Horsepen Branch

Horsepen Branch is a stream in Prince George’s County, Capital Region, Maryland. Horsepen Branch is situated nearby to the hamlet Patuxent Riding, as well as near the neighborhood Overbrook.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bowie Race Track and Bowie State station.

Bowie Race Track

Bowie Race Track was an American horse racing track located just outside the city limits of Bowie, Maryland. It operated from 1914 through 1985. The facility is now a training center for Thoroughbred racehorses.

Bowie State station

Railway station

Photo: Woogers, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bowie State station is a regional rail station on the Northeast Corridor, located adjacent to the campus of Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland. It is served by MARC Penn Line commuter rail trains. Bowie State station is situated 1½ miles west of Horsepen Branch.

Bowie Railroad Buildings

Museum

Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.

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. Bowie Railroad Buildings is situated 2½ miles west of Horsepen Branch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bowie and Crofton.

Bowie

Photo: J1729, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bowie is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, U.S. Per the 2020 census, the population was 58,329. Bowie has grown from a small railroad stop to the largest municipality in Prince George's County; it is also the fifth most populous city and third largest city by area in the U.S. state of Maryland.

Crofton

Town

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Crofton is a census-designated place and planned community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, located 9.8 miles west of the state capital Annapolis, 24 miles south of Baltimore, and 24 miles east-northeast of Washington, D.C. The community was established in 1964 and as of the 2020 census, it had a population of 29,136. Crofton is situated 2½ miles east of Horsepen Branch.

Collington

Neighborhood

Collington was a settlement in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, dating from colonial times. Collington has been subsumed by the city of Bowie. Collington is situated 3 miles south of Horsepen Branch.

Horsepen Branch

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Wimms Branch”
Category: body of water
Location: Prince George’s County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.01094° or 39° 0′ 39″ north

Longitude

-76.73719° or 76° 44′ 14″ west

Elevation

46 feet (14 metres)

Open location code

87F52767+94

GeoNames ID

4358564

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