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Ridgely Maryland Map

Explore Ridgely, 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 Ridgely, Maryland

How to Use This Ridgely, Maryland Map

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

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

Latitude	38.947891
Longitude	-75.88438
Population	1,611
Density	333.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	21660
Area Code	410, 443
County Seat	Denton
School District	Caroline County Public Schools

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About Ridgely, Maryland

Ridgely is a locality in Caroline County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,611. The population density is 333.7 people per km². Ridgely is located at 38.9479°N, 75.8844°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Ridgely is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 21660.

Ridgely occupies a quiet expanse of flat, productive land where the light at dusk stretches long and amber across the open fields. It lies 3.1 miles north-northwest of Caroline, MD (from Caroline, MD: bearing 327°T), and is situated 5.3 miles northwest of Denton. Piney Branch traces a slow, deliberate path through the landscape just a mile away, its banks lined with the thick, tangled greenery common to the interior plains. The horizon remains unbroken by the jagged silhouettes of distant peaks, leaving the sky to dominate the view with a vast, shifting theater of clouds. Residents often gather at Town Park, where the manicured grass serves as a common ground for the slow, steady rhythm of daily life. Even the air here feels heavy with the scent of damp earth and the quiet persistence of a place that keeps its own time, far removed from the frantic pace of the coast.

Ridgely grew from the steady labor of the land, its foundations rooted in the fertile soil that has supported generations of agriculture and local trade. The economy remains tethered to the cycles of the seasons, a reality reflected in the modest storefronts and the methodical pace of the local businesses that serve the surrounding farms. While Opossum Hill rises twelve miles off to provide a subtle shift in the terrain, the immediate vicinity remains defined by its agricultural legacy and the simple, functional architecture of its residential streets. Life here is marked by the quiet transition of crops and the occasional stillness of the afternoon, a pattern that has persisted long enough to become the character of the place itself. For those seeking a wider reach into the wilder parts of the region, the deeper woods of Seth State Forest wait sixteen miles away, though the quiet familiarity of the local fields remains the true center of gravity for those who live here.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 186° S
Tuckahoe Sp (State Park) — 2.6 mi, 284° W
Adkins Arboretum (Nature Reserve) — 2.8 mi, 276° W
Greensboro Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 4.6 mi, 067° NE
Lp5014 (Local Park) — 4.7 mi, 061° NE
Tuckahoe State Park (State Park) — 4.9 mi, 007° N
Pelot Bird Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 060° NE
Hollingsworth Pond Heritage Conservation (State Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 017° N
Caroline County Shooting Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 7.5 mi, 176° S
William Still Center Families Divided & United Marker (Monument) — 8.4 mi, 162° S
Mill Creek (Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 257° W
Rufus M and Loraine Hall Todd Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 10.7 mi, 272° W
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 305° NW
Queen Anne (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 305° NW
Chesapeake Forest Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 12.2 mi, 144° SE
Idylwild Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.3 mi, 142° SE
Cardinal Circle (Theatre) — 13.8 mi, 245° SW
Barred Owl Circle (Theatre) — 14.0 mi, 245° SW
Viewing Platform (Viewpoint) — 14.4 mi, 245° SW
Historical Society of Talbot County Museum (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 221° SW
Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.5 mi, 285° W · 6,282 acres
Buck Bacchus Store Museum (Museum) — 20.4 mi, 332° NW
Bridgeville Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 20.8 mi, 133° SE
Larrabee Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 21.0 mi, 332° NW
George Washington (Public Artwork) — 21.0 mi, 332° NW
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 239° SW
Chesapeake Movies (Cinema) — 21.9 mi, 333° NW
Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 23.7 mi, 064° NE
Milford Movies 9 (Cinema) — 24.2 mi, 092° E
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.4 mi, 171° S · 96k acres

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