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Rising Sun Maryland Map

Explore Rising Sun, 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 Rising Sun, Maryland

How to Use This Rising Sun, Maryland Map

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

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	Rising Sun
State	Maryland (MD)
County	Cecil County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	39.701401
Longitude	-76.060181
Population	2,740
Density	650.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	21787, 21911
Area Code	410, 443
County Seat	Elkton
School District	Cecil County Public Schools

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About Rising Sun, Maryland

Rising Sun is a locality in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,740. The population density is 650.2 people per km². Rising Sun is located at 39.7014°N, 76.0602°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Rising Sun is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 21787, 21911.

Rising Sun occupies a quiet expanse of the Maryland Piedmont, where the land unfolds in a series of steady, earthen swells toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Mine Ridge. It lies 4.3 miles west of Calvert, MD (from Calvert, MD: bearing 268°T), and is situated 9.9 miles south of Union. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, bruised quality, casting long shadows across the fields that stretch toward the dense, quiet canopy of William Penn State Forest. Near the center of the landscape, the surface of Rising Sun Community Pond holds the reflection of the sky with a mirror-like stillness, while the modest currents of Stone Run carve a slow path through the loamy soil a mile away. To the north, the terrain dips toward the gentle depression of Sleepy Hollow, grounding the geography in a persistent, inland calm that favors the slow turn of the seasons over the frantic pace of the wider world.

Colonial ambition first marked this soil, establishing a crossroads that served the practical needs of travelers and farmers long before modern thoroughfares bypassed its quiet streets. The economy of Rising Sun remains tethered to the rhythm of the land and the modest industry that sustains it, reflecting a legacy of hard-wrought labor and self-reliance. Residents often find their way toward the paths of the Mason-Dixon Trail, which offers a quiet passage through the surrounding countryside, or seek the cooling mist that rises from the depths of Amos Falls during the humid heat of midsummer. Life within Stubbs Hill Regional Park continues to define the local character, offering an open space where the regional history of the territory is kept in the quiet maintenance of the grass and the preservation of the surrounding woodland.

Nearby Outdoor Places

The Art Den (Arts Centre) — 0.3 mi, 204° SW
Stubbs Hill Regional Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 208° SW
Rising Sun Pond Fma Pfa (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 249° W
Unknown Park (Local Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 302° NW
Goat Hill Serpentine Barrens (State Resource Management Area) — 1.6 mi, 330° NW
William Penn State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.9 mi, 329° NW
Nottingham County Park (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 012° N
West Nottingham Academy (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 199° S
Octoraro Creek Nature Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 316° NW
Octorara Creek Acquisition (Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 323° NW
Herrs Potato Chip Factory (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 035° NE
Jimmy Hans Wild (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 092° E
Site of Chapel-of-Ease (Monument) — 4.8 mi, 191° S
Susquehanna Sp (State Park) — 5.3 mi, 238° SW
Susquehanna State Park (State Park) — 5.3 mi, 238° SW
Oxford Arts Alliance (Gallery) — 7.1 mi, 037° NE
Steppingstone Farm Museum (Museum) — 8.0 mi, 211° SW
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.0 mi, 189° S · 96k acres
Ice Storage (Historic Ruins) — 9.1 mi, 188° S
White Clay Creek Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 9.5 mi, 077° E
Perryville Railroad Museum (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 184° S
Timmons Lodge Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 10.1 mi, 261° W
Arts by the Bay Gallery (Gallery) — 10.6 mi, 189° S
Oest Campfire Amphitheater (Theatre) — 10.8 mi, 263° W
Big Fish, School of Fish (Public Artwork) — 11.1 mi, 187° S
Pete Bond Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 11.2 mi, 137° SE
Legends of the Fog (Theme Park) — 12.6 mi, 218° SW
Cal, Sr.'s Yard (Stadium) — 13.4 mi, 210° SW
Art Space on Main (Gallery) — 13.8 mi, 118° SE
Horizon Cinemas (Cinema) — 14.0 mi, 208° SW

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