Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:42 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 27 min7:21 am – 4:48 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, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksSouthwest Branch Western Branch Patuxent Riverriver · 1.6 miPrince George's Community Collegecollege · 3.1 miNortheast Branch Western Branch Patuxent Riverriver · 2.2 miNorthampton Lakelake · 2.8 miSouth Bowie Community Centervisitor center · 3.8 miUniversity of Maryland University Collegecollege · 4.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBelt Woods Natural Environment Area - Beltwoods Wildlandstate park · 1.8 mi · 112 acresBlack Branch Stream Valley Parkpark · under a mile · 97 acresBrock Hall Gardent Parkpark · 1.1 miBelt Woods Heritage Conservationstate conservation land · 2.1 mi · 511 acresHoney Branch Nrmastate park · 5.0 mi · 173 acresBillingsley Nrmastate park · 5.8 mi · 438 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 201043 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201043 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
Elevation139 ft42 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDoctors Community Hospital8.9 miPost officeKettering Post Office1.9 miTown hallUpper Marlboro Town Hall??4.4 miPolicePrince George's County Police Department District 2 Station2.6 miFire stationKentland Volunteer Fire Department Station 8463.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 2 otherSchoolImagine Foundations at Leeland Schoolunder a mileElementaryPerrywood Elementary School1.0 miSchoolRiverdale Baptist School1.1 miCollegePrince George's Community College3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA15 miInterstateI-4954.0 miUS highwayUS 3012.6 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR7.4 miSubwayDowntown LargoWashington Metro4.4 miCoachCollege Park U Of Md MetrorailGreyhound11 miTransit6 stops within a mileTheBusSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20792 ZIP area.
