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Potomac Park Maryland Map

Explore Potomac Park, 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 Potomac Park, Maryland

How to Use This Potomac Park, Maryland Map

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

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	Potomac Park
State	Maryland (MD)
County	Allegany County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	39.611755
Longitude	-78.805853
Population	821
Density	821.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	21502
Area Code	410, 443
County Seat	Cumberland
School District	Allegany County Public Schools

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About Potomac Park, Maryland

Potomac Park is a locality in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 821. The population density is 821.2 people per km². Potomac Park is located at 39.6118°N, 78.8059°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21502.

Potomac Park occupies a stubborn, narrow sliver of land defined by the restless, dark-watered passage of the North Branch Potomac River. It lies 3.0 miles south of LaVale, MD (from LaVale, MD: bearing 175°T), and is situated 3.7 miles southwest of Cumberland. The landscape here possesses a raw, unvarnished character, where the earth gives way to the deep, shadowed fissures of Koulip Hollow and the quiet, stagnant depth of Ridgedale Reservoir nearby. On clear days, the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains loom against the horizon, marking the boundary of a region defined by the weight of ancient stone and the persistent flow of water. The air in Potomac Park often carries the cool, damp scent of damp forest mold and river silt, a sharp reminder of the rugged, inland terrain that shapes the daily lives of those who traverse these paths.

Crespatown Area Park serves as a vital anchor for the local spirit, offering a patch of managed green space that stands in contrast to the wilder, overgrown brush that lines the riverbanks. History in Potomac Park is not found in grand monuments, but in the slow, mechanical rhythm of an economy that has long looked to the earth and the heavy industry of the interior for its sustenance. The people here move with a deliberate, tempered pace, shaped by a climate that swings between the biting, frost-laden winters of the high country and the humid, heavy stillness of late summer afternoons. Every morning, the light catches the metallic glint of the North Branch Potomac River, illuminating a place where the modern world feels distant, replaced by the enduring, quiet persistence of the valley and the woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

The Rock - Allegany County Speedway (Stadium) — 0.5 mi, 116° SE
Crespatown Area Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 221° SW
Ballfield (Local Recreation) — 1.7 mi, 040° NE
Lavale Distric Park (Local Park) — 2.3 mi, 348° N
Cavenaugh Field (Local Recreation) — 2.4 mi, 054° NE
First Toll Gate House (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 306° NW
Thomas Cresap (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 040° NE
National Road Monument (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 040° NE
Embassy Theatre (Theatre) — 3.6 mi, 040° NE
The Three Stars Arts (Gallery) — 3.6 mi, 040° NE
Allegany Museum (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 037° NE
Greenway Avenue Stadium (Stadium) — 3.7 mi, 055° NE
Wills Mountain State Park (State Park) — 4.1 mi, 018° N
State of Maryland 2 (State Resource Management Area) — 4.6 mi, 051° NE
Steam Pump (Historic Ruins) — 5.0 mi, 123° SE
Dans Mountain Wma (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 243° SW
Warrior Mountain Wma (State Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 096° E
Masonry Overfall (Historic Ruins) — 7.5 mi, 124° SE
Rocky Gap Sp (State Park) — 8.3 mi, 055° NE
Savage River Sf (State Resource Management Area) — 8.6 mi, 286° W
Martin Hill Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 13.9 mi, 056° NE
Warrior Mountain Overlook (Viewpoint) — 16.8 mi, 089° E
Eroded Outcropping (Attraction) — 18.0 mi, 250° W
Meyersdale Area Historical Society (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 321° NW
Davis History House (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 172° S
Spruce Forest Artisan Village (Attraction) — 18.8 mi, 288° W
Hampshire County Artist Co-op (Arts Centre) — 18.8 mi, 172° S
Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center (Museum) — 18.9 mi, 172° S
Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse (Attraction) — 24.2 mi, 270° W
George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 35.8 mi, 156° SE · 1.1M acres

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