Explore Worton, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Worton, 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 Worton.
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 | Worton |
| State | Maryland (MD) |
| County | Kent County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.274554 |
| Longitude | -76.09217 |
| Population | 214 |
| Density | 89.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 21678 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| County Seat | Chestertown |
| School District | Kent County Public Schools |
Worton stretches across the flat, fertile plains of the Eastern Shore, where the horizon is defined by the heavy, salt-touched sky and the dark lines of timber that partition the fields. It lies 2.1 miles east of Kent, MD (from Kent, MD: bearing 84°T), and is situated 4.7 miles north-northwest of Chestertown. The land here is defined by a low, persistent humidity that clings to the skin, softening the edges of the barns and the long, straight stretches of asphalt that cut through the tobacco and corn rows. Just a mile away, the sluggish, tannin-stained waters of Churn Creek meander toward the broader estuaries, while the quiet surface of Millbrook Lake offers a still contrast to the shifting marsh grasses. On the clearest days, the mind can trace the geography toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Rock Ridge, though the immediate world remains firmly anchored in the damp, black earth of the lowlands and the recreational peace of Worton Park.
Agriculture has long dictated the pulse of Worton, leaving a landscape marked by the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest that dictate the local economy. Deep colonial roots remain visible in the layout of the older roads and the weathered wood of structures that have withstood the coastal damp for generations. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, informed by the proximity to the maritime culture of Jacks Cove and the distant, unseen tides that influence the brackish air. Beyond the immediate fields, the influence of the water remains a quiet constant, shaping the character of a place that values the steady, repetitive work of the land over the frantic pace of the urban centers to the west.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Worton, Maryland. Coordinates: 39.274554, -76.09217. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Worton includes the ZIP code (21678), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Kent County (Chestertown), and school district assignment (Kent County Public Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |