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Scotland Maryland Map

Explore Scotland, 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 Scotland, Maryland

How to Use This Scotland, Maryland Map

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

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.

CityScotland
StateMaryland (MD)
CountyMontgomery County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude39.040665
Longitude-77.159146
DensityN/A /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Codes20680, 20687, 20854
Area Code301, 240
County SeatRockville

About Scotland, Maryland

Scotland is a locality in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. Scotland is located at 39.0407°N, 77.1591°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 20680, 20687, 20854.

Scotland emerges from the inland landscape as a quiet expanse where the Snakeden Branch cuts a deliberate, silver-threaded path through the soil. It lies 2.2 miles west of North Bethesda, MD (from North Bethesda, MD: bearing 263°T), and is situated 9.0 miles south-southeast of Montgomery. The land here holds a consistent, grounded character, defined by the quiet persistence of Tuckerman Park, which anchors the local topography in a stillness that feels both ancient and immediate. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains frame the horizon, offering a jagged, violet-hued boundary that reminds the observer of the vast, rolling terrain stretching toward the Piedmont. Light here has a particular weight, settling over the fields in the late afternoon with a golden density that turns the tall grasses into burnished copper before the shadows lengthen.

Scotland maintains a rhythm dictated by the cycles of the earth and the slow, steady hum of the local economy, which remains rooted in the enduring productivity of the surrounding acreage. History is not a loud proclamation here but a quiet accumulation, evidenced by the way the community has preserved the integrity of the land while looking toward the horizon. Residents often find their way toward the paths of the Center Trail or take quiet measure of the terrain near the quiet waters of Lake Eisen, where the reflection of the clouds mimics the slow transit of the days. While the nearby Mather Gorge and the distant rush of Little Falls suggest a more dramatic geology, the life of Scotland remains defined by this modest, reliable beauty, a place where the air carries the scent of turned earth and the quiet promise of a long, undisturbed evening.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Inverness Forest Nca (Local Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 195° S
  • Scotland Np (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 176° S
  • Old Farm Nca (Local Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 060° NE
  • Buck Branch Svp (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 245° SW
  • Heights Playhouse (Theatre) — 1.0 mi, 192° S
  • IPIC Theaters (Cinema) — 2.3 mi, 075° E
  • Henry-Duffy Park (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 196° S
  • F. Scott Fitzgerald (Attraction) — 3.0 mi, 014° N
  • Dorothy M. and Maurice C. Shapiro Music Room (Theatre) — 3.0 mi, 102° E
  • Regal Rockville Center Stadium 13 (Cinema) — 3.0 mi, 009° N
  • Tetra Con Brio (Public Artwork) — 3.0 mi, 101° E
  • Ruins of Worker's Houses for Nearby Quarries (Historic Ruins) — 3.2 mi, 188° S
  • VisArts (Arts Centre) — 3.2 mi, 007° N
  • Parkland Memorial (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 052° NE
  • Abandoned Gaynor Road bridge (Historic Ruins) — 3.7 mi, 069° E
  • Matthew Henson Sp (State Park) — 3.8 mi, 071° E
  • Oscar Osorio (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 070° E
  • Frank Lawrence Towers (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 070° E
  • Weisser Glass Studio and Gallery (Gallery) — 4.3 mi, 100° E
  • ISLANDS OF THE POTOMAC Wildlife Management Area - Islands of the Potomac Wildlands (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 254° W
  • Red Studio Gallery (Gallery) — 4.7 mi, 101° E
  • Girls Who Paint (Gallery) — 4.7 mi, 102° E
  • Maryland Mine (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 231° SW
  • George Washington Memorial Parkway (National Park) — 5.0 mi, 183° S · 2,795 acres
  • Islands Of The Potomac Wma (State Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 182° S
  • KID Museum (Museum) — 5.2 mi, 139° SE
  • Matthew Henson State Park Unit #3 (State Park) — 5.4 mi, 062° NE
  • Patuxent Research Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.5 mi, 090° E · 26k acres

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About This Scotland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Scotland, Maryland. Coordinates: 39.040665, -77.159146. 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 Scotland includes the ZIP code (20680, 20687, 20854), telephone area code (301, 240), county seat of Montgomery County (Rockville), 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.