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Upper Fairmount Maryland Map

Explore Upper Fairmount, 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 Upper Fairmount, Maryland

How to Use This Upper Fairmount, Maryland Map

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

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

Latitude	38.104012
Longitude	-75.791319
Population	480
Density	12.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	21871, 21867
Area Code	410, 443
County Seat	Princess Anne

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About Upper Fairmount, Maryland

Upper Fairmount is a locality in Somerset County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Upper Fairmount is located at 38.1040°N, 75.7913°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 21871, 21867.

Upper Fairmount unfolds across a low-slung landscape of salt-grass marsh and tidal flats, defined by the quiet passage of Hall Creek as it carves its path through the silt toward the brackish reaches of the Eastern Shore. It lies 19.8 miles west of Worcester, MD (from Worcester, MD: bearing 259°T), and is situated 8.7 miles southwest of Princess Anne. The light here possesses a singular, pearlescent quality, reflecting off the damp earth and the intricate, vein-like waterways that snake toward the distant, shimmering expanse of Wolftrap Creek. Beyond the immediate horizon, the flat horizon remains unbroken by the jagged relief of Joes Ridge, which persists only as a faint, atmospheric suggestion far to the west. Residents move through a terrain where the boundary between solid ground and the encroaching tide is perpetually fluid, an environment shaped by the rhythm of the rising water and the stillness of the surrounding Fairmount Wma, where the air smells of brine and drying cordgrass.

Agriculture and the harvest of the water have long provided the marrow for the life of Upper Fairmount, sustaining a culture deeply rooted in the cycles of the Chesapeake. The local economy persists in a quiet dialogue with the tides, drawing its vitality from the legacy of oystering and crab harvest that has defined the labor of this region for generations. History remains present in the weathered architecture and the slow, deliberate pace of daily affairs, far removed from the clamor of industrial centers. While the proximity of Maddox Island and the distant serenity of Rock Pond offer a sense of isolation, the land remains a working landscape, marked by the resilience of those who navigate the marshy periphery. Here, the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the subtle shifting of the water levels and the seasonal migration of birds across the expansive, open sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fairmount Wma (State Conservation Area) — 0.0 mi, 144° SE
Chesapeake Forest Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 0.3 mi, 085° E
Raccoon Point Regional Park (Local Park) — 2.4 mi, 013° N
Somerset Central Park (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 067° NE
Deal Island Wma (State Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 316° NW
Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Maryland (Marine Protected Area) — 6.1 mi, 337° NW
Janes Island Sp (State Park) — 6.3 mi, 211° SW
Nature Center (Museum) — 7.1 mi, 206° SW
Martin National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.6 mi, 240° SW · 8,559 acres
Glenn Martin National Wildlife Refuge (Marine Protected Area) — 11.6 mi, 240° SW
Pocomoke Fair Grounds (Theme Park) — 12.3 mi, 102° E
Lockheed T-33 (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 101° E
Makemie Monument (Monument) — 14.6 mi, 144° SE
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.3 mi, 301° NW · 96k acres
Pocomoke River Sp (State Park) — 15.8 mi, 082° E
Sammy the Seagull (Public Artwork) — 19.5 mi, 031° NE
Salisbury University Richard A. Henson School of Science & Technology Planetarium (Museum) — 19.5 mi, 031° NE
Theatre and Web Development House (Theatre) — 19.6 mi, 030° NE
Chesapeake Fire Museum (Museum) — 22.4 mi, 016° N
Eastern Shore Railway Museum (Museum) — 23.4 mi, 161° S
Town of Parksley War Memorial (Monument) — 23.4 mi, 161° S
Naylor Mill Forest Trail (Attraction) — 24.0 mi, 027° NE
Chincoteague Island Waterman's Memorial (Monument) — 25.2 mi, 124° SE
Assateague Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 26.0 mi, 129° SE · 96k acres
Eagle Nest (Attraction) — 27.9 mi, 325° NW
Eagle Nesting Site (Viewpoint) — 28.3 mi, 325° NW
Reedville Fishermen's Museum (Museum) — 31.9 mi, 236° SW
Military Exhib Site (Registered Battlefield) — 33.8 mi, 021° N
Dorchester Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 35.9 mi, 335° NW
Louis H. Taylor Stadium (Stadium) — 36.5 mi, 063° NE

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