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Tuscarora Maryland Map

Explore Tuscarora, 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 Tuscarora, Maryland

How to Use This Tuscarora, Maryland Map

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

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	Tuscarora
State	Maryland (MD)
County	Frederick County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	39.256769
Longitude	-77.470264
Population	480
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	20842, 21790
Area Code	301, 240, 410, 443
County Seat	Frederick

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About Tuscarora, Maryland

Tuscarora is a locality in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Tuscarora is located at 39.2568°N, 77.4703°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 20842, 21790.

Tuscarora occupies a quiet expanse of the Piedmont where the earth rises in slow, deliberate swells toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies 8.0 miles southwest of Urbana, MD (from Urbana, MD: bearing 233°T), and is situated 8.2 miles south-southwest of Ballenger Creek. Sunlight here possesses a heavy, amber quality, catching the dust of the fields and illuminating the way Tuscarora Creek moves through the low ground, its waters carving a subtle path through the loam and silt. The air holds the scent of damp soil and drying stalks, a stillness that gathers as the afternoon shadows lengthen across the open acreage. To the west, the landscape deepens into the protected quiet of the Mattawoman Natural Environment Area, where the growth remains thick and undisturbed by the reach of modern industry.

Tuscarora maintains a character forged by the persistence of agricultural labor and the quiet accumulation of generations who have worked this soil. The local economy finds its roots in the slow turnover of the seasons, honoring a legacy of land stewardship that stretches back through time. Residents often travel toward the Lily Pons Fish Ponds, a site that marks the intersection of human design and the natural water table, reflecting the meticulous habits of a population that values the maintenance of its surroundings. Life in Tuscarora moves with the measured pace of a pendulum, defined not by the clamor of external progress, but by the steady, rhythmic demands of the harvest and the maintenance of the homesteads that dot the horizon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mattawoman Natural Environment Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 073° E
ISLANDS OF THE POTOMAC Wildlife Management Area - Islands of the Potomac Wildland (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 275° W
Springdale Regional Park (Local Park) — 3.1 mi, 275° W
Hallowood Worship Center (Theatre) — 3.2 mi, 100° E
Sugarloaf Mountain (Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 085° E
MD State Highway Administration 1 (State Resource Management Area) — 3.6 mi, 289° W
Potomac Overlook (Viewpoint) — 3.9 mi, 088° E
White's Ford Regional Park (Local Park) — 3.9 mi, 189° S
Our Lady of Fatima (Public Artwork) — 5.4 mi, 117° SE
10th Vermont Monument (Monument) — 8.4 mi, 032° NE
Pennsylvania Monument (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 032° NE
Gum Springs Memorial (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 296° NW
Winmill Carriage Museum (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 214° SW
Gov. Westmoreland Davis Home (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 215° SW
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 9.8 mi, 090° E
Edwards Landing Lights (Attraction) — 10.0 mi, 197° S
Lost City Art (Gallery) — 10.1 mi, 101° E
Fort Johnston (Historic Castle / Fort) — 10.7 mi, 215° SW
Craft Leesburg (Arts Centre) — 11.0 mi, 207° SW
Tally Ho Theater (Cinema) — 11.0 mi, 208° SW
Loudoun Museum (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 208° SW
Mighty Midget Kitchen (Attraction) — 11.1 mi, 206° SW
Frederick Book Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 11.1 mi, 017° N
Leesburg Quarry (Historical) (Historic Ruins) — 11.3 mi, 206° SW
South Mountain Sp (State Park) — 11.9 mi, 297° NW
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 12.0 mi, 300° NW · 110k acres
South Mountain State Park (State Park) — 12.5 mi, 312° NW
George Washington Memorial Parkway (National Park) — 24.0 mi, 146° SE · 2,795 acres
Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 45.4 mi, 236° SW · 197k acres

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