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 69°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 27°F47 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month July10 in of snow a year, on about 7 days38 days above 90°F, 80 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Oxon Hill station, 5 mi away; snow from Natl Arboretum Dc
Nearby landmarksMaple Springs Baptist Bible College and Seminarycollege · 2.3 miPoplar Pointcape · 5.0 miBuzzard Pointcape · 5.4 miUniversity of the District of Columbia Community College - Congress Heights Campuscollege · 4.3 miActivity Centervisitor center · 3.7 miGood Hope Hillpeak · 3.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWilliam Beanes Community Centerpark · under a mileGeorge Washington Memorial Parkwaynational park · 7.8 miSuitland Community Parkpark · under a mile · 67 acresFrederick Douglass National Historic Sitehistoric site · 4.0 miBelmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monumentnational monument · 6.0 miRosaryville Spstate park · 6.5 mi · 619 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 201040 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201040 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
Elevation225 ft69 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Elizabeth's Hospital3.8 miPost officeSuitland Post Office1.2 miTown hallMorningside Municipal Center1.7 miPoliceMorningside Police Department1.7 miFire stationMorningside Volunteer Fire Department Station 8271.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools10 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high, 5 otherElementaryWilliam Beanes Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolAndrew Jackson Academyunder a mileSchoolSamuel P Massie Academyunder a mileCollegeMaple Springs Baptist Bible College and Seminary2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA6.5 miInterstateI-951.2 miUS highwayUS 505.5 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR8.1 miSubwayBranch Ave - Branch Ave. & Auth Way.Washington Metrounder a mileCoachWashington, DC (Stadium-Armory Metro station, farthest north bus bay on 19th St. SE.)OurBus4.8 miTransit100 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 20752 ZIP area.
