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Highland Maryland Map

Explore Highland, 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 Highland, Maryland

How to Use This Highland, Maryland Map

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

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	Highland
State	Maryland (MD)
County	Howard County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	39.187223
Longitude	-76.956731
Population	1,133
Density	181.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	20722, 20777, 20759
Area Code	301, 240
County Seat	Ellicott City
School District	Howard County Public Schools

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About Highland, Maryland

Highland is a locality in Howard 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 landscape of quiet transition, where the land rises in long, gentle swells that suggest the slow, rhythmic breath of the Piedmont. It lies 2.1 miles south-southwest of Clarksville, MD (from Clarksville, MD: bearing 202°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south of Howard. The soil here holds a deep, clay-heavy permanence, grounding the thickets of oak and hickory that define the local woods. To the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains marks the horizon, a reminder of the vast, rugged interior that lies beyond the immediate horizon. Nearby, the water of Hammond Branch carves a narrow, persistent path through the brush, its presence felt in the cool, damp air that settles in the low-lying hollows after the sun retreats. This moisture nourishes the dense greenery of the T. Howard Duckett Watershed, a sanctuary where the silence is broken only by the sudden, sharp movement of wildlife through the undergrowth.

Highland retains the character of a place that grew slowly from scattered agrarian roots, evolving into a landscape of wide, residential stretches interspersed with the lingering ghosts of old farmsteads. The local economy has shifted from the labor of the soil to a quiet, professional rhythm, yet the influence of the land remains in the way the architecture respects the slope of the terrain. The nearby Rocky Gorge Reservoir exerts a subtle gravity on the region, providing a reflective, expansive surface that anchors the surrounding meadows. Life in Highland moves with a measured pace, defined by the changing seasons that turn the canopy from a vibrant, humid green to a brittle, muted gray. It is a place where the history of the land is not spoken aloud, but is instead reflected in the deliberate way the community maintains its connection to the stillness of the woods and the slow, steady flow of the local creeks.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Commons Tower (Public Artwork) — 1.9 mi, 030° NE
Patuxent River Wastershed Conservation Park (Local Park) — 1.9 mi, 211° SW
T. Howard Duckett Watershed (Local Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 207° SW
Patuxent River Sp (State Park) — 2.0 mi, 271° W
Zirn/Collins Property (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 256° W
Mill Race (Historic Ruins) — 3.2 mi, 086° E
Clarksville Environmental Area (Viewpoint) — 3.3 mi, 039° NE
Scott’s Cove at Rocky Gorge Reservoir (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 136° SE
Howard County Center of African American Culture (Museum) — 6.0 mi, 066° NE
The Beachkraft Studio\gallery (Gallery) — 6.3 mi, 249° W
Old Quarry Works (Historic Ruins) — 7.4 mi, 116° SE
Columbia Art Center (Gallery) — 7.6 mi, 080° E
HorseSpirit Arts Gallery (Gallery) — 7.9 mi, 116° SE
St. John’s Episcopal Church (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 049° NE
Patapsco Valley Sp (State Park) — 9.7 mi, 028° NE
Cooksville (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 340° N
DC Sniper Victims Memorial (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 206° SW
Main Street Ballroom (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 056° NE
Tardis (Attraction) — 10.3 mi, 078° E
Montpelier Cultural Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 10.4 mi, 144° SE
Patuxent Research Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.5 mi, 139° SE · 26k acres
Good Knight Castle Children's Museum (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 167° S
AMC Wheaton Mall 9 (Cinema) — 11.7 mi, 206° SW
Silver Spring Stage Theater (Theatre) — 11.8 mi, 194° S
George Washington Memorial Parkway (National Park) — 18.5 mi, 213° SW · 2,795 acres

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