6 miles north-west of Fort Detrick. The land here is not flat, but possesses a gentle, persistent rise and fall, like the slow breath of a sleeping giant. Creeks, often no more than a murmur in the summer heat, carve shallow valleys, their banks thick with sumac and the tenacious green of invasive honeysuckle. In the late afternoon, the sun slants low, casting long, blue shadows across the meadows and turning the dust motes dancing in the air to a fleeting, golden luminescence. It’s a landscape that feels weathered, not by dramatic storms, but by the quiet persistence of seasons, where old stone walls, half-swallowed by wild growth, mark the boundaries of farms long gone. The history of Highland is etched in the very grain of its soil, a testament to generations who worked this land. Its economy, once rooted deeply in agriculture – corn and tobacco, then dairy and cattle – now finds a different rhythm. While farming still persists, the broader economic character of Highland is shaped by its proximity to larger centers, a place where people live but also commute, seeking opportunities elsewhere. Yet, a distinct local character endures, a quiet pride in the enduring presence of old farmhouses, some still bearing the marks of early settlers, and the small, independent businesses that dot the crossroads. The air itself seems to carry the scent of damp earth after a spring rain, a constant reminder of the agricultural heritage that underpins the present, a heritage that continues to shape the feel of everyday life in Highland.
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About This Highland Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Highland, Maryland with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Highland and Frederick County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Highland is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Highland is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
