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Sharptown Maryland Map

Explore Sharptown, 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 Sharptown, Maryland

How to Use This Sharptown, Maryland Map

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

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	Sharptown
State	Maryland (MD)
County	Wicomico County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.542616
Longitude	-75.719376
Population	691
Density	630.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	21861
Area Code	410, 443
County Seat	Salisbury
School District	Wicomico County Public Schools

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About Sharptown, Maryland

Sharptown is a locality in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 691. The population density is 630.7 people per km². Sharptown is located at 38.5426°N, 75.7194°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Sharptown is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 21861.

Sharptown emerges from the flat, verdant expanse of the interior plains, defined primarily by the slow, deliberate pulse of Mill Creek as it carves a path through the dark, loamy soil. It lies 14.1 miles north-northwest of Salisbury, MD (from Salisbury, MD: bearing 333°T), and is situated 9.0 miles southwest of Seaford. The landscape here favors wide, horizontal lines, where the sky claims a vast portion of the horizon and the air holds a heavy, fertile stillness that seems to suspend the afternoon in a golden, amber haze. Beyond the immediate banks of the creek, the land stretches out into orderly fields and dense, tangled woodlots, a geography that feels distant from any rugged peaks or rising elevations. Occasionally, the distant silhouette of Pine Ridge might suggest a shift in the terrain far to the west, but here the earth remains resolute and level, grounded by the quiet presence of Cherry Beach Park, a small, unassuming expanse that keeps the local flora and fauna within reach of the daily routine.

Sharptown retains a character forged by generations of agricultural persistence and the quiet labor of the interior, where the rhythm of life aligns with the seasonal demands of the harvest rather than the frantic pace of the outside world. The economy here remains tethered to the productive capacity of the surrounding acreage and the steady, unpretentious commerce that has sustained the population for decades. A short distance away, the stillness of Galestown Millpond offers a contrast to the flowing movement of the creek, providing a reflective surface that mirrors the shifting clouds and the changing colors of the canopy. Life in Sharptown moves with an internal logic, a slow-turning cycle where the morning light catches the grain of old timber and the evening shadows lengthen across the fields, signaling a community that finds its purpose in the reliable, quiet continuity of the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cherry Beach Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 041° NE
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.6 mi, 064° NE · 96k acres
Nanticoke River Wma (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 025° NE
Nanticoke River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 226° SW
Nanticoke River Preserve - Plum Creek Cedar Swamp (Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 194° S
Chesapeake Forest Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 2.1 mi, 017° N
Nanticoke River Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 260° W
San Domingo Park (Local Park) — 2.7 mi, 186° S
Military Exhib Site (Registered Battlefield) — 8.1 mi, 080° E
Chesapeake Fire Museum (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 165° S
James Branch Nature Preserve (State Park) — 9.9 mi, 089° E
Trap Pond State Park (State Park) — 10.9 mi, 087° E
Naylor Mill Forest Trail (Attraction) — 11.4 mi, 142° SE
East New Market Heritage Museum (Museum) — 11.8 mi, 289° W
Theatre and Web Development House (Theatre) — 14.7 mi, 156° SE
Salisbury University Richard A. Henson School of Science & Technology Planetarium (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 156° SE
Sammy the Seagull (Public Artwork) — 15.0 mi, 156° SE
Bridgeville Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 025° NE
Neild Museum (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 275° W
Dorchester Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 19.3 mi, 276° W
John F. Kennedy (Monument) — 19.4 mi, 276° W
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 20.5 mi, 064° NE
Bethel Church (Monument) — 20.6 mi, 107° E
Eagle Nest (Attraction) — 21.1 mi, 250° W
Eagle Nesting Site (Viewpoint) — 21.5 mi, 250° W
Caroline County Shooting Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 22.1 mi, 338° N
Otwell Woodland Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 24.5 mi, 297° NW
Spocott Windmill (Attraction) — 25.2 mi, 277° W
Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.5 mi, 049° NE · 29k acres
Assateague Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 37.7 mi, 132° SE · 96k acres

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