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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	Worcester 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	Snow Hill
School District	Montgomery County Public Schools

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About Somerset, Maryland

Somerset is a locality in Worcester 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, expansive stretch of the Maryland landscape where the horizon seems to dissolve into a pale, shifting haze. The earth here is damp and heavy, composed of silts and clays that hold the memory of the tide, while the air carries a distinct salt-tinged weight that clings to the skin in the humid afternoons. Somerset Park serves as the central pivot of the geography, a verdant expanse that anchors the surrounding marshland and facilitates a quiet communion with the local flora. Just a mile to the east, the brackish waters of Assawoman Bay press against the land, their rhythmic pulse dictating the slow, deliberate pace of the environment, while the narrow, winding course of Spring Branch threads through the periphery, offering a fragile lifeline of freshwater to the nearby reaches of Eagle Island.

Somerset maintains a character forged by the persistent, unyielding nature of the Eastern Shore, where the economy has long been tethered to the moods of the water and the seasonal cycles of the coast. The legacy of the region lingers in the weathered aesthetics of its architecture and the stubborn independence of its residents, who have learned to thrive in the margins between the firm soil and the encroaching tides. While the modern world moves with a frantic, digitized urgency, life in Somerset persists with the steady, predictable gravity of the seasons, favoring the long-standing traditions of the waterfront over the fleeting trends of the interior. The light at dusk here is particularly transformative, bleeding a bruised, violet hue across the wetlands and turning the flat, open expanses into a mirror for the darkening sky, a visual echo of a history that remains as quiet and enduring as the land itself.

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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