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Poplar Springs Maryland Map

Explore Poplar Springs, 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 Poplar Springs, Maryland

How to Use This Poplar Springs, Maryland Map

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

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	Poplar Springs
State	Maryland (MD)
County	Howard County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	39.343437
Longitude	-77.09637
Population	1,200
Density	35.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	21771, 20871
Area Code	410, 443, 301, 240
County Seat	Ellicott City

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About Poplar Springs, Maryland

Poplar Springs is a locality in Howard County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 35.0 people per km². Poplar Springs is located at 39.3434°N, 77.0964°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 21771, 20871.

Poplar Springs occupies a quiet expanse of the Piedmont, where the land rises and falls in long, rhythmic swells of earth that seem to breathe under the shifting Maryland sky. It lies 6.9 miles east-northeast of Damascus, MD (from Damascus, MD: bearing 56°T), and is situated 8.1 miles west-northwest of Howard. Cattail Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the heavy clay soil, its dark waters providing a persistent, low-frequency pulse to the surrounding fields and dense patches of hardwood canopy. On the western horizon, the distant silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains frame the view, their jagged peaks often softened by a pale, violet haze that settles as the afternoon light wanes. Within the immediate landscape, the verdant, open expanses of Poplar Springs Park serve as the primary anchor for the local terrain, offering a reprieve of manicured green that contrasts with the wilder, tangled thickets of the creek bank.

History in Poplar Springs manifests in the stubborn endurance of weathered fence lines and the occasional foundation of fieldstone that speaks to the agricultural persistence of early agrarian settlers. The local economy has long since drifted away from the intensive labor of the tobacco fields that once defined the regional industry, shifting instead toward a quiet, decentralized pattern of commerce and residential life that prioritizes the slow transition of the seasons over the frantic pace of nearby urban centers. Residents maintain a subtle vigilance over the land, mindful of the five-mile distance to Riggs Farm Pond, which remains a quiet mirror for the changing foliage. Life in Poplar Springs unfolds with a deliberate, unadorned grace, characterized by the hum of machinery in distant barns and the sharp, clean scent of damp earth that rises whenever the wind shifts from the west.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Poplar Springs Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 340° N
Lp5014 (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 000° N
Lafayette's Tour (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 111° E
Mount Airy Middle School (Local Recreation) — 3.6 mi, 314° NW
Parr's Spring Marker (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 281° W
MD State Highway Administration 1 (State Resource Management Area) — 4.0 mi, 287° W
Cooksville (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 111° E
Patuxent River Sp (State Park) — 4.5 mi, 186° S
Hugg-Thomas Wma (State Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 078° E
Patapsco Valley Sp (State Park) — 7.4 mi, 082° E
McKeldin Falls (Viewpoint) — 11.2 mi, 087° E
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 11.8 mi, 240° SW
Commons Tower (Public Artwork) — 12.4 mi, 137° SE
Lost City Art (Gallery) — 12.8 mi, 232° SW
The Beachkraft Studio\gallery (Gallery) — 13.1 mi, 173° S
Dr. Gordon W. Bowie Music Pavilion (Theatre) — 13.5 mi, 206° SW
We Art Fun (Arts Centre) — 14.4 mi, 219° SW
Jug Bridge East Abutment (Historic Ruins) — 14.9 mi, 285° W
Fire Museum (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 201° S
Jug Bridge West Abutment (Historic Ruins) — 15.0 mi, 285° W
Howard County Center of African American Culture (Museum) — 15.4 mi, 123° SE
Carroll County Farm Museum (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 020° N
Dogwood Wall (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 097° E
AMC Rio Cinemas 18 (Cinema) — 16.6 mi, 199° S
The Great Frederick Fair (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 287° W
Patuxent Research Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.5 mi, 142° SE · 26k acres
George Washington Memorial Parkway (National Park) — 26.2 mi, 188° S · 2,795 acres
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 31.0 mi, 310° NW · 110k acres

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