Editing Owings, Maryland (section)

==Geography==
Owings is located along the northern border of Calvert County at {{coord|38|42|43|N|76|36|14|W|type:city}} (38.711919, &minus;76.603901).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered to the north by [[Friendship, Anne Arundel County, Maryland|Friendship]] in [[Anne Arundel County, Maryland|Anne Arundel County]]. [[Maryland Route 2]] (Solomons Island Road) passes through the CDP west of the center of town, leading north {{convert|23|mi}} to [[Annapolis, Maryland|Annapolis]] and south {{convert|13|mi}} to [[Prince Frederick, Maryland|Prince Frederick]], the Calvert County seat. [[Maryland Route 260]] passes through the center of town and leads southeast {{convert|4|mi|0}} to [[Chesapeake Beach, Maryland|Chesapeake Beach]] and northwest {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Upper Marlboro, Maryland|Upper Marlboro]], via [[Maryland Route 4|MD 4]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Owings CDP has a total area of {{convert|10.2|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|sqkm|disp=flip|2}}, or 0.32%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

The Owings area is considered [[exurban]] by the ''[[Washington Post]]''. It includes a mix of [[arable land|farmland]], [[single-family detached home]]s and [[Subdivision (land)|subdivision]]s. Aerial maps show that about 50% of the Owings CDP is wooded with county regulations to keep it that way. The place center lies on the former [[Chesapeake Beach Railway]] line, which was converted to the roadway Maryland Route 260. Owings was a stop on the railway local service. Hall Creek originates in the Owings vicinity, forms part of the CDP's northern border and winds west until it empties into the [[Patuxent River]]. The creek bed cuts a significant valley across the hilly central ridge of the Calvert County peninsula.