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Mount Vernon Maryland Map

Explore Mount Vernon, 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 Mount Vernon, Maryland

How to Use This Mount Vernon, Maryland Map

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

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

Latitude	38.239562
Longitude	-75.785308
Population	761
Density	22.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	21202, 21201, 21801, 21853
Area Code	410, 443
County Seat	Princess Anne
School District	Somerset County Public Schools

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About Mount Vernon, Maryland

Mount Vernon is a locality in Somerset County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 761. The population density is 22.6 people per km². Mount Vernon is located at 38.2396°N, 75.7853°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 21202, 21201, 21801.

Mount Vernon sits upon a flat, low-lying expanse of the Eastern Shore where the boundary between land and water blurs into an intricate mosaic of tidal marsh and salt-grass. It lies 14.4 miles west-southwest of Salisbury, MD (from Salisbury, MD: bearing 237°T), and is situated 7.6 miles west-northwest of Princess Anne. The horizon remains stubbornly level, broken only by the distant, hazy suggestion of Fin Creek Ridge, while the immediate landscape is defined by the soft, rhythmic intrusion of the tides. Here, the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Maryland protects the fragile edges of the shoreline, allowing the brackish waters of Webster Cove to pulse against the silt. Across the narrow channels, Ballards Island rises like a dark, verdant anchor in the current, and the slow, meandering flow of Victor Creek carves deep, muddy veins through the earth, reflecting a sky that often turns the color of bruised plums as the sun retreats.

Mount Vernon retains a quiet, deliberate character shaped by centuries of maritime influence and a lingering connection to the rhythms of the water. While the grander, more industrial pulses of the state feel distant, the local economy continues to honor the legacy of the tidewater, where the harvest of the marsh and the stewardship of the estuary remain vital. Life in Mount Vernon moves with the tide, unburdened by the frantic pace of the urban corridor, finding its own stability in the cyclical nature of the seasons and the quiet resilience of the marshland. Far from the dense canopy of Pocomoke State Forest or the stillness of Maryland Noname 2 Lake, the community occupies a space where the air is thick with the scent of salt and decaying cordgrass, grounding every inhabitant in the persistent, shifting reality of the coast.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Chesapeake Forest Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 0.4 mi, 278° W
Deal Island Wma (State Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 225° SW
Deal Island Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 225° SW
Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Maryland (Marine Protected Area) — 0.6 mi, 227° SW
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 5.0 mi, 118° SE
Raccoon Point Regional Park (Local Park) — 6.2 mi, 179° S
Lp5014 (Local Park) — 7.5 mi, 324° NW
Salisbury University Richard A. Henson School of Science & Technology Planetarium (Museum) — 12.2 mi, 053° NE
Sammy the Seagull (Public Artwork) — 12.2 mi, 053° NE
Theatre and Web Development House (Theatre) — 12.2 mi, 052° NE
Chesapeake Fire Museum (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 026° NE
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.2 mi, 357° N · 96k acres
Janes Island Sp (State Park) — 15.1 mi, 198° S
Naylor Mill Forest Trail (Attraction) — 16.0 mi, 041° NE
Nature Center (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 192° S
Pocomoke Fair Grounds (Theme Park) — 16.8 mi, 136° SE
Lockheed T-33 (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 133° SE
Martin National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.4 mi, 214° SW · 8,559 acres
Glenn Martin National Wildlife Refuge (Marine Protected Area) — 18.4 mi, 214° SW
Eagle Nest (Attraction) — 21.2 mi, 310° NW
Eagle Nesting Site (Viewpoint) — 21.6 mi, 309° NW
Makemie Monument (Monument) — 22.7 mi, 159° S
Military Exhib Site (Registered Battlefield) — 25.1 mi, 027° NE
East New Market Heritage Museum (Museum) — 26.0 mi, 343° N
Neild Museum (Museum) — 27.1 mi, 327° NW
Bethel Church (Monument) — 27.5 mi, 058° NE
John F. Kennedy (Monument) — 27.8 mi, 326° NW
Dorchester Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 27.9 mi, 326° NW
Assateague Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 30.8 mi, 117° SE · 96k acres
Spocott Windmill (Attraction) — 32.3 mi, 318° NW

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