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Tilghman Island Maryland Map

Explore Tilghman Island, 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 Tilghman Island, Maryland

How to Use This Tilghman Island, Maryland Map

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

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	Tilghman Island
State	Maryland (MD)
County	Talbot County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.70373
Longitude	-76.338561
Population	807
Density	130.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	21671, 21665
Area Code	410, 443
County Seat	Easton
School District	Talbot County Public Schools

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About Tilghman Island, Maryland

Tilghman Island is a locality in Talbot County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 807. The population density is 130.0 people per km². Tilghman Island is located at 38.7037°N, 76.3386°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 21671, 21665.

Tilghman Island emerges from the flat, sprawling agricultural plains as a quiet expanse of land defined by the steady, measured pace of inland life. It lies 12.3 miles west-southwest of Talbot, MD (from Talbot, MD: bearing 245°T), and is situated 14.9 miles west-southwest of Easton. The horizon remains wide and unobstructed, save for the distant, hazy silhouette of Bacon Ridge that anchors the western skyline. Here, the air holds a dry, earthy stillness, particularly as the afternoon light catches the tall, golden grasses that grow in the untended margins of the fields. A short distance away, the quiet waters of Harris Creek slice through the landscape, providing a narrow, reflective ribbon that draws the eye toward the deeper, shaded reaches of the countryside. Residents often gather near the open, grass-covered grounds of Tilghman Park, where the wind moves through the trees with a soft, persistent rustle that reminds one of the land’s enduring, uncomplicated character.

History on Tilghman Island is measured in the slow accumulation of seasons and the quiet persistence of those who work the soil. The local economy remains deeply rooted in the productivity of these inland acres, where farmers manage the cycles of planting and harvest with a focus that has remained largely unchanged for generations. While the dense, verdant canopy of Seth State Forest offers a distant refuge for those seeking the solitude of deep woods, the life of the island itself is focused on the open fields and the humble, functional architecture of rural structures. Even the light at dusk takes on a particular, amber quality, illuminating the textures of the earth and the simple, sturdy silhouettes of farm equipment. It is a place where the passage of time is marked not by grand events, but by the subtle shifts in the color of the crops and the long, cooling shadows that stretch across the plains as the sun finally dips toward the distant, darkened ridges.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tilghman Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 018° N
Black Walnut Point Nrma (State Park) — 1.6 mi, 181° S
Neavitt Community Park (Local Park) — 3.1 mi, 063° NE
Nelson Island (Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 091° E
Saint Marys Square Museum (Museum) — 8.4 mi, 049° NE
Frederick Douglass (Monument) — 8.4 mi, 047° NE
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (Museum) — 8.6 mi, 047° NE
Beach On My Mind (Public Artwork) — 10.4 mi, 271° W
Franklin Point State Park (State Park) — 11.6 mi, 311° NW
Otwell Woodland Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 11.6 mi, 090° E
Spocott Windmill (Attraction) — 11.6 mi, 133° SE
Parker Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.6 mi, 221° SW
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.9 mi, 159° S · 96k acres
Historical Society of Talbot County Museum (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 071° E
Chesapeake Forest Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 15.0 mi, 151° SE
Parker Creek Heritage Conservation (State Conservation Area) — 15.0 mi, 220° SW
11 Eagles Platform (Viewpoint) — 15.5 mi, 047° NE
Barred Owl Circle (Theatre) — 16.1 mi, 047° NE
Cardinal Circle (Theatre) — 16.2 mi, 047° NE
Dorchester Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 16.8 mi, 122° SE
John F. Kennedy (Monument) — 16.8 mi, 123° SE
Harriet Tubman Museum (Museum) — 16.9 mi, 123° SE
Creative Celebrations (Arts Centre) — 17.2 mi, 232° SW
Wild Kid Acres (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 17.5 mi, 323° NW
Calvart Gallery (Gallery) — 17.7 mi, 229° SW
Neild Museum (Museum) — 17.7 mi, 122° SE
Wye Island (Monument) — 18.6 mi, 038° NE
Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Maryland (Marine Protected Area) — 19.3 mi, 285° W
Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.2 mi, 017° N · 6,282 acres
George Washington Memorial Parkway (National Park) — 37.9 mi, 273° W · 2,795 acres

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