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Welcome to Crosswinds ...

Crosswinds is located in Queen Anne's County<1>.

Crosswinds is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Crosswinds: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities Also Named Crosswinds ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Crosswinds - they are located in South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Crosswinds ...

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

  • Annapolis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Easton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Chesapeake Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • North Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Hall
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Saint Michaels
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Queenstown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
  • Oxford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Highland Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Claiborne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crosswinds ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Queen Anne's, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crosswinds - 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Crosswinds area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Crosswinds 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.