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Port Tobacco Maryland Map

Explore Port Tobacco, 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 Port Tobacco, Maryland

How to Use This Port Tobacco, Maryland Map

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

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	Port Tobacco
State	Maryland (MD)
County	Charles County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.513732
Longitude	-77.018308
Population	480
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	20677
Area Code	301, 240
County Seat	La Plata

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About Port Tobacco, Maryland

Port Tobacco is a locality in Charles County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Port Tobacco is located at 38.5137°N, 77.0183°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 20677.

Port Tobacco occupies a quiet hollow where the silting waters of Port Tobacco Creek trace a path through the landscape, carving a slow, deliberate passage through the earth. It lies 2.6 miles west-southwest of La Plata, MD (from La Plata, MD: bearing 245°T), and is situated 4.6 miles east of Charles. Dense woodland defines the periphery of the settlement, with the sprawling green expanse of Lp5014 resting only two miles away to preserve the stillness of the terrain. The air here holds a heavy, humid sweetness during the summer months, reflecting the deep, fertile soil that has long nurtured the surrounding woods. Far to the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of Pea Ridge serves as a reminder of the rugged topography that defines the wider region, standing in stark contrast to the gentle, shadowed depressions that characterize the immediate soil of Port Tobacco.

Port Tobacco remains a place where the echoes of early colonial commerce linger in the quietude of its surviving architecture and the slow reclamation of the land by nature. Prosperity once flowed through this center when it served as a vital hub for tobacco trade, though the economy has since shifted away from those intense agrarian rhythms toward a more modest, contemplative pace. Residents and visitors seeking to reconnect with the wilder edges of the landscape may wander the Maiden Fair Trail, situated nine miles out, or find solitude among the mature timber of Doncaster State Forest. Even the nearby Redwood Lake, three miles from the center, offers a stillness that mirrors the town’s own character, marking a locale where the passage of time is measured not by the rush of industry, but by the steady, seasonal transformation of the woods and the persistent, winding course of the local creek.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lp5014 (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 036° NE
Willis Memorial Park (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 078° E
Chapel Point Sp (State Park) — 2.6 mi, 180° S
Myrtle Grove Wma (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 338° N
Cedar Point Wma (State Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 198° S
ZEKIAH SWAMP NEA - Zekiah Swamp Wildland (State Park) — 6.9 mi, 147° SE
Chapman Residual (State Recreation Area) — 6.9 mi, 332° NW
Boarman Memorial (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 133° SE
Saint Francis of Assisi (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 133° SE
Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.0 mi, 322° NW · 2,944 acres
Caledon Natural Area (Marine Protected Area) — 11.8 mi, 211° SW
Belvoir Manor (Historic Ruins) — 12.9 mi, 332° NW
Mallows Bay-Potomac National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 13.3 mi, 258° W
Chiles Homesite (Historic Ruins) — 13.6 mi, 249° W
Slave Memorial (Monument) — 13.8 mi, 344° N
Overlook (Viewpoint) — 13.9 mi, 252° W
Mansion Circle/Specialty Tours (Attraction) — 13.9 mi, 345° N
Mansion Line Entry (Attraction) — 14.0 mi, 345° N
Lives Bound Together: Slavery at Mount Vernon (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 345° N
Virtual Mansion Tour (Cinema) — 14.0 mi, 345° N
George Washington Memorial Parkway (National Park) — 14.0 mi, 354° N · 2,795 acres
Orientation Film (Cinema) — 14.0 mi, 345° N
Historic Area Entrance & Exit (Attraction) — 14.0 mi, 345° N
Pollinator Habitat (Nature Reserve) — 14.1 mi, 319° NW
Mount Vernon: The Story of an American Icon (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 345° N
Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.2 mi, 307° NW · 1,268 acres
George Washington's Distillery and Gristmill Tour (Attraction) — 15.1 mi, 336° NW
Nepenthe Gallery (Gallery) — 16.0 mi, 352° N
Jackson M. Abbott Wetland Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 16.0 mi, 337° NW
Hooray Art! (Arts Centre) — 16.0 mi, 352° N

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