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Leitersburg Maryland Map

Explore Leitersburg, 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 Leitersburg, Maryland

How to Use This Leitersburg, Maryland Map

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

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

Latitude	39.692595
Longitude	-77.62277
Population	569
Density	125.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	21742
Area Code	410, 443
County Seat	Hagerstown
School District	Washington County Public Schools

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About Leitersburg, Maryland

Leitersburg is a locality in Washington County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 569. The population density is 125.4 people per km². Leitersburg is located at 39.6926°N, 77.6228°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21742.

Leitersburg occupies a quiet stretch of land where the landscape rises and falls in long, rhythmic swells of fertile earth. It lies 6.3 miles northeast of Hagerstown, MD (from Hagerstown, MD: bearing 56°T), and is situated 6.8 miles northeast of Washington. Antietam Creek carves a deliberate path through the fields just a short distance away, its steady current defining the moisture and vitality of the local soil. To the east, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains anchors the horizon, providing a permanent backdrop to the expansive sky. The air here carries the scent of turned loam and drying hay, a reminder of the agrarian patience that governs the seasons in this part of the world. Even on the clearest days, the light seems to soften as it settles over the open acreage, lending a muted, steady clarity to the quiet roads that cut through the countryside.

History in Leitersburg remains visible in the architecture of the older buildings, which stand as functional artifacts of a time when the local economy depended entirely on the immediate harvest and the grit of small-scale milling. While the modern world moves with more urgency, the rhythm here is dictated by the slow, deliberate pace of the land, far removed from the pressures of distant urban centers. Residents look toward the nearby Washington Township for recreation, or venture toward the shaded paths of the Spiderbush Nature Trail to find a different perspective on the regional topography. Though the days of heavy industry have long since faded, the sense of a self-contained, enduring place persists, held together by the quiet persistence of those who continue to work the ground and maintain the legacy of a settlement built on hard, honest labor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Washington Township (Local Recreation) — 2.9 mi, 034° NE
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 3.7 mi, 132° SE
Edgemont Reservoir (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 118° SE
Hagerstown Community College (Recreation Easement) — 4.3 mi, 208° SW
Lp5014 (Local Park) — 4.7 mi, 238° SW
South Mountain State Park (State Park) — 5.0 mi, 154° SE
South Mountain Sp (State Park) — 5.0 mi, 154° SE
High Rock (Viewpoint) — 5.3 mi, 088° E
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 5.4 mi, 140° SE · 110k acres
Saint Maria Goretti (Public Artwork) — 5.5 mi, 256° W
Mason Dixon Line monument (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 073° E
Ridenour Swamp Heritage Conservation (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 126° SE
Jonathan Hager House and Museum (Museum) — 6.8 mi, 238° SW
A.M. Powell Hatchery Fma (State Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 189° S
Michaux State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 8.1 mi, 032° NE
Sunset Movie Theater (Cinema) — 12.4 mi, 229° SW
St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta Statue (Monument) — 14.2 mi, 093° E
Monsignor Hugh J. Phillips (Monument) — 14.2 mi, 093° E
Pumpkin Cannon (Attraction) — 14.7 mi, 119° SE
Old Cottage (Historic Ruins) — 15.0 mi, 150° SE
Frederick County Fire Museum (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 088° E
Civil War Medical Museum (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 198° S
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Visitor Center (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 088° E
Capitol Theatre (Theatre) — 16.9 mi, 353° N
Voila! Children's Art & Creativity Center (Arts Centre) — 16.9 mi, 353° N
Walkersville Southern Railroad (Attraction) — 20.2 mi, 135° SE
John Eisenhower Bridge (Attraction) — 20.2 mi, 069° E
Little House (Attraction) — 20.5 mi, 208° SW
Warehouse Cinemas (Cinema) — 20.7 mi, 155° SE

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