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Welcome to Longfellow ...

Longfellow is located in Howard County<1>.

Longfellow is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Longfellow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Longfellow - they are located in Arizona, Iowa, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Websites for Longfellow ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.howardchamber.com/

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

Communities near Longfellow ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Rockville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gaithersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • College Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Laurel
    (9 miles [14.5 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
    (16 miles [25.7 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>
  • Hyattsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Takoma Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • New Carrollton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Mount Airy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Longfellow ...

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

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 Longfellow - 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.