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Welcome to Owings Beach ...

Owings Beach is located in Anne Arundel County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Owings Beach: Owings Bch.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Owings Beach for more information about variations on the name of Owings Beach.

Owings Beach is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities near Owings Beach ...

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

  • Bowie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <3>
  • Annapolis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Glenarden
    (19 miles [30.6 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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • District Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • North Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Morningside
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Morningside is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
  • Saint Michaels
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Upper Marlboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Highland Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 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 Owings Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Owings Beach.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Owings Beach ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Anne Arundel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Owings Beach - 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.