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Riva Maryland Map

Explore Riva, 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 Riva, Maryland

How to Use This Riva, Maryland Map

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

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	Riva
State	Maryland (MD)
County	Anne Arundel County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.945219
Longitude	-76.589928
Population	4,257
Density	669.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	21140, 21035
Area Code	240, 301
County Seat	Annapolis
School District	Anne Arundel County Public Schools

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About Riva, Maryland

Riva is a locality in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,257. The population density is 669.0 people per km². Riva is located at 38.9452°N, 76.5899°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 21140, 21035.

Riva defines its quiet existence through the steady, insistent pulse of Broad Creek, which carves a serpentine path through the low-lying terrain. It lies 1.6 miles west of Anne Arundel, MD (from Anne Arundel, MD: bearing 268°T), and is situated 8.2 miles east of Bowie. The air here holds the damp, heavy scent of brackish water and pine, a reminder of the proximity to the marshy reaches that stretch toward Seclude Cove ten miles to the east. Beyond the immediate waterlines, the landscape transitions into undulating woodland, with the distant, muted silhouette of Bacon Ridge rising against the western sky like a charcoal sketch. Edgewater Park offers a singular point of stillness where the land meets the water, while the nearby presence of Goose Island breaks the surface of the local currents, creating small, sheltered eddies that catch the pale, amber light of late afternoon.

Riva maintains a character shaped by the slow, deliberate rhythms of maritime trade and the legacy of agricultural roots that once dominated the South Basin area. While the local economy has shifted away from the intensive labor of the past, the influence of the water remains, visible in the weathered docks and the seasonal migration of those who rely on the tides for their livelihood. To the north, the Potomac River Reservoir provides a deep, glassy expanse that contrasts with the churning movement of the creeks, serving as a silent anchor for the region. Life in Riva proceeds without fanfare, marked by the changing colors of the deciduous canopy and the persistent, metallic tang of the riverbed, creating a place where the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the gradual silting of the banks and the turning of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Riva Area Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 213° SW
Central Av Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 156° SE
River Deck (Viewpoint) — 2.6 mi, 095° E
Landmark Theatres (Cinema) — 3.3 mi, 051° NE
Nancy Hammond Editions (Gallery) — 3.7 mi, 048° NE
AMC Annapolis Mall 11 (Cinema) — 3.8 mi, 039° NE
Be with Me Playseum (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 038° NE
Local by Design (Gallery) — 4.0 mi, 038° NE
Wild Kid Acres (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 4.0 mi, 132° SE
Belvoir Manor (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 004° N
Honey Branch Nrma (State Park) — 5.2 mi, 240° SW
Globe Comm Wma (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 293° NW
Banneker-Douglass Museum of Afro-American Life and History (Museum) — 5.6 mi, 067° NE
Louis Goldstein (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 064° NE
Thurgood Marshall Memorial (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 066° NE
Victualling Warehouse Maritime Museum (Museum) — 6.0 mi, 069° E
Naval Academy Museum (Museum) — 6.1 mi, 065° NE
National Capital Radio & Television Museum (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 260° W
Overdue Recognition Art Gallery (Gallery) — 7.9 mi, 269° W
Bowie Center for the Performing Arts (Theatre) — 8.5 mi, 285° W
Kimwood Farm House (Historic Ruins) — 8.9 mi, 038° NE
Franklin Point State Park (State Park) — 9.2 mi, 156° SE
Former Confederate Soldier Benjamin Welch Owens (Public Artwork) — 9.5 mi, 205° SW
Patuxent Research Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.7 mi, 311° NW · 26k acres
Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Maryland (Marine Protected Area) — 11.2 mi, 209° SW
Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.6 mi, 073° E · 6,282 acres
George Washington Memorial Parkway (National Park) — 24.7 mi, 257° W · 2,795 acres

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