Bowling Green Maryland Map

About Bowling Green, Maryland

Bowling Green is a locality in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 966. The population density is 439.1 people per km². Bowling Green is located at 39.6237°N, 78.8045°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21502.

Bowling Green rests in a shallow bowl of rolling hills, where the land exhales a quiet, green breath. It lies 10.3 miles west of Allegany, MD (from Allegany, MD: bearing 269°T), and is situated 3.0 miles south-west of Cumberland. The sky here seems to hold a particular shade of blue, deepening to a bruised violet as twilight descends, a color that clings to the broad shoulders of the surrounding mountains. Fields of corn, tasseled and tall, stand sentry over the undulating terrain, their stalks whispering secrets to the wind that rustles through them. A soft, earthy scent, a mingling of damp soil and sun-baked hay, hangs perpetually in the air, a comforting testament to the fertile ground. Scattered farmhouses, their paint weathered to the color of faded denim, dot the landscape like forgotten stitches in a vast quilt, each one a small universe unto itself. The history of Bowling Green is written in the slow erosion of its hills and the enduring spirit of its people, a lineage stretching back to early settlers drawn by the promise of rich farmland. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood of Bowling Green, with tobacco and later dairy farming shaping the contours of the land and the rhythm of its days. While the broader agricultural economy has shifted, a stubborn pride in the land persists, evident in the well-tended fields and the occasional roadside stand piled high with late-summer produce. The nearby Savage River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, has long been a source of both sustenance and recreation, its banks a place where the past seems to linger, a quiet echo of logging operations and the simple joys of a fishing line cast into the current.

About This Bowling Green Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bowling Green, Maryland — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.623699, -78.804464. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Bowling Green and Allegany County.

Detailed location data for Bowling Green includes the ZIP code (21502), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Allegany County (Cumberland), and school district assignment (Allegany County Public Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Bowling Green is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.