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Preston Maryland Map

Explore Preston, 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 Preston, Maryland

How to Use This Preston, Maryland Map

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

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

Latitude	38.712615
Longitude	-75.909936
Population	673
Density	473.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	21655
Area Code	410, 443
County Seat	Denton
School District	Caroline County Public Schools

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About Preston, Maryland

Preston is a locality in Caroline County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 673. The population density is 473.3 people per km². Preston is located at 38.7126°N, 75.9099°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Preston is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 21655.

Preston emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of the mid-peninsula, characterized by a horizon that stretches wide and unencumbered under a heavy, expansive sky. It lies 9.9 miles east-southeast of Easton, MD (from Easton, MD: bearing 115°T), and is situated 7.5 miles west of Federalsburg. The land here is defined by a rhythmic, agricultural patience, where the dark, loamy soil supports a patchwork of fields that shift from the pale green of spring shoots to the bronzed stubble of late harvest. A mile to the west, the slow, meditative current of Hunting Creek carves a path through the low-lying plains, its banks shaded by thickets of willow and maple that hold the damp, cooling air long after the sun has retreated. In the distance, the subtle, hazy suggestion of Edgars Ridge provides a faint, jagged anchor to the western sky, a reminder of the rising terrain leagues away. Residents often find their quietude within the boundaries of County Park, a green expanse that serves as a communal clearing where the local flora—tall grasses and hardy oaks—thrives in the absence of urban clamor.

Preston maintains an identity forged in the steady labor of the soil, grounded in a history of agrarian enterprise that continues to shape the local economy. The architecture of the center retains a plain, functional dignity, with modest structures built to endure the humid summers and the biting chill of inland winters. While seven miles away the dense, quiet timber of Seth State Forest offers a deeper solitude, the daily life of the locality remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest and the small-scale commerce that sustains its families. Three miles off, the water of Maryland Noname 3 Reservoir sits as a still, reflective mirror, catching the changing hues of the afternoon light and providing a necessary, quiet balance to the working fields. Life in Preston moves with a deliberate, unadorned grace, favoring the permanence of the seasons over the frantic velocity of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

County Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 151° SE
John S. Ayton Tree Nursery (State Resource Management Area) — 1.6 mi, 115° SE
Chesapeake Forest Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 2.1 mi, 317° NW
Choptank Wetlands Preserve - Hog Neck (Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 286° W
Choptank Wetlands Preserve - Kings Creek (Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 321° NW
Idylwild Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 091° E
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 7.4 mi, 103° E
East New Market Heritage Museum (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 187° S
Caroline County Shooting Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 8.9 mi, 012° N
William Still Center Families Divided & United Marker (Monument) — 9.2 mi, 026° NE
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.3 mi, 148° SE · 96k acres
Marshyhope Creek North Heritage Conservation (State Conservation Area) — 9.6 mi, 069° E
Historical Society of Talbot County Museum (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 295° NW
Martinak State Park (State Park) — 10.6 mi, 020° N
Otwell Woodland Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 11.5 mi, 267° W
Neild Museum (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 219° SW
Dorchester Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 13.1 mi, 223° SW
John F. Kennedy (Monument) — 13.2 mi, 223° SW
Harriet Tubman Museum (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 222° SW
Tuckahoe Sp (State Park) — 14.6 mi, 353° N
Cardinal Circle (Theatre) — 15.2 mi, 313° NW
Barred Owl Circle (Theatre) — 15.3 mi, 312° NW
Viewing Platform (Viewpoint) — 15.4 mi, 311° NW
Bridgeville Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 083° E
Spocott Windmill (Attraction) — 17.0 mi, 240° SW
Frederick Douglass (Monument) — 17.7 mi, 287° W
Rufus M and Loraine Hall Todd Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 19.1 mi, 331° NW
Military Exhib Site (Registered Battlefield) — 21.0 mi, 120° SE
Eagle Nest (Attraction) — 21.4 mi, 206° SW
Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.9 mi, 323° NW · 6,282 acres

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