Explore Saint Marys, 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 Saint Marys, 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 Saint Marys.
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 | Saint Marys |
| State | Maryland (MD) |
| County | St. Mary's County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 38.106026 |
| Longitude | -76.363728 |
| Population | 113,510 |
| Density | 120.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 20680, 20686 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| County Seat | Leonardtown |
Saint Marys exists as a quiet confluence of low-lying terrain and marshy edges where the quality of light at dusk takes on a distinctive, silvery quality, reflecting off the damp earth and the nearby water. It lies 12.1 miles south-southeast of Lexington Park, MD (from Lexington Park, MD: bearing 156°T), and is situated 8.6 miles south-southeast of Park Hall. The horizon remains largely flat, though one might catch a faint, distant silhouette of Fin Creek Ridge to the west on exceptionally clear days. A traveler exploring the perimeter will find the landscape dominated by the winding path of Northern Prong Saint Jerome Creek, which dictates the flow of the local drainage and defines the soft, permeable boundaries of the soil. Beyond the creek, the land settles into the quiet expanse of Carthagena Flats, a basin that holds the morning fog long after the sun has begun to warm the surrounding fields.
History in Saint Marys is written in the layers of sediment and the persistent memory of those who first cleared the land for cultivation. Early settlement here was predicated on the proximity to water, as the inhabitants relied on the natural drainage patterns to sustain small-scale farming and the seasonal harvest of timber. The founding of the area was a slow, deliberate process, mirroring the gradual shift of the tide in Northern Prong Saint Jerome Creek. Over generations, the settlers established a rhythm that favored endurance over rapid expansion, leaving behind an architectural footprint that remains modest and functional, firmly rooted in the clay-heavy ground of the region.
Economic life in Saint Marys today relies on a mixture of light industry and the ongoing stewardship of the surrounding natural resources. Infrastructure is sparse but efficient, connecting the local agricultural output to wider markets while preserving the integrity of the rural landscape. Near the quiet waters of Fresh Pond, small-scale operations manage the land, contributing to a local economy that values stability and slow growth over the volatility of urban centers. While there are no sprawling university campuses or massive industrial complexes here, the educational needs and technical requirements of the citizenry are met through regional networks that respect the isolation of the area.
Culture in Saint Marys is defined by a deep, unspoken connection to the outdoors, particularly the quiet stretches of Lp5014 where the local flora and fauna thrive undisturbed. Residents often spend their leisure time navigating the marshy paths or observing the seasonal migrations that bring life to the vicinity of Treasure Island. Annual gatherings tend to be informal, focusing on the shared experience of the changing seasons rather than large-scale festivals or professional sporting events. The pace of life remains deliberate, characterized by the sound of wind moving through the reeds and the steady, unpretentious existence of people who have found a way to live in quiet harmony with the particular geography of their surroundings.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Saint Marys, Maryland. Coordinates: 38.106026, -76.363728. 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 Saint Marys includes the ZIP code (20680, 20686), telephone area code (301, 240), county seat of St. Mary's County (Leonardtown), and school district assignment.
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. |