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Shady Side Maryland Map

Explore Shady Side, 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 Shady Side, Maryland

How to Use This Shady Side, Maryland Map

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

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	Shady Side
State	Maryland (MD)
County	Anne Arundel County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.829011
Longitude	-76.519647
Population	5,806
Density	337.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	20764, 20733
Area Code	301, 240
County Seat	Annapolis
School District	Anne Arundel County Public Schools

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About Shady Side, Maryland

Shady Side is a locality in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of approximately 5,806. The population density is 337.1 people per km². Shady Side is located at 38.8290°N, 76.5196°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 20764, 20733.

Shady Side defines the peninsula where the land thins into a finger of salt-sprayed earth, pressed firmly against the shifting margins of Parish Creek. It lies 6.3 miles south of Annapolis Neck, MD (from Annapolis Neck, MD: bearing 188°T), and is situated 7.9 miles south-southeast of Anne Arundel. The horizon remains flat and unburdened by the distant, shadowy silhouette of Bacon Ridge, leaving the sky to dominate the view with a vast, pearlescent quality that softens the edges of the marsh grass. To the west, the landscape dips toward the quiet basin of Beech Hollow, while the proximity of Muddy Creek ensures that the soil remains perpetually damp and dark, mirroring the deep, tea-colored reflections of the water. On quiet mornings, the air carries a sharp, briny clarity that seems to sharpen one's perception of the local flora, from the gnarled, wind-bent trees to the reeds that sway in rhythmic, hypnotic unison with the tides.

Shady Side maintains an intimate connection to its maritime heritage, an economy once dictated by the seasonal harvest of the water and the small-scale commerce of the wharves. The local landscape is marked by the modest, purposeful infrastructure of Snug Harbor Park, where the activities of the day revolve around the slow, methodical maintenance of boats and the quiet transit of vessels toward the open water. A short distance away, the stillness of Flag Pond offers a terrestrial contrast to the active shoreline, providing a sanctuary for wildlife amidst the surrounding quietude. Life in Shady Side proceeds with a deliberate, tidal pulse, influenced by the proximity of O'Neill Island and the enduring, quiet persistence of those who live where the solid ground finally yields to the reach of the creek.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Franklin Point State Park (State Park) — 0.4 mi, 169° S
Shadyside4 Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 009° N
Jack Creek Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 056° NE
Wild Kid Acres (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 5.4 mi, 352° N
Former Confederate Soldier Benjamin Welch Owens (Public Artwork) — 7.8 mi, 266° W
River Deck (Viewpoint) — 7.9 mi, 352° N
Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Maryland (Marine Protected Area) — 9.3 mi, 256° W
Glendening Walking Trails at Jug Bay Nature Preserve (Attraction) — 9.8 mi, 256° W
Lafayette's Encampment (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 011° N
Landmark Theatres (Cinema) — 10.1 mi, 353° N
Victualling Warehouse Maritime Museum (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 010° N
Guardians of the First Amendment Memorial (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 010° N
Banneker-Douglass Museum of Afro-American Life and History (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 008° N
Kunta Kinte - Alex Haley Memorial (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 010° N
Nancy Hammond Editions (Gallery) — 10.5 mi, 354° N
Merkle Nrma (State Park) — 10.8 mi, 233° SW
Naval Academy Museum (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 009° N
AMC Annapolis Mall 11 (Cinema) — 11.1 mi, 353° N
Be with Me Playseum (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 353° N
Local by Design (Gallery) — 11.2 mi, 353° N
Prince George's Equestrian Center (Attraction) — 12.3 mi, 264° W
National Capital Radio & Television Museum (Museum) — 13.3 mi, 300° NW
Overdue Recognition Art Gallery (Gallery) — 14.1 mi, 304° NW
Patuxent Research Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.0 mi, 321° NW · 26k acres
Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.3 mi, 047° NE · 6,282 acres
George Washington Memorial Parkway (National Park) — 27.9 mi, 270° W · 2,795 acres

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