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Welcome Maryland Map

Explore Welcome, 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 Welcome, Maryland

How to Use This Welcome, Maryland Map

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

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

Latitude	38.481789
Longitude	-77.09831
Population	1,200
Density	35.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	20693
Area Code	301, 240
County Seat	La Plata

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About Welcome, Maryland

Welcome is a locality in Charles County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 35.0 people per km². Welcome is located at 38.4818°N, 77.0983°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 20693.

Welcome emerges from the landscape as a quiet intersection of open fields and dense, verdant woodland, defined by the steady, unpretentious character of the Maryland interior. It lies 2.8 miles south of Charles, MD (from Charles, MD: bearing 175°T), and is situated 10.0 miles south-southwest of Bensville. The land here is marked by low-lying terrain that slopes toward the gentle, winding passage of Hill Top Fork, a waterway that cuts through the earth just a mile from the center of the locality. Beyond the immediate clearings, the canopy of the Doncaster State Forest provides a dark, textured boundary to the horizon, where the light at dusk often turns a muted, dusty gold. Travelers moving through the area may catch glimpses of the distant, hazy silhouette of Pea Ridge, a reminder of the rising elevations that exist far to the west of these flat, fertile plains.

History in Welcome remains rooted in the slow, persistent labor of the soil, a tradition that continues to shape the local economy through small-scale agriculture and regional trade. Daily life moves with a deliberate pace, governed by the cycles of the seasons rather than the rush of distant metropolitan centers. Those seeking the quietude of the outdoors often find their way to Welcome Ft, a Special Recreation Management Area that preserves the local flora and provides a sense of solitude only a mile away. Farther afield, the Maiden Fair Trail offers a path through the woods for those who prefer to traverse the landscape on foot, while the waters of Redwood Lake remain a steady, reflective presence eight miles distant. The atmosphere here is one of quiet endurance, where the modern world feels secondary to the simple, enduring rhythm of the land itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Welcome Ft (State Resource Management Area) — 0.6 mi, 351° N
Welcome Fort (State Resource Management Area) — 0.7 mi, 352° N
Cedar Point Wma (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 169° S
Friendship Farm Comm Park (Local Park) — 3.1 mi, 236° SW
Chapel Point Sp (State Park) — 3.5 mi, 096° E
Myrtle Grove Wma (State Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 011° N
Smallwood Sp (State Park) — 6.3 mi, 316° NW
Chapman Residual (State Recreation Area) — 7.3 mi, 360° N
Caledon Natural Area (Marine Protected Area) — 8.1 mi, 192° S
Mallows Bay-Potomac National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 8.7 mi, 267° W
Chiles Homesite (Historic Ruins) — 8.8 mi, 252° W
Overlook (Viewpoint) — 9.1 mi, 256° W
Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.6 mi, 339° N · 2,944 acres
Boarman Memorial (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 108° E
Saint Francis of Assisi (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 108° E
Crusading for Right (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 284° W
Belvoir Manor (Historic Ruins) — 13.7 mi, 353° N
Pollinator Habitat (Nature Reserve) — 13.8 mi, 339° N
Mansion Circle/Specialty Tours (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 002° N
Mansion Line Entry (Attraction) — 15.7 mi, 002° N
Lives Bound Together: Slavery at Mount Vernon (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 002° N
Historic Area Entrance & Exit (Attraction) — 15.8 mi, 002° N
Virtual Mansion Tour (Cinema) — 15.8 mi, 002° N
Orientation Film (Cinema) — 15.8 mi, 002° N
Mount Vernon: The Story of an American Icon (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 002° N
George Washington's Distillery and Gristmill Tour (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 354° N
Welcome to Occoquan (Public Artwork) — 16.3 mi, 328° NW
George Washington Memorial Parkway (National Park) — 16.4 mi, 010° N · 2,795 acres
Paint By You Studio (Arts Centre) — 16.6 mi, 315° NW
Jackson M. Abbott Wetland Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 17.0 mi, 354° N

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