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Ashford, Maryland

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Baltimore. It is located about 48 miles [77 km] to the north of Ashford and has a population of 651,154 people.<1>

The next largest community is Arlington (VA). It is located about 18 miles [28 km] to the northwest of Ashford and has a population of 189,453 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Annapolis   NE32 mi [51.5 km]36,5241.91% increase
 Bowie   NE24 mi [38.62 km]52,5444.53% increase
 College Park   N24 mi [38.62 km]26,9259.2% increase
 Gaithersburg   NW36 mi [57.9 km]58,74411.65% increase
 Greenbelt   N24 mi [38.62 km]21,0981.67% decrease
 Hyattsville   N21 mi [33.8 km]15,3764.36% increase
 Laurel   N31 mi [49.89 km]22,32911.87% increase
 Rockville   N32 mi [51.5 km]60,73428.16% increase
 Takoma Park   N23 mi [37.01 km]17,7012.32% increase
 Alexandria (VA)   NW12 mi [19.31 km]143,88512.16% increase
 Fairfax (VA)   NW24 mi [38.62 km]23,84410.91% increase
 Fredericksburg (VA)   SW36 mi [57.9 km]22,81818.36% increase
 Herndon (VA)   NW32 mi [51.5 km]22,0451.8% increase
 Leesburg (VA)   NW45 mi [72.4 km]39,64140.02% increase
 Manassas (VA)   W29 mi [46.67 km]35,2050.2% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance
 Accokeek   W4 mi [6.44 km]
 Acton Village   E2 mi [3.22 km]
 Bennsville   SW4 mi [6.44 km]
 Blandford Village   NE5 mi [8.05 km]
 Brandywine   NE6 mi [9.66 km]
 Bryans Road   W7 mi [11.27 km]
 Fort Washington   NW6 mi [9.66 km]
 Freedom Village   SW5 mi [8.05 km]
 Huntington Townhouses   SE3 mi [4.83 km]
 Saint Charles   S2 mi [3.22 km]
 The Village   NE6 mi [9.66 km]
 Waldorf   SLess than 2 mi
 Westlake Village   SLess than 2 mi
 White Oak Village   E3 mi [4.83 km]
 White Plains Village   S4 mi [6.44 km]

Charles County

Ashford is located in Charles County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Charles: Prince George's, Fairfax (VA), Calvert, Stafford (VA), Prince William (VA), Saint Mary's, Westmoreland (VA) and King George (VA).

While not sharing a border with Charles, the following counties are close to Ashford: Alexandria City (VA), Arlington (VA) and Anne Arundel.

Below are counties that are near Ashford (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Ashford:

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Ashford
 Anne Arundel County   NEBristol Landing16 miles [25 km]
 Baltimore City   EThe Alameda17 miles [27 km]
 Calvert County   EMagruder Ferry13 miles [20 km]
 Dorchester County   EBrannock Cove35 miles [56 km]
 Howard County   NNorth Farm30 miles [48 km]
 Montgomery County   NWBrookmont22 miles [35 km]
 Prince George's County   NEGreen Acres1 miles [1 km]
 Queen Anne's County   NEKent Point Farm33 miles [53 km]
 Saint Mary's County   SEBreezy Knolls13 miles [20 km]
 Talbot County   EValliant31 miles [49 km]



Search for Local Businesses

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Ashford. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Ashford.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Ashford and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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