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Place in Maryland, United States
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Southern Maryland consists of Calvert, Charles and St. Mary's counties as well as the southern portions of Prince Georges and Ann Arundel counties.
A family-owned micro winery
A winery housed in a historic tobacco barn.
Southern Maryland is served by three regional airports: Washington Reagan National, Dulles International, and Thurgood Marshall Baltimore-Washington International.
Read in the guideDrive. It's the only way. If you're hard core, biking is a popular activity in southern Maryland, but be prepared to ride long distances between attractions, and you'll have to bring your own bike.
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Washington · International · DCA
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Chesapeake Beach is in Southern Maryland.
Cobb Island is a small island and neighborhood at the end of the Cobb Neck in Southern Maryland. It is small, less than 1 sq mi (2.4 sq km) and has a population of about 900 people (2020).
La Plata is a city in Southern Maryland. It is the county seat of Charles County.
Leonardtown is a city in Southern Maryland.
Lexington Park is a town 60 miles SSE of Washington, D.C. at the mouth of the Patuxent River in Southern Maryland. The Patuxent River Naval Air Station is adjacent to it.
site of Point Lookout State Park
Prince Frederick is a community of 3,200 people (2020) in Southern Maryland.
For the island chain in the South Pacific, see Solomon Islands. Solomons (Solomons Island) is a resort area in Southern Maryland, near the Patuxent Naval Air Station.
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