Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:41 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:21 am – 4:48 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 22°F45 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month September16 in of snow a year, on about 7 days39 days above 90°F, 112 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Glenn Dale Bell Stn station, 6 mi away; rain from Upper Marlboro 3 Nnw
Nearby landmarksSouth Bowie Community Centervisitor center · under a mileAllen Pondlake · 1.4 miLittle Patuxent Riverriver · 4.4 miLake Ruthlake · 4.8 miCedar Pointcape · 7.9 miNortheast Branch Western Branch Patuxent Riverriver · 5.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsChaney Nrmastate park · 1.7 miHoney Branch Nrmastate park · 2.1 mi · 173 acresBelt Woods Natural Environment Area - Beltwoods Wildlandstate park · 2.7 mi · 112 acresBlacksox Parkpark · under a mile · 71 acresOaktree Neighborhood Parkpark · under a mileBelt Woods Heritage Conservationstate conservation land · 2.3 mi · 511 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201044 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201044 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModeratePrince George's County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighLightning Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025306 of 365 days measured56 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 40, worst day 126main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Prince George's County monitors, MD
Drinking waterCity of Bowieserves 25,000 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation97 ft30 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDoctors Community Hospital8.9 miPost officeMitchellville Post Office1.2 miTown hallBowie City Hall1.4 miPoliceBowie Police Department1.4 miFire stationBowie Volunteer Fire Department Station 8431.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 elementary, 1 otherSchoolC Elizabeth Rieg Regional School1.1 miElementaryPointer Ridge Elementary School1.6 miElementaryNorthview Elementary School1.8 miCollegePrince George's Community College6.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI17 miInterstateI-5952.3 miUS highwayUS 301under a mileAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR8.5 miRailBOWIE STATE MARC nbMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)6.8 miCoachCollege Park U Of Md MetrorailGreyhound12 miTransit13 stops within a mileWashington MetroSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20717 ZIP area.
