Idlewild

Idlewild is a residential area in , , . Idlewild is situated nearby to , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sacred Heart Church and Samuel Ogle Middle School.

Church
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Sacred Heart Catholic Church in , is a Catholic church established in 1729. The church was originally built on part of the Jesuit plantation known as White Marsh Manor. is situated 1,900 feet southeast of Idlewild.

School
Prince George's County Public Schools is a public school district that serves . During the 2024–25 academic year, the district enrolled around 133,000 students and operated over 200 schools. is situated 1 mile west of Idlewild.

Museum
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The is located at 2835 Belair Drive in . It is operated by the City of . The building once housed the Belair Stud Farm until 1957 when the Woodward family sold the Belair Estate to Levitt & Sons for the construction of Belair at Bowie. is situated 2 miles southwest of Idlewild.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Collington and Crofton.

Neighborhood
was a settlement in , , United States, dating from colonial times. has been subsumed by the city of . is situated 2½ miles southwest of Idlewild.

Town
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is a census-designated place and planned community in , United States, located 9.8 miles west of the state capital , 24 miles south of , and 24 miles east-northeast of The community was established in 1964 and as of the 2020 census, it had a population of 29,136. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Idlewild.

Photo: J1729, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in , U.S. Per the 2020 census, the population was 58,329. 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.

Idlewild

Latitude
38.98796° or 38° 59′ 17″ north
Longitude
-76.72584° or 76° 43′ 33″ west
Open location code
87C5X7QF+5M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 265351058
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
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