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Geography of Maryland
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Maryland is halfway
(by air) between
London, England &
Los Angeles CA

AMONG THE 50 STATES
MARYLAND RANKS

42ND IN SIZE
19TH IN POPULATION &
5TH IN PER CAPITA INCOME

Land Area

9,837 sq. miles

Maps!

[Maryland map]

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LOCATION

If you're traveling by car on a highway from Central Maryland, it's

37 miles to Washington DC
96 miles to Philadelphia
143 miles to Richmond
196 miles to New York City
218 miles to Pittsburgh
392 miles to Boston, &
668 miles to Chicago

Maryland's Geology How did the land get the way it is?	Parks and Forests	Wildlife Management Areas
Maryland's Soil

	Maryland's Highest Point ! Backbone Mountain in Garrett County
	Highest & Lowest Points in Each County

CLIMATE

Winter - 35 degrees F.

Summer - 74 degrees F.

Maryland's
average yearly rainfall
is
40.46 inches.

Weather

MARYLAND'S WATERWAYS
Bays, Rivers, Creeks
& Deep Creek Lake
also
Rivers in Maryland Fact Sheet

Maryland's High & Low Temperatures

HIGH: Cumberland 109.0 F on the 10th July, 1936
(this temperature was also recorded on earlier dates)

LOW: Oakland -40.0 F on the 13th January, 1912
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The Chesapeake Bay
is 195 miles long and has coast lines in both Maryland and Virginia. Its WIDTH varies from 3 to 20 miles. It is 1,726 sq. miles.

All About the
Chesapeake Bay

An estuary is where a river meets the seas. The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in North America.

Maryland Online Fact Sheets & Pamphlets Geologic Maps of Maryland
Potomac River Basin

Maryland's Largest Cities (this includes cities & unincorporated areas) Source: Maryland Manual Online
	1990 census	2000 census
Baltimore	736,014	651,154
Columbia	75,883	88,254
Silver Spring	76,046	76,540
Dundalk	65,800	62,307
Wheaton-Glenmont	53,720	57,694
Ellicott City	41,396	56,397
Frederick	40,148	52,767
Gaithersburg	39,676	52,613
Bowie	37,642	50,269
Rockville	44,830	47,388