Welcome to Bowling Landing ...
Bowling Landing is located in Prince George's County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Bowling Landing: Bowling Lndg. (or less commonly used: Bowling Lndng.)
Bowling Landing is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Bowling Landing lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Bowling Landing: 301, 227 & 240<3>
Communities near Bowling Landing ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bowling Landing.
- Bowie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bowie is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <4>
- La Plata
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Glenarden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Glenarden is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenarden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,151 people
- Chesapeake Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- District Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seat Pleasant
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Seat Pleasant is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seat Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,736 people
- Capitol Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
- North Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairmount Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
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 Bowling Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bowling Landing.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bowling Landing. 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 Bowling Landing.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bowling Landing ...
Looking for more information about Bowling Landing? 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 Bowling Landing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bowling Landing.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Prince George's, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bowling Landing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Bowling Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Bowling Landing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |