Riverside Maryland Map
Riverside, Charles County
Riverside, Maryland — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Riverside, Charles County.
Interactive Map of Riverside, Maryland
| City | Riverside |
| State | Maryland (MD) |
| County | Charles |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 38.387903 |
| Longitude | -77.146366 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Riverside, Maryland
Riverside is a locality in Charles County, Maryland, United States. Riverside is located at 38.3879°N, 77.1464°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21001.0.
Riverside unfolds along the Potomac, a place where the air itself seems to hold the scent of brackish water and the distant hum of cicadas. It lies 9.6 miles south-south-west of Charles, MD (from Charles, MD: bearing 194°T), and is situated 8.5 miles north-north-east of King George. The landscape here is a gentle unfolding of fertile land, yielding to the wide embrace of the river. Oak trees, ancient sentinels with branches like gnarled fingers, punctuate the fields, their leaves catching the late afternoon sun in a shimmering dance. The terrain slopes towards the water, a subtle invitation to the ebb and flow of the tide, and the occasional call of a heron echoes across the marshy edges. The houses, often set back from the main thoroughfares, possess a quiet dignity, their porches a familiar invitation for the lingering warmth of summer evenings. The history of Riverside is deeply entwined with the bounty of the Potomac, a waterway that has sustained livelihoods for generations. Once a hub for agricultural trade, the echoes of steamboats and bustling docks can almost be felt in the quietude of the present day. While farming remains a thread in the local economy, the water continues to offer its gifts, with fishing and recreational boating adding to the character of Riverside. The land here remembers its past, the fertile soil a testament to the enduring cycles of growth and harvest, and the river’s constant murmur a living chronicle of the lives lived along its banks.
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About This Riverside Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Riverside, Maryland with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Riverside and Charles County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Riverside is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Riverside is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
