Bowie Railroad Museum
Bowie Railroad Museum is a museum in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 47 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Town Bowie Welcome Center, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 2.2 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Bowie Railroad Buildings comprise three small frame structures at the former Bowie train station, located at the junction of what is now the Northeast Corridor and the Pope's Creek Subdivision in the town center of Bowie, Maryland. The complex includes a single-story freight depot, a two-story interlocking tower, and an open passenger shed. The station was served by passenger trains from 1872 until 1989, when it was replaced by Bowie State station nearby. The buildings were restored in 1992 as the Bowie Railroad Museum and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
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Wikidata Q4951009, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 5.65 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 12.4 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
- 14.2 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 16.9 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rappe's Overlook · 13 mi
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 17 mi
- Viewing Area · 18 mi
- Friction Wall Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Town Bowie Welcome Center: 0.0 mi
- Marietta House Museum: 3.0 mi
- Belair Stable Museum: 3.4 mi
- Montpelier House Museum: 5.3 mi
- National Capital Radio & Television Museum: 6.1 mi
- Huntington South Recreation Area: 0.4 mi
- Huntington North Recreation Area: 0.5 mi
- Sandy Hill Neighborhood Park: 0.7 mi
- Rockledge Park: 1.6 mi
- High Bridge Park: 1.6 mi
- Lemon Bridge Road Landfill Site: 1.2 mi
- Patuxent River Park: 2.2 mi
- MeyerStation: 2.4 mi
- Two Rivers Open Space: 2.6 mi
- Two Rivers Open Space: 2.6 mi
- National Wildlife Visitor Center: 1.7 mi
- Crofton Go Kart Raceway: 5.0 mi
- Childs Residence: 7.8 mi
- LEAFHouse: 8.7 mi
- Elephant Ride: 10.4 mi
- Lake Deborah: 4.2 mi
- Lake View: 4.2 mi
- Hamilton Cemetery: 4.8 mi
- World War II Memorial: 5.2 mi
- College Park Airport: 8.0 mi
- The Island at Piney Orchard: 4.8 mi
- Radichevich Garden: 8.4 mi
- Fraternity and Sorority Centennial Garden: 8.5 mi
- Peace Garden: 8.8 mi
- Weber Memorial Garden: 8.8 mi
- Mother and Child Statue: 5.2 mi
- Osprey: 7.3 mi
- Site of College Park Airport: 8.0 mi
- Snail: 8.6 mi
- Snail: 8.6 mi
- Holly Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Laurel Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Sweetgum Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Picnic Area 10: 8.3 mi
- Picnic Area 11: 8.3 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 9.4 mi
- Barnard Hill: 11.3 mi
- Hoover Hill: 11.3 mi
- Hickey Hill: 11.6 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 12.1 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 11.7 mi
- Wild Rose Shores: 14.1 mi
- Pines on the Severn Community Beach: 14.3 mi
- Lindamoor Community Beach: 14.6 mi
- Selby Beach: 15.9 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 12.9 mi
- Quarry (former): 17.5 mi
- Quarry (former): 17.6 mi
- Quarry (former): 17.7 mi
- Friction Wall: 17.8 mi
- Indian Springs: 6.2 mi
- Takoma Spring: 12.4 mi
- Silver Spring: 13.5 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 15.3 mi
- Sandy Spring: 15.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 16.1 mi
- failed mill dam: 20.6 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 22.5 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 22.9 mi
- Round Falls: 23.1 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 19.2 mi
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bowie Railroad Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | N 357° | 169 m | 19.9 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WNW 284° | 156 m | 23.1 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 251° | 144 m | 23.0 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 251° | 140 m | 21.6 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 249° | 137 m | 23.9 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 245° | 125 m | 21.8 mi |
| Point Reno | WSW 257° | 123 m | 16.4 mi |
| Spy Hill | WSW 244° | 114 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:07 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenn Dale Bell STN, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/241818905
Day trips start here
- Bowie · 3 mi
- Greenbelt · 6 mi
- New Carrollton · 6 mi
- Berwyn Heights · 7 mi
- Laurel · 7 mi
- Beltsville · 8 mi
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