The location of Academy Junction
Welcome to Academy Junction ...
Academy Junction is located in Anne Arundel County.
The location of Academy Junction has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
A typical abbreviation for Academy Junction: Academy Jct. (or less commonly used: Academy Jctn.)
Academy Junction is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Academy Junction lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Academy Junction is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (410), (443)<3> and (667).
Communities near Academy Junction ...
A sample of nearby communities can be found below.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Academy Junction and not the distance if driven.<4>.
| Community | 2017<5> Population | Dir | Distance |
| Annapolis [Map] | 39,321 | SE | 13 miles [20.9 km] |
| Baltimore [Map] | 611,648 | N | 14 miles [22.5 km] |
| Bladensburg [Map] | 9,450 | SW | 16 miles [25.7 km] |
| Bowie [Map] | 58,859 | S | 9 miles [14.5 km] |
| College Park [Map] | 32,303 | SW | 14 miles [22.5 km] |
| Greenbelt [Map] | 23,489 | SW | 12 miles [19.3 km] |
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Academy Junction.
See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
- We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Academy Junction. If available, we provide a satellite view of the cemetery.
- Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Academy Junction. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Academy Junction:
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Academy Junction ...
Looking for more information about Academy Junction? 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.
Looking for more information about Academy Junction? 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 Academy Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Academy Junction.
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Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Anne Arundel County: www.co.anne-arundel.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Academy Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Of the area codes for Academy Junction, area code (443, 667) is an overlay. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Academy Junction) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Academy Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0896, Longitude: -76.6983 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Academy Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Academy Junction. |