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Parkton Maryland Map

Explore Parkton, 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 Parkton, Maryland

How to Use This Parkton, Maryland Map

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

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

Latitude	39.640938
Longitude	-76.659138
Population	2,800
Density	55.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	21120
Area Code	240, 301
County Seat	Towson

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About Parkton, Maryland

Parkton is a locality in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,800. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Parkton is located at 39.6409°N, 76.6591°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21120.

Parkton reveals itself through the steady, insistent murmur of the Little Falls, which carves a path through the dense woodland and limestone shadows of the northern landscape. It lies 11.1 miles north of Cockeysville, MD (from Cockeysville, MD: bearing 356°T), and is situated 9.8 miles north of Hunt Valley. The air here holds a crisp, damp weight, carrying the scent of moss and turned earth that lingers long after the sun dips behind the canopy. Within the boundaries of the Torrey C Brown Rail Trail, the land maintains a rugged, unmanicured composure, where the passage of time is marked by the shifting density of the trees rather than the frantic pace of the outside world. To the west, the horizon hints at the distant silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains, though they remain mere ghosts of stone against the violet haze of dusk. Only three miles away, the quiet stillness of Prettyboy Reservoir acts as a dark, reflective anchor for the surrounding terrain, while the nearby depression of Frog Hollow gathers the morning mist like a shallow, earthen bowl.

Parkton grew from the iron of its nineteenth-century mills and the relentless industry of the rail lines that once channeled the region’s wealth toward the southern markets. Today, the economy has shifted from the clatter of heavy machinery to a quiet, agrarian permanence, where the lingering legacy of colonial settlement manifests in the sturdy, weathered stone of older foundations. The rhythm of daily life is dictated by the slow transition of seasons across the pastures and the persistent, singular focus of those who maintain the local heritage. Notable for its integration into the protected corridor of the Torrey C Brown Rail Trail, Parkton serves as a sanctuary for those who value the intersection of historical persistence and the raw, quiet utility of the land. Here, the character of the locality is defined by a reticent independence, a place where the modern traveler finds little clamor, only the enduring, slow-moving grace of a landscape that has long since settled into its own skin.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Torrey C Brown Rail Trail (State Park) — locality lies within
A Village Of Garden Gnomes (Attraction) — 1.2 mi, 124° SE
Gunpowder Falls Sp (State Park) — 1.5 mi, 166° S
North Central Rail Trail (State Resource Management Area) — 2.4 mi, 349° N
Piney Point (Viewpoint) — 3.5 mi, 245° SW
Gorsuch Tavern (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 178° S
Mason-Dixon Line (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 001° N
Fielding Manor Neighborhood Park (Local Recreation) — 6.0 mi, 007° N
Parker Conservation Area (Local Park) — 6.1 mi, 063° NE
Jolly Acres Summer Camp (Local Park) — 6.1 mi, 063° NE
Hemlock Gorge (Attraction) — 6.9 mi, 298° NW
Mill Dam (Historic Ruins) — 7.5 mi, 301° NW
Mason And Dixon Line 40th Mile Stone (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 048° NE
Lime Kiln (Historic Ruins) — 9.4 mi, 170° S
The Last Samurai (Public Artwork) — 9.7 mi, 182° S
Hopewell Area Recreation Complex (Local Recreation) — 9.8 mi, 017° N
Hampstead Train Station (Museum) — 10.5 mi, 257° W
National Electronics Museum (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 181° S
System Source Computer Museum (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 181° S
Hex Murder House (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 002° N
Charlotte's Quest Nature Center (Nature Reserve) — 12.0 mi, 279° W
Stoneywood Nature Center (Nature Reserve) — 13.2 mi, 093° E
Deer Creek Rapids @ Rocks (Class III) (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 091° E
Fire Museum of Maryland (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 171° S
Towson Arts Collective (Gallery) — 16.0 mi, 172° S
Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Maryland (Marine Protected Area) — 23.7 mi, 127° SE
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.7 mi, 099° E · 96k acres
Patuxent Research Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.5 mi, 185° S · 26k acres
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 40.1 mi, 326° NW · 110k acres
George Washington Memorial Parkway (National Park) — 53.6 mi, 209° SW · 2,795 acres

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