Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:42 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 27 min7:22 am – 4:49 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 25°F45 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month September16 in of snow a year, on about 7 days32 days above 90°F, 103 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Upper Marlboro 3 Nnw station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksMaple Springs Baptist Bible College and Seminarycollege · 4.1 miPrince George's Community Collegecollege · 4.7 miPoplar Pointcape · 7.2 miBuzzard Pointcape · 7.6 miSouthwest Branch Western Branch Patuxent Riverriver · 5.1 miActivity Centervisitor center · 5.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDouglas Patterson Parkpark · under a mileSuitland Bog Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 61 acresRosaryville Spstate park · 4.9 mi · 418 acresGeorge Washington Memorial Parkwaynational park · 10.0 miBelmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monumentnational monument · 7.9 miFrederick Douglass National Historic Sitehistoric site · 6.1 miSource: 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 201041 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201041 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
Elevation270 ft82 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center5.9 miPost officeAndrews Air Force Base Post Office1.4 miTown hallMorningside Municipal Centerunder a milePoliceMaryland State Police Department Barrack Lunder a mileFire stationForestville Volunteer Fire Department Station 823under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools6 elementary, 1 high, 4 otherElementaryDistrict Heights Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryImagine Foundations at Morningside Schoolunder a mileSchoolBenjamin Foulois Creative and Performing Arts Schoolunder a mileCollegeMaple Springs Baptist Bible College and Seminary4.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA8.7 miInterstateI-95under a mileUS highwayUS 3015.6 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR7.9 miSubwayBranch AveWashington Metro1.9 miCoachWashington, DC (Stadium-Armory Metro station, farthest north bus bay on 19th St. SE.)OurBus6.6 miTransit37 stops within a mileWashington Metro, TheBusSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20697 ZIP area.
