Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 55 min5:42 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:23 am – 4:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 25°F44 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month July16 in of snow a year, on about 8 days30 days above 90°F, 95 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Beltsville station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksUniversity of Marylandcollege · 1.2 miWallace Presbyterian Churchvisitor center · under a mileLancaster Bible College - Greenbelt Campuscollege · 1.9 miLake Artemesialake · 1.3 miCamp Loop Dcampground · 2.1 miCamp Loop Ccampground · 2.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHollywood Parkpark · 1.2 miBuck Lodge Community Parkpark · 1.5 miPatuxent Research Refugenational wildlife refuge · 6.3 mi · 12,824 acresGeorge Washington Memorial Parkwaynational park · 11.6 miBelmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monumentnational monument · 8.6 miMatthew Henson State Park Unit #4state park · 7.8 mi · 61 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 201031 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201031 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 in the county
Elevation127 ft39 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAdventist HealthCare White Oak Medical Center3.6 miPost officeNorth College Park Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBerwyn Heights Town Hall1.0 miPoliceBerwyn Heights Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationBranchville Volunteer Fire Department Station 811under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools6 elementary, 2 middle, 4 otherSchoolHoly Redeemer Schoolunder a mileElementaryHollywood Elementary School1.0 miElementaryPaint Branch Elementary School1.1 miCollegeUniversity of Maryland1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA12 miInterstateI-951.1 miUS highwayUS 11.3 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR4.9 miRailGREENBELT MARC sbMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)1.1 miCoachCollege Park U Of Md MetrorailGreyhound1.7 miTransit118 stops within a mileShuttle-UM, Washington MetroSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20741 ZIP area.
