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Welcome to Centennial Lake ...

Centennial Lake is located in Howard County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Centennial Lake: Centennial Lk.

Centennial Lake is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Centennial Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Centennial Lake - it's located in New Jersey.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Centennial Lake.

Websites for Centennial Lake ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.howardchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Centennial Lake, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Centennial Lake ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Centennial Lake.

  • Baltimore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Rockville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Gaithersburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • College Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Laurel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <3>
  • Greenbelt
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <3>
  • New Carrollton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Mount Airy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverdale Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Riverdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Riverdale is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale

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 Centennial Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Centennial Lake.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Centennial Lake. 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 Centennial Lake.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Centennial Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Centennial Lake.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Centennial Lake ...

Looking for more information about Centennial Lake? 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 Centennial Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Centennial Lake.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Howard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Centennial Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.