St. Leonard Maryland Map

About St. Leonard, Maryland

St. Leonard is a locality in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 778. The population density is 131.5 people per km². St. Leonard is located at 38.4674°N, 76.4986°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 20685.

St. Leonard emerges from the quiet intersection of dense woodland and expansive, sun-drenched fields, defined by the persistent, winding path of Perrin Branch. It lies 9.5 miles north-northeast of Hollywood, MD (from Hollywood, MD: bearing 22°T), and is situated 9.6 miles east of Golden Beach. The air here holds a heavy, earthen stillness, especially during the long afternoons when the heat rises from the clay-rich soil to shimmer above the roadbeds. To the west, the distant outline of Edgars Ridge provides a muted, violet-gray backdrop against the sky, grounding the landscape in a vast, inland expanse far removed from any coastal influence. The terrain rolls in measured, gentle slopes, punctuated by the shadows of mature timber and the occasional open pasture where the light at dusk turns the tall grasses to a bruised, golden copper.

St. Leonard carries the weight of deep, colonial-era foundations, visible in the weathered architecture that anchors the local landscape, most notably the preserved site of the Dowell House. This landmark serves as a silent witness to a history rooted in the slow, deliberate work of the land, where the local economy has long favored agriculture and steady, methodical trade over the frantic pace of larger centers. While the quiet waters of Richardsons Pond offer a sanctuary for the local fauna, the rhythm of daily life is dictated by the turning seasons and the cycles of growth in the surrounding acreage. Modern life moves in tandem with these older, quieter patterns, maintaining a character that values the preservation of the soil and the steady endurance of its primary, inland reaches.

About This St. Leonard Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of St. Leonard, Maryland. Coordinates: 38.467369, -76.49863. 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 St. Leonard includes the ZIP code (20685), telephone area code (301, 240), county seat of Calvert County (Prince Frederick), and school district assignment (Calvert County Public Schools).

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.