Palmers Corner
Palmers Corner is a locality in Prince George’s County, Capital Region, Maryland. Palmers Corner is situated nearby to the neighborhood Oaklawn, as well as near Squires Woods.Places of Interest
Highlights include Potomac Airfield and Rosecroft Raceway.
Potomac Airfield
Aerodrome
Potomac Airfield, also known as Potomac Airport, a privately owned, public-use airport located in the Friendly census-designated place in unincorporated Prince George's County, Maryland, United States; it has a Fort Washington postal address. Potomac Airfield is situated 2 miles south of Palmers Corner.
Rosecroft Raceway
Athletics track
Photo: Michael Jester, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rosecroft Raceway, nicknamed the "Raceway by the Beltway" for being close to Interstate 495, is a harness racing track in Fort Washington, Maryland. It first opened in 1949 and was owned by William E.
Saint Ignatius Church
Church
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St. Ignatius Church is a Catholic church of the Archdiocese of Washington in Oxon Hill, Prince George's County, Maryland. Saint Ignatius Church is situated 2 miles north of Palmers Corner.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Friendly and Broad Creek.
Friendly
Village
Friendly is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, with an African-American majority population, located a few miles south of Washington, D.C. The population was 9,937 at the 2020 census. Friendly is situated 2 miles southwest of Palmers Corner.
Broad Creek
Neighborhood
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Broad Creek in Prince George's County was the first footprint of European settlement in the immediate counties around what would become the nation's capital, Washington, D.C. The area is part of greater Fort Washington. Broad Creek is situated 2½ miles southwest of Palmers Corner.
Oxon Hill
Town
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oxon Hill is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in southern Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Oxon Hill is a close suburb of Washington, located southeast of the downtown district and east of Alexandria, Virginia. Oxon Hill is situated 2½ miles northwest of Palmers Corner.
Palmers Corner
Latitude
38.77567° or 38° 46′ 32″ northLongitude
-76.95775° or 76° 57′ 28″ westElevation
253 feet (77 metres)Open location code
87C5Q2GR+7VOpenStreetMap ID
node 158237601OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
4364820
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Notable Places Nearby
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