Map of Bowie, United States

Bowie is a city in Maryland, United States, with a population of about 58,025. It lies at 38.9428°N, 76.7303°W, about 42 m above sea level. Bowie is about 27 km (17 mi) east of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Odenton, 16 km to the north.

Bowie at a glance

Where is Bowie?

• The 13th largest city in Maryland on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 26 min on the shortest day to 14 h 54 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Bowie

• Odenton — 16 km north
• Suitland-Silver Hill — 20 km southwest
• Annapolis — 21 km east
• Severna Park — 21 km northeast
• Severn — 22 km north
• Chillum — 23 km west
• Clinton — 25 km southwest
• Glen Burnie — 26 km north
• Silver Spring — 26 km west
• Oxon Hill-Glassmanor — 27 km southwest

Largest cities in Maryland

• Baltimore — 585,708
• Columbia — 99,615
• Germantown — 86,395
• Silver Spring — 71,452
• Frederick — 69,479
• Waldorf — 67,752
• Glen Burnie — 67,639
• Gaithersburg — 67,456
• Rockville — 66,980
• Ellicott City — 65,834

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.