Welcome to Patuxent Park ...
Patuxent Park is located in Saint Mary's County<1>.
Patuxent Park is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Patuxent Park lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Patuxent Park: 301, 227 & 240<3>
Communities near Patuxent Park ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Patuxent Park.
- Leonardtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dowell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Drayden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Drum Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Olivet
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Olivet is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Saint Marys City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Valley Lee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coster is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Cove View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
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 Patuxent Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Patuxent Park.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Patuxent Park. 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 Patuxent Park.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Patuxent Park. See our Newspapers Page for Patuxent Park.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Patuxent Park ...
Looking for more information about Patuxent Park? 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 Patuxent Park, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Patuxent Park.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Saint Mary's, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Patuxent Park - 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 Patuxent Park area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Patuxent Park 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. |