Calvert County, Maryland

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Calvert County, Maryland is a largely suburban and rural county in southern Maryland along the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, known for its waterfront communities, fossil-rich cliffs, and role as a bedroom community within the greater Washington, D.C. region.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
county
borderedByWaterBody Chesapeake Bay
Patuxent River
bordersCounty Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Charles County, Maryland
Prince George's County, Maryland
bordersCountyAcrossWater Dorchester County, Maryland
St. Mary's County, Maryland
Talbot County, Maryland
country United States
countySeat Prince Frederick, Maryland
economyIncludes commuting to Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant
commuting to Washington, D.C.
recreation and boating
tourism
FIPSCode 24009
GNISID 01710910
governmentType county government
hasAreaCode 410
443
667
hasAttraction Calvert Marine Museum
Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum
Chesapeake Beach Water Park
Solomons Island
hasCommunity Adelina, Maryland
Barstow, Maryland
Broomes Island, Maryland
Chaneyville, Maryland
Dunkirk, Maryland
Huntingtown, Maryland
Lusby, Maryland
Neeld Estates, Maryland
Olivet, Maryland
Owings, Maryland
Parran, Maryland
Port Republic, Maryland
Prince Frederick, Maryland
Randle Cliff Beach, Maryland
Scientists Cliffs, Maryland
Solomons, Maryland
St. Leonard, Maryland
Sunderland, Maryland
Wallville, Maryland
Willows, Maryland
hasHistoricSite Drum Point Lighthouse
Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum
Old Wallville School
hasMunicipality Chesapeake Beach, Maryland
North Beach, Maryland
hasPowerPlant Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant
hasProtectedArea Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanctuary
Calvert Cliffs State Park
Flag Ponds Nature Park
hasSchoolSystem Calvert County Public Schools
knownFor Calvert Cliffs
Calvert Cliffs State Park
bedroom communities for Washington, D.C.
fossil-rich cliffs
suburban and rural character
waterfront communities
largestSettlement Prince Frederick, Maryland
legislativeBody Calvert County Board of County Commissioners
locatedIn Southern Maryland
locatedOn western shore of the Chesapeake Bay
namedAfter Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
observesDaylightSavingTime Eastern Daylight Time
partOfMetropolitanArea Washington metropolitan area
partOfRegion Chesapeake Bay watershed
postalAbbreviation MD
region Mid-Atlantic United States
seat Prince Frederick, Maryland
state Maryland
timeZone Eastern Time Zone


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