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Linwood Maryland Map

Explore Linwood, 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 Linwood, Maryland

How to Use This Linwood, Maryland Map

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

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

Latitude	39.277328
Longitude	-76.805252
Population	480
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	21043, 21764
Area Code	240, 301, 410, 443
County Seat	Westminster

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About Linwood, Maryland

Linwood is a locality in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Linwood is located at 39.2773°N, 76.8053°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 21043, 21764.

Linwood occupies a quiet intersection of earth and water where the Little Pipe Creek carves a persistent, silver ribbon through the landscape. It lies 7.9 miles west of Westminster, MD (from Westminster, MD: bearing 264°T), and is situated 9.2 miles north-northeast of Linganore. This terrain, defined by the low, sweeping contours of the Priestland Valley, holds a stillness that gathers as the sun dips behind the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The soil here possesses a heavy, dark density, typical of the Piedmont, supporting patches of woodland and field that shift from pale green in the spring to a deep, burnt copper by late autumn. Residents often find their way toward the nearby Carroll County Parks & Recreation, a space that preserves the raw, unadorned character of the local woods, while those seeking the stillness of standing water travel eight miles to reach the County Home Farm Pond.

Linwood carries the quiet weight of an agricultural heritage, built on the steady labor of those who turned the valley floor into productive acreage. The local economy remains tethered to this legacy of land management and small-scale enterprise, favoring the slow, deliberate pace of work that relies on the seasons rather than the frantic tempo of distant cities. Historic structures of brick and weathered timber stand as markers of a time when the rails and the creek dictated the flow of commerce, anchoring the identity of the place to the bedrock of its founding. Even today, the rhythm of life in Linwood is measured by the changing light across the fields and the seasonal cycles of the surrounding countryside, maintaining a communal character that values endurance over novelty.

Nearby Outdoor Places

The National Road (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 159° S
Howard County Property (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 202° S
Ellicott City Colored School House (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 195° S
Main Street Ballroom (Attraction) — 0.7 mi, 157° SE
Mentzel Paper Mill (Historic Ruins) — 0.8 mi, 114° SE
Patapsco Valley Sp (State Park) — 0.8 mi, 116° SE
Ellicott's Mills (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 136° SE
Friction Wall Overlook (Viewpoint) — 1.2 mi, 142° SE
St. John’s Episcopal Church (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 256° W
Foundation (Historic Ruins) — 1.6 mi, 138° SE
Dogwood Wall (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 013° N
Tardis (Attraction) — 4.6 mi, 154° SE
Howard County Center of African American Culture (Museum) — 4.6 mi, 215° SW
Columbia Art Center (Gallery) — 4.9 mi, 187° S
Double Helix (Public Artwork) — 5.2 mi, 109° E
Dickeyville Historic District (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 064° NE
Barry Johnston, Sculptor (Arts Centre) — 6.0 mi, 063° NE
R/C Hollywood Cinema 4 (Cinema) — 6.3 mi, 110° E
Soldiers Delight Nea (State Park) — 8.4 mi, 354° N
African Journey (Nature Reserve) — 9.2 mi, 069° E
Irish Railroad Workers Museum (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 086° E
Amaranthine Museum (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 066° NE
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine (National Monument) — 11.8 mi, 094° E · 47 acres
Patuxent Research Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.8 mi, 180° S · 26k acres
George Washington Memorial Parkway (National Park) — 28.5 mi, 219° SW · 2,795 acres

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