Welcome to Bald Eagle ...

Bald Eagle is located in Prince George's County<1>.

The location of Bald Eagle has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bald Eagle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Bald Eagle is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bald Eagle lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Bald Eagle: (301) and (240)<4>

Communities Also Named Bald Eagle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Bald Eagle - they are located in Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota and Pennsylvania (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bald Eagle.

Communities near Bald Eagle ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bald Eagle.

• Alexandria
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 158,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <5>
• Bowie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
  • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <5>
• La Plata
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
  • La Plata is located in Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Plata <5>
• Glenarden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenarden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenarden
  • Glenarden is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,151 people
• Chesapeake Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake Beach
  • Chesapeake Beach is located in Calvert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesapeake Beach <5>
• District Heights
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for District Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for District Heights
  • District Heights is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for District Heights <5>
• Seat Pleasant
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seat Pleasant
  • Seat Pleasant is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,736 people
• Capitol Heights
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
  • Capitol Heights is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capitol Heights <5>
• Forest Heights
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Heights
  • Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
• North Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
  • North Beach is located in Calvert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Beach <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bald Eagle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bald Eagle.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bald Eagle. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bald Eagle.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bald Eagle ...

Looking for more information about Bald Eagle? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bald Eagle, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bald Eagle.

Adding Bald Eagle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bald Eagle in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bald Eagle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bald Eagle post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bald Eagle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bald Eagle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Prince George's County: www.co.pg.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/