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Kent Maryland Map

Explore Kent, 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 Kent, Maryland

How to Use This Kent, Maryland Map

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

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

Latitude	39.27138
Longitude	-76.131995
Population	20,197
Density	35.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	21678, 21620
Area Code	410, 443
County Seat	Chestertown

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About Kent, Maryland

Kent is a locality in Kent County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of 20,197. The population density is 35.0 people per km². Kent is located at 39.2714°N, 76.1320°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 21678, 21620.

Kent reveals its character through the steady, winding path of Mill Creek as it carves a slow passage through the low-lying terrain. It lies 13.4 miles southeast of Edgewood, MD (from Edgewood, MD: bearing 140°T), and is situated 5.6 miles northwest of Chestertown. The landscape surrounding Kent remains defined by a quiet moisture, where the proximity to Baynes Cove, fourteen miles distant, colors the morning air with a heavy, salt-sweet dampness. To the west, the horizon holds the faint, jagged suggestion of Rock Ridge, a distant boundary that emphasizes the openness of the immediate fields. Residents often look toward the nearby waters of Millbrook Lake, a calm basin that mirrors the vast, gray-blue sky of the Eastern Shore. The earth here is dark and yielding, supporting a terrain that slopes gently toward the marshy fringes of the local waterways.

Kent preserves a legacy rooted in the methodical cycles of agriculture and the patient labor of the harvest. The local economy persists in a rhythm dictated by the seasons, favoring the output of fertile soil and the careful management of regional resources. While modern industry has touched the outer edges of the county, the spirit of the trade remains tied to the land and the traditional commerce of the Chesapeake region. Historical archives reflect a long duration of settlement where the tools of the field were once the primary measures of prosperity. Today, the economic pulse of Kent beats in synchrony with small-scale ventures that honor these older, slower ways of production. The surrounding area, including the distant Stoney Forest Demonstration Area, serves as a reminder of the raw, uncultivated potential that once defined the entire breadth of the peninsula.

Cultural life in Kent finds its expression in the communal gatherings that mark the passage of the year, particularly those centered around the public spaces like Worton Park. The social fabric is woven with a deep familiarity, where neighbors recognize one another by the gait of a walk or the sound of a truck engine on a quiet afternoon. Visitors might catch a glimpse of the watermen’s influence in the local dialect and the unpretentious hospitality offered at roadside stands. On clear days, the view toward Pooles Island offers a solitary point of interest, a sliver of land that punctuates the expanse of the water. Life here moves with a deliberate gravity, far removed from the frantic pace of the larger metropolitan centers to the west. While the region has seen many come and go, Kent remains a place where the stillness of the evening is the most notable landmark of all.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Worton Park (Local Park) — 2.2 mi, 065° NE
Chesapeake Movies (Cinema) — 4.4 mi, 130° SE
Gibson Center and Tawes Theatre (Theatre) — 5.0 mi, 138° SE
Larrabee Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 5.1 mi, 138° SE
George Washington (Public Artwork) — 5.1 mi, 137° SE
Urieville Lake Fma Pfa (State Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 078° E
Buck Bacchus Store Museum (Museum) — 5.6 mi, 141° SE
Caulks Field Memorial (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 218° SW
Echo Hill Outdoor School (Recreation Easement) — 6.0 mi, 016° N
Maryland's First Women Voters (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 050° NE
Lp5014 (Local Park) — 7.3 mi, 030° NE
Crew's Landing (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 028° NE
Sassafrass Nrma (State Park) — 8.8 mi, 044° NE
Kent Museum (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 054° NE
Grove Farm Wma (State Conservation Area) — 10.3 mi, 040° NE
Rock Hall Museum (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 209° SW
Gunpowder Falls Sp (State Park) — 12.7 mi, 299° NW
Edgewood Middle School Planetarium (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 321° NW
Iron Point (Viewpoint) — 13.6 mi, 292° W
Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Maryland (Marine Protected Area) — 13.8 mi, 325° NW
Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.7 mi, 198° S · 6,282 acres
Glenn L Martin Maryland Aviation Museum (Museum) — 16.0 mi, 284° W
Horizon Cinemas (Cinema) — 17.5 mi, 351° N
Cal, Sr.'s Yard (Stadium) — 18.3 mi, 351° N
Battle of North Point (Registered Battlefield) — 19.0 mi, 272° W
Arts by the Bay Gallery (Gallery) — 19.4 mi, 007° N
Go Fish (Aquarium) — 19.4 mi, 284° W
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.0 mi, 007° N · 96k acres
C&D Canal Wildlife Area (State Wilderness) — 26.1 mi, 046° NE
Eagles Nest Wildlife Area (State Wilderness) — 26.3 mi, 074° E

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