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North Brentwood Maryland Map

Explore North Brentwood, 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 North Brentwood, Maryland

How to Use This North Brentwood, Maryland Map

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

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	North Brentwood
State	Maryland (MD)
County	Prince George's County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.945389
Longitude	-76.951641
Population	593
Density	2026.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	20722
Area Code	301, 240
County Seat	Upper Marlboro
School District	Prince George's County Public Schools

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About North Brentwood, Maryland

North Brentwood is a locality in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 593. The population density is 2026.2 people per km². North Brentwood is located at 38.9454°N, 76.9516°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. North Brentwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 20722.

North Brentwood occupies a low-lying stretch of land defined by the persistent, dark currents of the Northwest Branch Anacostia River, which carves a path through the terrain with a quiet, muddy gravity. It lies 1.8 miles north of Cecil, MD (from Cecil, MD: bearing 8°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south-southeast of Calvert. The air here carries a heavy, humid moisture that hints at the proximity of the distant Navy Yard Channel, thickening the atmosphere during the long, gray afternoons of late autumn. In the quiet corners of Brentwood-Volta Park, the light filters through the canopy in thin, pale shafts, illuminating a landscape that feels pressed between the urgency of the nearby capital and the encroaching silence of the surrounding woodlands. While the distant silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains remains a faint, jagged memory on the western horizon, the immediate ground is soft, damp, and prone to the rhythmic cycles of the tide, lending the earth a sponge-like resilience that has weathered the passage of decades.

North Brentwood holds a distinct place in the regional narrative as one of the earliest municipalities incorporated by African American citizens in the state, a history forged in the grit of self-reliance and the labor of those who built its modest, sturdy homes. The local economy, once tied to the rhythms of the nearby rail lines and small-scale trade, has evolved alongside the shifting currents of the corridor, maintaining a character that favors persistence over pretense. Residents often look toward the quiet waters of Lake Artemesia for a sense of stillness, or note the presence of the Burnham Barrier as a reminder of the area's complex hydrological geography. Life here unfolds with a deliberate, unassuming pace, far removed from the spectacle of the grander world, yet deeply connected to the legacy of those who first settled these riverbanks and established a tradition of community that persists despite the constant, encroaching pressure of urban expansion.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Art Works Now (Arts Centre) — 0.5 mi, 063° NE
Hyattsville Horns (Public Artwork) — 0.7 mi, 053° NE
Battle of Bladensburg (Registered Battlefield) — 0.8 mi, 132° SE
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center (Arts Centre) — 0.8 mi, 049° NE
Edmonston Veterans Park (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 071° E
Fort Circle Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 211° SW
Bladensburg South Neighborhood Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 129° SE
Dwight A. Moseley (Local Recreation) — 1.5 mi, 243° SW
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 1.5 mi, 037° NE
Langdon Park (Local Recreation) — 1.7 mi, 224° SW
Peace Memorial (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 252° W
Saint Cecilia Chapel (ruin) (Historic Ruins) — 2.2 mi, 324° NW
National Bonsai and Penjing Museum (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 202° S
Latela Curatorial (Gallery) — 2.5 mi, 250° W
Sue Wrbican (Gallery) — 2.5 mi, 250° W
Cedric Baker Studio (Gallery) — 2.5 mi, 250° W
College Park Airport (Viewpoint) — 2.8 mi, 039° NE
Senator Theater (Theatre) — 3.5 mi, 178° S
Elstad Auditorium (Theatre) — 3.6 mi, 219° SW
National Deaf Life Museum at Gallaudet University (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 220° SW
Howard University Museum (Museum) — 4.0 mi, 246° SW
Landmark Theatres Atlantic Plumbing Cinema (Cinema) — 4.3 mi, 244° SW
George Washington Memorial Parkway (National Park) — 7.0 mi, 223° SW · 2,795 acres
Patuxent Research Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.4 mi, 057° NE · 26k acres
Belt Woods Natural Environment Area - Beltwoods Wildland (State Park) — 10.4 mi, 107° E
Rosaryville Sp (State Park) — 13.3 mi, 147° SE

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