Hillcrest Heights Maryland Map
Explore Hillcrest Heights, 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 Hillcrest Heights, Maryland
How to Use This Hillcrest Heights, Maryland Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hillcrest Heights, 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 Hillcrest Heights.
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 | Hillcrest Heights |
| State | Maryland (MD) |
| County | Howard County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 38.836453 |
| Longitude | -76.970583 |
| Population | 15,793 |
| Density | 2451.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 20723, 20748 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| County Seat | Ellicott City |
| School District | Prince George's County Public Schools |
About Hillcrest Heights, Maryland
Hillcrest Heights is a locality in Howard County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of 15,793. The population density is 2451.8 people per km². Hillcrest Heights is located at 38.8365°N, 76.9706°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 20723, 20748.Hillcrest Heights reveals itself as a collection of suburban corridors defined by the persistent, quiet movement of the Hammond Branch as it carves through the local topography. It lies 3.0 miles southwest of Easton, PA (from Easton, PA: bearing 227°T), and is situated 6.1 miles east-northeast of Bethlehem. The landscape here is defined by a subtle, inland geography where the land rises into modest ridges that eventually look toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains. Within the boundaries of the neighborhood, Hammond Park provides a verdant anchor of green space, offering a quiet respite where the evening light catches the leaves in shades of deep amber and copper. The air carries a terrestrial weight, grounded by the proximity of the Rocky Gorge Reservoir, which holds the stillness of the surrounding woodland in its glassy, darkened surface.
Hillcrest Heights traces its development to the mid-twentieth century, evolving as a residential corridor for those drawn to the stability of the capital region’s professional life. The economy here functions as a steady pulse, driven by the ebb and flow of commuters who navigate the arterial roads toward regional centers of government and commerce. There is a distinct, understated character to the daily rhythm, marked by the brick-fronted architecture that echoes the classic construction styles found throughout the broader mid-Atlantic landscape. Despite the modern pace of the highways, the neighborhood maintains a sense of deliberate, residential permanence, where the legacy of its post-war growth remains visible in the orderly layout of its streets and the mature canopy that shades its quiet residential blocks.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- North Barnaby Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 191° S
- Malcolm X Opportunity Center (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 304° NW
- Fort Circle Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 335° NW
- Douglass (Local Recreation) — 1.1 mi, 342° N
- Smithsonian Institution Anacostia Community Museum (Museum) — 1.4 mi, 346° N
- GSA-Photovoltaic Array (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 057° NE
- America's Islamic Heritage Museum (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 328° NW
- Plaque marking the establishment of Saint Ignatius Catholic Church in 1849 (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 175° S
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 1 (Public Artwork) — 2.2 mi, 072° E
- Officer Lawrence Buckner Memorial (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 072° E
- Overlook (Viewpoint) — 3.0 mi, 326° NW
- John Gould Stephenson (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 354° N
- Stephen Pleasonton (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 352° N
- A-Moose or Little Bee (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 352° N
- Alexander Dallas Bache (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 353° N
- Oxon Hill Farm (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 220° SW
- Fort Dupont Theater (Theatre) — 3.2 mi, 014° N
- The Theater (Theatre) — 3.4 mi, 216° SW
- George Washington Memorial Parkway (National Park) — 3.7 mi, 262° W · 2,795 acres
- Culture House DC (Gallery) — 3.8 mi, 324° NW
- Martha Spak Gallery (Gallery) — 4.2 mi, 316° NW
- Arts’tination (Gallery) — 4.4 mi, 214° SW
- Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Musuem (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 240° SW
- Rosaryville Sp (State Park) — 8.8 mi, 119° SE
- Patuxent Research Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.6 mi, 034° NE · 26k acres
- Mason Neck State Park (State Park) — 15.9 mi, 223° SW
- Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.0 mi, 218° SW · 2,944 acres
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About This Hillcrest Heights Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hillcrest Heights, Maryland. Coordinates: 38.836453, -76.970583. 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 Hillcrest Heights includes the ZIP code (20723, 20748), telephone area code (301, 240), county seat of Howard County (Ellicott City), and school district assignment (Prince George's County Public Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
