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Welcome to Whitneys Landing ...

Whitneys Landing is located in Anne Arundel County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Whitneys Landing: Whitneys Lndg. (or less commonly used: Whitneys Lndng.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Whitneys Landing for more information about variations on the name of Whitneys Landing.

Whitneys Landing is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities near Whitneys Landing ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Bowie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • College Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Laurel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • 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 west)
    • 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverdale Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenarden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenarden is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenarden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,151 people
  • Riverdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 Whitneys Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whitneys Landing.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitneys Landing ...

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

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 Whitneys Landing - 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.