Pleasant Grove Maryland Map
Explore Pleasant Grove, 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 Pleasant Grove, Maryland
How to Use This Pleasant Grove, Maryland Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Pleasant Grove, 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 Pleasant Grove.
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 | Pleasant Grove |
| State | Maryland (MD) |
| County | Frederick County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.680201 |
| Longitude | -78.690514 |
| Population | 330 |
| Density | 79.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 21754, 21136, 21046, 21502 |
| Area Code | 240, 301, 410, 443 |
| County Seat | Frederick |
| School District | Allegany County Public Schools |
About Pleasant Grove, Maryland
Pleasant Grove is a locality in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 330. The population density is 79.8 people per km². Pleasant Grove is located at 39.6802°N, 78.6905°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 21754, 21136, 21046.Pleasant Grove sits upon a landscape of quiet, undulating earth where the heavy shadows of dusk gather early against the rising terrain. It lies 1.4 miles north-northeast of Green Valley, MD (from Green Valley, MD: bearing 20°T), and is situated 8.8 miles southeast of Frederick. The air here holds a crisp, continental weight, far removed from the humid breath of the lowlands, and carries the scent of damp soil and drying leaves. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains frame the horizon in shades of bruised purple and charcoal, anchoring the vista while the foreground remains defined by the modest, winding path of Fahrney Branch. Only three miles away, the surface of Chevy Chase Lake reflects the pale, thin light of late afternoon, providing a still counterpoint to the movement of the wind through the tall grasses of the nearby Fahrney Branch Stream Valley Park.
Pleasant Grove maintains a measured pace that reflects its long tenure as a place of steady, agrarian labor and gradual expansion. The local economy persists in a quiet dialogue between its historical roots in the soil and the modern necessities of a changing workforce, favoring a character that values the preservation of its quiet corners over rapid development. Commuters and long-term residents share a common rhythm, moving through a landscape that feels unchanged by the frantic pace of larger urban centers. There is a particular clarity to the morning light as it hits the brickwork and fences of Pleasant Grove, illuminating the simple, functional beauty of a place that finds its worth in the persistent, unadorned work of the day.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Rocky Gap Sp (State Park) — 0.7 mi, 089° E
- Evitts Creek Pond Fma Pfa (State Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 228° SW
- Allegany College Of Maryland (Local Park) — 2.2 mi, 221° SW
- State of Maryland 2 (State Resource Management Area) — 2.8 mi, 236° SW
- Buchanan State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.1 mi, 015° N
- Al Abrams Ballfield (Local Recreation) — 3.3 mi, 251° W
- Wills Mountain State Park (State Park) — 3.7 mi, 272° W
- Greenway Avenue Stadium (Stadium) — 4.0 mi, 230° SW
- Warrior Mountain Wma (State Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 145° SE
- Allegany Arts Council (Gallery) — 4.2 mi, 243° SW
- B'er Chayim Congregation (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 241° SW
- The Three Stars Arts (Gallery) — 4.3 mi, 243° SW
- Embassy Theatre (Theatre) — 4.3 mi, 242° SW
- Thomas Cresap (Monument) — 4.5 mi, 242° SW
- National Road Monument (Monument) — 4.5 mi, 242° SW
- Narrows Scenic Park (Local Park) — 4.8 mi, 252° W
- Martin Hill Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 6.2 mi, 061° NE
- The Rock - Allegany County Speedway (Stadium) — 7.5 mi, 229° SW
- Steam Pump (Historic Ruins) — 7.7 mi, 195° S
- Masonry Overfall (Historic Ruins) — 8.9 mi, 180° S
- Warrior Mountain Overlook (Viewpoint) — 11.5 mi, 112° E
- Meyersdale Area Historical Society (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 298° NW
- Almost Heaven Sign (Attraction) — 23.5 mi, 128° SE
- Almost Heaven Swing (Attraction) — 23.5 mi, 128° SE
- Davis History House (Museum) — 23.6 mi, 189° S
- Hampshire County Artist Co-op (Arts Centre) — 23.7 mi, 189° S
- Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center (Museum) — 23.7 mi, 189° S
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village (Attraction) — 24.0 mi, 273° W
- George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 38.4 mi, 168° S · 1.1M acres
- Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 59.3 mi, 154° SE · 197k acres
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About This Pleasant Grove Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pleasant Grove, Maryland. Coordinates: 39.680201, -78.690514. 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 Pleasant Grove includes the ZIP code (21754, 21136, 21046), telephone area code (240, 301, 410, 443), county seat of Frederick County (Frederick), and school district assignment (Allegany 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. |
