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Somerset Maryland Map

Explore Somerset, 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 Somerset, Maryland

How to Use This Somerset, Maryland Map

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

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

Latitude	38.96657
Longitude	-77.096319
Population	1,187
Density	1660.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	21042, 21061, 21811, 20815
Area Code	410, 443, 301, 240
County Seat	Annapolis
School District	Montgomery County Public Schools

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About Somerset, Maryland

Somerset is a locality in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,187. The population density is 1660.5 people per km². Somerset is located at 38.9666°N, 77.0963°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Somerset is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 21042, 21061, 21811.

Somerset occupies a low-lying expanse of the Eastern Shore where the horizon feels perpetually weighted by the heavy, saline breath of the Atlantic. The landscape is defined by the slow, rhythmic crawl of Sawmill Creek, which carves a vein of brackish water through the flat, marshy terrain only a mile from the center of the village. Beyond the immediate fields, the dark, tangled silhouette of Brewers Island breaks the surface of the estuary, while the distant, hazy suggestion of Bacon Ridge provides a faint, elevated boundary to the west. In the stillness of late afternoon, the light here turns a bruised, metallic violet, catching the reeds near Bunks Pond and turning the shallow water into a mirror of polished lead.

Economic vitality in Somerset has long been tethered to the tides and the patient labor of those who harvest the brackish depths. The legacy of the watermen persists in the quiet, weathered architecture of the streets, echoing a time when the proximity to Seclude Cove dictated the flow of commerce and the movement of goods. Residents often seek the quietude of Sawmill Creek Park, a green refuge that preserves the native grasses and woodland edges from the encroaching reach of development. Life in Somerset moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, informed by the shifting salt content of the soil and the seasonal migration of waterfowl that settle in the North Basin far to the north.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bethesda Swimming Pool (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 301° NW
Washington and Glen Echo Railroad (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 188° S
Brookdale Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 147° SE
When Now Becomes Then (Public Artwork) — 0.5 mi, 118° SE
Sarah Langenkamp (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 261° W
Belmont, 1906 (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 125° SE
Dopamine Land (Museum) — 0.7 mi, 126° SE
Chevy Chase Rec Center (Local Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 107° E
Landmark Theatres (Cinema) — 1.0 mi, 003° N
KID Museum (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 001° N
Waverly Street Gallery (Gallery) — 1.2 mi, 009° N
Round House Theatre (Theatre) — 1.3 mi, 009° N
Village Edu (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 1.3 mi, 017° N
Gallery B (Gallery) — 1.4 mi, 002° N
Fort Circle Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 137° SE
Imagination Stage (Theatre) — 1.6 mi, 354° N
Artists' Cooperative (Gallery) — 1.7 mi, 054° NE
American University Museum at the Katzen (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 164° S
Kogod Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 2.2 mi, 146° SE
Crystal Pool (Historic Ruins) — 2.3 mi, 270° W
Washington Ballet (Arts Centre) — 2.4 mi, 149° SE
George Washington Memorial Parkway (National Park) — 2.5 mi, 210° SW · 2,795 acres
Capitol Stones (Historic Ruins) — 2.7 mi, 107° E
Islands Of The Potomac Wma (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 270° W
Matthew Henson State Park Unit #3 (State Park) — 7.7 mi, 011° N
Matthew Henson State Park Unit #4 (State Park) — 8.4 mi, 018° N
Patuxent Research Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.1 mi, 070° E · 26k acres

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