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Rocky Ridge Maryland Map

Explore Rocky Ridge, 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 Rocky Ridge, Maryland

How to Use This Rocky Ridge, Maryland Map

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

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	Rocky Ridge
State	Maryland (MD)
County	Frederick County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	39.605099
Longitude	-77.317485
Population	480
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	21778
Area Code	410, 443
County Seat	Frederick

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About Rocky Ridge, Maryland

Rocky Ridge is a locality in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Rocky Ridge is located at 39.6051°N, 77.3175°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21778.

Rocky Ridge occupies a quiet expanse of the Maryland Piedmont where the earth rises in slow, deliberate swells toward the distant silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies 12.8 miles north-northwest of Linganore, MD (from Linganore, MD: bearing 333°T), and is situated 8.4 miles west-southwest of Taneytown. The landscape is defined by the steady, persistent presence of the Monocacy River, which carves a path through the fields a mile away, feeding the lush verdancy of the surrounding basin. Within the immediate footprint of Rocky Ridge, the land is punctuated by the modest acreage of Rocky Ridge Park, a space where the soil holds a deep, iron-rich hue and the evening light catches the serrated edges of the local limestone. To the north, the terrain shifts into the denser, shadowed timber of Mont Alto State Forest, while the nearby Eylers Valley offers a lower, sheltered basin that catches the morning mist before it burns off the ripening crops.

Agricultural legacy remains the marrow of Rocky Ridge, anchored by traditions of husbandry and the quiet productivity of family-held acreage. Life here follows the long, unforced cadence of the seasons, far removed from the frantic pulse of the urban centers to the east. Residents maintain a deep familiarity with the rugged trails of Cunningham Falls, where the water descends in a rhythmic clatter, providing a cool reprieve during the humid height of summer. Whether navigating the terrain near the Cunningham Falls Nature Trail or spending a day by the quiet, reflective surface of Frank Bentz Memorial Lake, the inhabitants of Rocky Ridge preserve a way of life that values the heavy silence of the woods and the slow, reliable turn of the harvest.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rocky Ridge Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 345° N
Rocky Ridge River Access (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 089° E
Pumpkin Cannon (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 253° W
MD State Highway Administration 1 (State Resource Management Area) — 4.5 mi, 313° NW
Historic Navy Ship Gun (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 340° N
Mount St. Mary's Memorial for Priests (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 341° N
The Good Shepherd (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 339° N
Fr. John Dubois (Public Artwork) — 5.6 mi, 340° N
Cunningham Falls Sp (State Park) — 5.7 mi, 271° W
Frank Bentz Pond Fma Pfa (State Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 281° W
Chimney Rock (Viewpoint) — 6.4 mi, 285° W
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Visitor Center (Museum) — 6.5 mi, 356° N
CUNNINGHAM FALLS SP - Cunningham Falls Wildland (State Park) — 6.5 mi, 259° W
Frederick County Fire Museum (Museum) — 6.7 mi, 355° N
Utica Park (Local Recreation) — 7.0 mi, 219° SW
Walkersville Southern Railroad (Attraction) — 8.5 mi, 194° S
Old Cottage (Historic Ruins) — 11.1 mi, 232° SW
Children's Museum of Rose Hill Manor Park (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 202° S
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 12.4 mi, 313° NW · 110k acres
Michaux State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 12.7 mi, 334° NW
John Eisenhower Bridge (Attraction) — 13.6 mi, 011° N
The Great Frederick Fair (Attraction) — 13.9 mi, 197° S
Frederick Book Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 14.3 mi, 200° S
Jug Bridge West Abutment (Historic Ruins) — 14.5 mi, 191° S
Warehouse Cinemas (Cinema) — 14.7 mi, 210° SW
Gettysburg Museum (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 019° N
Ford Motor Company Fund Education Center (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 019° N

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