
College Park is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, located approximately four miles (6.4 km) from the northeast border of Washington, D.C. Its population was 34,740 at the 2020 United States census. It is the home of the University of Maryland, College Park.
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College Park is also home to federal agencies such as the National Archives at College Park (Archives II), NOAA's Weather Prediction Center, and the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, as well as tech companies such as IonQ (quantum computing) and Cybrary (cyber security).
College Park Airport, established in 1909, is the world's oldest continuously operated airport. The College Park Aviation Museum, attached to the airport and an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, houses antique and reproduction aircraft as well as materials relating to early aviation history.
In 2014, the University of Maryland launched the Greater College Park initiative, a $2 billion public-private investment to "revitalize the community around the university, develop a robust Discovery District and create one of the nation’s best college towns." As a result, the city is experiencing significant development that has led to new housing, office space, schools, grocery stores, restaurants, and other amenities.
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ERA5 reanalysis from Copernicus, via Open-Meteo. Modelled on a ~25 km grid, not measured at a station.
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CAMS European and global air quality forecast, via Open-Meteo. Modelled on an 11–40 km grid; European AQI bands from the EEA.
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Articles with coordinates within 10 km, from English Wikipedia.
Towns around College Park
- Hyattsville2.8 km S
- East Riverdale3.4 km SE
- Adelphi3.9 km NW
- Langley Park3.9 km W
- Chillum5.0 km W
- Greenbelt5.9 km NE
- Takoma Park6.1 km W
- Landover6.2 km SE
Straight-line distance and compass bearing from the town centre.