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Waterview Maryland Map

Explore Waterview, 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 Waterview, Maryland

How to Use This Waterview, Maryland Map

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

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

Latitude	38.247067
Longitude	-75.902988
Population	32
Density	25.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	21840
Area Code	410, 443
County Seat	Salisbury
School District	Wicomico County Public Schools

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About Waterview, Maryland

Waterview is a locality in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 32. The population density is 25.2 people per km². Waterview is located at 38.2471°N, 75.9030°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21840.

Waterview emerges from the flat, marshy reaches of the Eastern Shore, defined by the brackish pulse of Jones Creek as it carves a slow, meandering path toward the horizon. It lies 18.2 miles west-southwest of Salisbury, MD (from Salisbury, MD: bearing 245°T), and is situated 16.2 miles west-southwest of Fruitland. The landscape here exists in a state of perpetual dampness, where the air holds a heavy, salt-sweet moisture and the light at dusk turns the water into a sheet of hammered pewter. Beyond the immediate banks, the terrain remains low and unassuming, stretching toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Fin Creek Ridge that anchors the far western view. Dense, tangled woodlands of the Chesapeake Forest Lands press closely against the edges of the settlement, their shadows lengthening across the tall grasses that sway in the humid, coastal breeze. Two miles out, the silhouette of Sandy Island breaks the expanse of the water, a quiet sentinel rising from the shallows where the tides of Muddy Creek dictate the rhythm of the day.

Waterview carries the quiet weight of centuries, its economy long tethered to the harvest of the water and the slow turning of the soil. Local life is measured not by the clock, but by the seasonal cycles of the marshes and the reach of the tide, a pace that has remained largely undisturbed by the frantic expansion of the world beyond. While the bustling ports of the coast feel distant, the heritage of this place is written in the weathered wood of old piers and the persistent labor of those who still look to the water for their livelihood. Residents move with a deliberate, measured grace, often traveling toward Haines Pond to find a stillness that matches the quiet, reflective nature of the surrounding woods. Whether through the remnants of early settlement or the current, steady industry of the land, Waterview maintains a singular, self-contained character, existing as a place where the edges of the earth feel both permeable and profound.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Chesapeake Forest Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 0.0 mi, 171° S
Ellis Bay Wma (State Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 158° S
Fishing Bay Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 269° W
Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Maryland (Marine Protected Area) — 3.9 mi, 135° SE
Cedar Hill Park (Local Park) — 4.4 mi, 011° N
Lp5014 (Local Park) — 5.9 mi, 019° N
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.3 mi, 256° W · 96k acres
Janes Island Sp (State Park) — 15.0 mi, 173° S
Martin National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.5 mi, 201° S · 8,559 acres
Glenn Martin National Wildlife Refuge (Marine Protected Area) — 15.5 mi, 201° S
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park (State Park) — 15.8 mi, 337° NW
Eagle Nest (Attraction) — 16.4 mi, 323° NW
Nature Center (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 170° S
Eagle Nesting Site (Viewpoint) — 16.7 mi, 322° NW
Chesapeake Fire Museum (Museum) — 16.9 mi, 047° NE
Theatre and Web Development House (Theatre) — 17.4 mi, 066° NE
Salisbury University Richard A. Henson School of Science & Technology Planetarium (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 067° NE
Sammy the Seagull (Public Artwork) — 17.5 mi, 067° NE
Naylor Mill Forest Trail (Attraction) — 20.4 mi, 056° NE
Pocomoke Fair Grounds (Theme Park) — 22.0 mi, 125° SE
Lockheed T-33 (Attraction) — 23.0 mi, 123° SE
Neild Museum (Museum) — 23.7 mi, 339° N
John F. Kennedy (Monument) — 24.3 mi, 337° NW
East New Market Heritage Museum (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 357° N
Dorchester Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 24.4 mi, 338° N
Makemie Monument (Monument) — 26.2 mi, 146° SE
Confederate Monument (Monument) — 27.3 mi, 247° SW
Spocott Windmill (Attraction) — 28.0 mi, 327° NW
Military Exhib Site (Registered Battlefield) — 28.2 mi, 039° NE
Assateague Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 37.0 mi, 114° SE · 96k acres

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