Explore Rock Hall, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Rock Hall, 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 Rock Hall.
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 | Rock Hall |
| State | Maryland (MD) |
| County | Frederick County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.137865 |
| Longitude | -76.23951 |
| Population | 1,198 |
| Density | 345.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 21777, 21661 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| County Seat | Frederick |
| School District | Kent County Public Schools |
Rock Hall occupies a quiet expanse of inland territory where the earth holds the steady, patient weight of the interior plains. It lies 8.7 miles southwest of Ballenger Creek, MD (from Ballenger Creek, MD: bearing 214°T), and is situated 6.3 miles east-southeast of Brunswick. The Washington Run cuts a narrow, purposeful path through the soil nearby, its waters carving a subtle rhythm into the landscape that dictates the slow drainage of the surrounding fields. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains provide a jagged, permanent horizon, while the local topography remains defined by the gentle, persistent character of the terrestrial basin. Gore Pond serves as a singular, reflective eye in the landscape just a mile away, its surface often mirroring the shifting colors of the sky as it transitions from the pale gold of morning to the muted violet of dusk. Within the immediate vicinity, the ISLANDS OF THE POTOMAC Wildlife Management Area - Islands of the Potomac Wildland offers a sanctuary of tangled growth and quietude, where the air feels heavy with the scent of damp earth and seasonal change.
Rock Hall maintains a character forged by the agrarian traditions of the hinterlands, where the economy has long been tethered to the productivity of the soil and the methodical pace of regional trade. The foundations of the settlement reach deep into the history of the inland plateau, favoring a slow, deliberate development that prioritizes the stability of the homestead and the farm. Unlike regions dominated by fleeting trends, the life of Rock Hall persists through the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest, drawing its identity from the sturdy craftsmanship of its architecture and the unadorned utility of its local commerce. Residents navigate their days with a quiet awareness of the geography that surrounds them, from the proximity of Pleasant Valley to the persistent, winding course of the Washington Run. Here, the passage of time is measured not by the rush of external forces, but by the subtle shifts in the light across the fields and the enduring strength of the community that continues to root itself in this inland expanse.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rock Hall, Maryland. Coordinates: 39.137865, -76.23951. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Rock Hall includes the ZIP code (21777, 21661), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Frederick County (Frederick), and school district assignment (Kent County Public Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |