Explore Loch Lynn 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Loch Lynn 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 Loch Lynn 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 | Loch Lynn Heights |
| State | Maryland (MD) |
| County | Garrett County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.393153 |
| Longitude | -79.373099 |
| Population | 493 |
| Density | 598.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 21550 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| County Seat | Oakland |
| School District | Garrett County Public Schools |
Loch Lynn Heights emerges from the high, inland plateau where the Little Youghiogheny River carves a deliberate path through the earth. It lies 12.9 miles south-southwest of Garrett, MD (from Garrett, MD: bearing 200°T), and is situated 2.1 miles east-southeast of Oakland.
The terrain surrounding Loch Lynn Heights defines itself by the quiet persistence of the landscape, where the land rises toward the distant Appalachian Mountains visible on the horizon. Visitors often find themselves drawn to the stillness of Unknown Park, a local expanse that offers a respite from the rush of modern life, while the nearby Mount Nebo State Forest and Game Preserve provides a dense, wooded backdrop to the regional topography. To the north, the waters of Deep Creek Lake catch the fading light of an autumn afternoon, turning a shade of bruised violet that mirrors the deepening shadows in the valleys below. The air here holds a crisp, thin quality, untainted by the heavy dampness of the lowlands, and the silence of the woods is broken only by the thin, melodic rush of the river as it pulls away from the basin of Pleasant Valley.
Economic life in Loch Lynn Heights remains tethered to the rhythms of the interior, reflecting a legacy of resourcefulness forged by those who first settled these high, rugged elevations. The local economy persists through a blend of small-scale commerce and the stewardship of the surrounding timber and field, maintaining a steady, measured pace that favors endurance over rapid expansion. Residents recognize the value of the land in the way they organize their daily tasks, honoring the historical necessity of self-reliance that has long characterized this inland territory. The influence of the geography is palpable in the architecture and the orientation of the streets, which follow the natural contour of the slope rather than imposing a grid upon it. Even as the seasons turn the foliage from vibrant green to a brittle, muted gold, the character of Loch Lynn Heights remains anchored to the earth, a place defined by its elevation and the enduring presence of the forest and stream.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Loch Lynn Heights, Maryland. Coordinates: 39.393153, -79.373099. 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 Loch Lynn Heights includes the ZIP code (21550), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Garrett County (Oakland), and school district assignment (Garrett 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. |