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Upper Falls Maryland Map

Explore Upper Falls, 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 Falls, Maryland

How to Use This Upper Falls, Maryland Map

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

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

Latitude	39.43733
Longitude	-76.403294
Population	2,400
Density	55.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	21156
Area Code	240, 301
County Seat	Towson

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About Upper Falls, Maryland

Upper Falls is a locality in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,400. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Upper Falls is located at 39.4373°N, 76.4033°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21156.

Upper Falls maintains a quiet posture upon the landscape, where the land eases into a mosaic of damp bottomlands and thickets that hold the morning mist long after the sun has climbed. It lies 2.4 miles west of Joppa, MD (from Joppa, MD: bearing 276°T), and is situated 6.3 miles southwest of Bel Air South. The terrain here feels deliberate, defined by the slow, persistent transit of Cat Creek, which carves a modest path through the soil toward the distant moisture of Baynes Cove. To the west, the horizon is anchored by the muted silhouette of Rock Ridge, a distant reminder of the earth’s more dramatic upheavals, while the immediate surroundings are defined by the dense, tangled verdure of Gunpowder Falls Sp. This is a place where the air carries a heavy, humid weight, smelling of wet leaves and the slow decay of the woodland floor, particularly during the gray, muted light of late autumn afternoons.

Upper Falls carries a legacy tied to the industry of the water and the field, a history visible in the remnants of old mills and the sturdy, unadorned architecture that dots the local roads. The economy here has long mirrored the rhythm of the seasons, shifting from the labor of early agriculture to a modern, suburban stillness that values the proximity of Atkisson Reservoir over the clamor of larger hubs. Life in Upper Falls is anchored by the proximity to the water, where the proximity to Rumsey Island and the wider tidal reaches suggests a life influenced by the ebb and flow of the coast, even as the immediate ground remains rooted in the fertile, dark loam of the interior. Residents move with a measured pace, acknowledging the cycles of the local wildlife and the occasional, sharp clarity that settles over the fields of Limekiln Hollow when the wind shifts from the east.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Gunpowder Falls Sp (State Park) — 0.6 mi, 051° NE
St. John's Parish (Gunpowder) (Monument) — 1.2 mi, 319° NW
Kingsville Bull (Public Artwork) — 1.7 mi, 341° N
Gunpowder Falls State Park (State Park) — 1.8 mi, 030° NE
Jericho Covered Bridge (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 027° NE
Jerusalem Mills (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 021° N
Erwin Drive Park (Local Park) — 2.4 mi, 115° SE
Cove Overlook (Viewpoint) — 2.9 mi, 155° SE
Reckord Road Park (Local Park) — 3.0 mi, 015° N
Horizon Cinemas (Cinema) — 3.8 mi, 010° N
Winters Run Conservation Area (Singer Road Park) (Local Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 052° NE
Abington Elementary School (Recreation Easement) — 4.9 mi, 056° NE
Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Maryland (Marine Protected Area) — 5.2 mi, 093° E
Edgewood Middle School Planetarium (Museum) — 6.2 mi, 100° E
Harford Artists Gallery (Gallery) — 7.5 mi, 022° N
Glenn L Martin Maryland Aviation Museum (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 188° S
Double Rock Park (Attraction) — 8.0 mi, 236° SW
Go Fish (Aquarium) — 8.0 mi, 213° SW
Natural History Society of Maryland (Museum) — 8.6 mi, 230° SW
Carpe Librum (Gallery) — 9.0 mi, 238° SW
Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 9.8 mi, 275° W
Northampton Furnace (Attraction) — 9.9 mi, 270° W
Strand Theatre Co. (Theatre) — 10.3 mi, 235° SW
Merrick Lecture Hall (Theatre) — 10.4 mi, 259° W
Rosenberg Gallery (Gallery) — 10.5 mi, 259° W
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine (National Monument) — 15.1 mi, 218° SW · 47 acres
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.8 mi, 062° NE · 96k acres
Patuxent Research Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.7 mi, 215° SW · 26k acres

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