Sherwood Forest Maryland Map

About Sherwood Forest, Maryland

Sherwood Forest is a locality in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. Sherwood Forest is located at 38.3676°N, 75.1505°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 20904, 21771, 21811.

Sherwood Forest anchors itself to the low, damp margins of the Eastern Shore, where the winding channel of the Jake Gut pulses with the rhythmic push and pull of the tides. It lies 1.9 miles south of Ocean Pines, MD (from Ocean Pines, MD: bearing 172°T), and is situated 4.2 miles west-northwest of Ocean City. The air here holds a heavy, salt-sweet moisture, clinging to the loblolly pines and the marsh grasses that stretch toward the expanse of Assawoman Bay. A mile to the east, the horizon softens where the sky meets the water, while the immediate landscape remains defined by the brackish veins of the earth and the quiet, persistent encroachment of the coast. Within this flat, verdant terrain, Robin Hood Park serves as a quiet sanctuary, its borders marking the transition between the managed lawns of residential lots and the wild, tangled thickets that thrive where the ground turns soft and black.

Sherwood Forest persists as a remnant of a more deliberate age, maintaining a character shaped by its proximity to the water and the slow, seasonal cycles of the Chesapeake region. The local economy finds its roots in the long-standing traditions of the shore, where the harvest of the bay once dictated the tempo of the day, leaving a legacy of maritime influence that lingers in the weathered siding of older homes. Beyond the immediate reach of the community, the land remains largely undisturbed, save for the occasional silhouette of Gambage Island rising from the bay’s surface like a dark, submerged spine. Residents here navigate a life calibrated to the subtle shifts in light and wind, observing the gray, shifting moods of the water as it moves through the Jake Gut, undisturbed by the hurried pace of the world beyond the inlet.

About This Sherwood Forest Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sherwood Forest, Maryland. Coordinates: 38.367614, -75.150464. 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 Sherwood Forest includes the ZIP code (20904, 21771, 21811), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Worcester County (Snow Hill), and school district assignment.

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.