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Whitehaven Maryland Map

Explore Whitehaven, 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 Whitehaven, Maryland

How to Use This Whitehaven, Maryland Map

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

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

Latitude	38.269288
Longitude	-75.791041
Population	46
Density	48.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	21856
Area Code	410, 443
County Seat	Salisbury
School District	Wicomico County Public Schools

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About Whitehaven, Maryland

Whitehaven is a locality in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 46. The population density is 48.1 people per km². Whitehaven is located at 38.2693°N, 75.7910°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21856.

Whitehaven maintains a quiet vigil over the Wicomico River, where the water carries a heavy, silt-thickened stillness toward the distant tides. It lies 12.2 miles west-southwest of Salisbury, MD (from Salisbury, MD: bearing 239°T), and is situated 10.0 miles west-southwest of Fruitland. The landscape here is defined by a low-slung, marshy horizon, punctuated by the modest rise of Dunker Hill which breaks the monotony of the surrounding flatlands. Thick stands of trees mark the perimeter of the Chesapeake Forest Lands, their dark, dense shadows stretching across the fields as the afternoon light turns a pale, bruised violet. The air holds the scent of brackish mud and damp earth, a reminder that the deep, tidal influence of the coast is never truly absent from this low-lying stretch of the Eastern Shore.

History in Whitehaven lingers in the weathered grain of old timber and the persistence of maritime tradition, where the economy was long tethered to the movement of goods along the river’s winding course. The local character is shaped by a rhythm of labor that once relied on the bounty of the water, and though the bustling trade of the past has softened, the connection to the land remains sharp and unyielding. Residents look toward the distant presence of Ballards Island or the quiet reaches of Webster Cove as anchors of their daily existence, while the memory of the watermen’s toil remains etched into the very soil. Life moves with an observant, steady pace, far removed from the frantic pulse of the modern world, anchored instead by the enduring, slow-moving currents of the river.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Chesapeake Forest Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 0.5 mi, 326° NW
Ellis Bay Wma (State Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 255° W
Deal Island Wma (State Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 182° S
Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Maryland (Marine Protected Area) — 2.5 mi, 183° S
Cedar Hill Park (Local Park) — 5.6 mi, 301° NW
Lp5014 (Local Park) — 5.7 mi, 315° NW
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 6.4 mi, 133° SE
Theatre and Web Development House (Theatre) — 11.3 mi, 061° NE
Salisbury University Richard A. Henson School of Science & Technology Planetarium (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 062° NE
Sammy the Seagull (Public Artwork) — 11.3 mi, 062° NE
Chesapeake Fire Museum (Museum) — 11.8 mi, 032° NE
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.1 mi, 357° N · 96k acres
Naylor Mill Forest Trail (Attraction) — 14.7 mi, 048° NE
Nature Center (Museum) — 18.1 mi, 190° S
Pocomoke River Sp (State Park) — 18.2 mi, 120° SE
Pocomoke Fair Grounds (Theme Park) — 18.5 mi, 139° SE
Lockheed T-33 (Attraction) — 19.2 mi, 137° SE
Eagle Nest (Attraction) — 19.7 mi, 306° NW
Martin National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.0 mi, 210° SW · 8,559 acres
Glenn Martin National Wildlife Refuge (Marine Protected Area) — 20.0 mi, 210° SW
Eagle Nesting Site (Viewpoint) — 20.1 mi, 305° NW
Military Exhib Site (Registered Battlefield) — 23.5 mi, 030° NE
East New Market Heritage Museum (Museum) — 23.9 mi, 342° N
Makemie Monument (Monument) — 24.8 mi, 160° S
Neild Museum (Museum) — 25.2 mi, 325° NW
John F. Kennedy (Monument) — 26.0 mi, 324° NW
Dorchester Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 26.0 mi, 324° NW
Bethel Church (Monument) — 26.8 mi, 062° NE
Spocott Windmill (Attraction) — 30.6 mi, 316° NW
Assateague Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 31.8 mi, 118° SE · 96k acres

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