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== Geography == Accokeek is located in the [[Southern United States]],<ref>{{cite web | author=United States Census Bureau | author-link=United States Census Bureau | url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/maps/reference/us_regdiv.pdf | title=Census Regions and Divisions of the United States | location=[[Suitland, Maryland]] | publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] | access-date=April 18, 2016}}</ref> in [[Southern Maryland]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://dnr2.maryland.gov/wildlife/Pages/plants_wildlife/birdingmd.aspx | title=Birding in Maryland | location=[[Annapolis, Maryland]] | publisher=[[Maryland Department of Natural Resources]] | access-date=April 18, 2016}}</ref> and approximately {{convert|17|miles}} from [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.distance-cities.com/search?from=Accokeek%2C+MD%2C+United+States&to=Washington%2C+DC%2C+United+States&country= | title=Distance from Accokeek, MD to Washington, DC | publisher=Distance Between Cities | access-date=April 19, 2016}}</ref> To the north, Accokeek borders the CDPs of [[Fort Washington, Maryland|Fort Washington]] and [[Clinton, Maryland|Clinton]]; to the east, it borders the CDP of [[Brandywine, Maryland|Brandywine]]; to the south, it borders the CDPs of [[Bryans Road, Maryland|Bryans Road]], [[Bensville]], and [[Waldorf, Maryland|Waldorf]], all of which are located in [[Charles County]]; and to the west, it borders the [[Potomac River]], which flows into the [[Chesapeake Bay]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Prince George's County, Maryland: Census Incorporated Places & Census Designated Places | url=http://www.mdp.state.md.us/msdc/census/cen2010/maps/place10/prin_places10Roads.pdf | publisher=[[Maryland Department of Planning]] | location=[[Baltimore, Maryland]] | access-date=April 25, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121118225831/http://www.mdp.state.md.us/msdc/census/cen2010/maps/place10/prin_places10Roads.pdf | archive-date=2012-11-18 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Charles County, Maryland: Census Incorporated Places & Census Designated Places | url=http://www.mdp.state.md.us/msdc/census/cen2010/maps/place10/char_places10Roads.pdf | publisher=[[Maryland Department of Planning]] | location=[[Baltimore, Maryland]] | access-date=April 25, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121118225720/http://www.mdp.state.md.us/msdc/census/cen2010/maps/place10/char_places10Roads.pdf | archive-date=2012-11-18 | url-status=dead }}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the place has a total area of {{convert|28.803|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{Convert|27.436|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{Convert|1.367|sqmi|km2}} is water.<ref name="www2.census.gov">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2014_Gazetteer/2014_gaz_place_24.txt |title=2014 Gazetteer: Maryland |location=[[Suitland, Maryland]] |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824204347/https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2014_Gazetteer/2014_gaz_place_24.txt |archive-date=August 24, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> Accokeek has an average elevation of {{convert|194|ft|m}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=136:3:0::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:596993,Accokeek |title=Feature Detail Report for: Accokeek |location=[[Reston, Virginia]] |publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]] |access-date=April 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617094248/http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=136:3:0::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:596993,Accokeek |archive-date=June 17, 2022 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> === Climate === According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Accokeek is considered to have a [[humid subtropical climate]] (Cfa).<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Kottek |first1=Markus |last2=Grieser |first2=Jurgen |last3=Beck |first3=Christoph |last4=Rudolf |first4=Bruno |last5=Rubel |first5=Granz |date=June 2006 |title=World Map of the Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification Updated |url=http://koeppen-geiger.vu-wien.ac.at/pdf/Paper_2006.pdf |journal=[[Meteorologische Zeitschrift]] |publisher=[[Gebruder Borntraeger Verlagsbuchhandlung]] |location=[[Stuttgart]], Germany |volume=15 |issue=3 |pages=259–263 |doi=10.1127/0941-2948/2006/0130 |bibcode=2006MetZe..15..259K |access-date=April 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230315/http://koeppen-geiger.vu-wien.ac.at/pdf/Paper_2006.pdf |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> This means Accokeek's average temperature of the warmest month is above {{Convert|72|F|}}, the average temperature of the coldest month is below between {{Convert|27|and|64|F}}, and rain is equally spread out through the year.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.britannica.com/science/humid-subtropical-climate |title=Humid Subtropical Climate |encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]] |date=March 14, 2016 |access-date=May 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503082337/http://www.britannica.com/science/humid-subtropical-climate |archive-date=May 3, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> There is more precipitation in the area during the months of May and July (4.1 inch; 104 mm) than in any other month; Accokeek currently has an annual [[precipitation]] of 39 inches (1,009 mm) each year. July is the hottest month, on average; the hottest recorded temperature occurred in July 1954 and September 1983. January is the coldest month, and the lowest recorded temperature was recorded in January 1950.<ref name="weather">{{cite web |url=https://weather.com/weather/monthly/l/20607:4:US |title=Accokeek, MD (20607) |location=[[Atlanta, Georgia]] |publisher=[[The Weather Channel]] |access-date=April 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404155704/https://weather.com/weather/monthly/l/20607:4:US |archive-date=April 4, 2016 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> {{Weather box <!-- Infobox begins --> | collapsed = YES |single line= YES |location= Accokeek, MD <!-- Record high temperatures --> <!-- Note that record temperatures should be used sparingly in main city articles, and should only be used when the data period is of the greatest length possible. --> |Jan record high F=79 |Feb record high F=81 |Mar record high F=91 |Apr record high F=95 |May record high F=96 |Jun record high F=100 |Jul record high F=103 |Aug record high F=102 |Sep record high F=103 |Oct record high F=96 |Nov record high F=86 |Dec record high F=77 |year record high F= <!-- Average high temperatures --> |Jan high F=44 |Feb high F=49 |Mar high F=58 |Apr high F=68 |May high F=75 |Jun high F=81 |Jul high F=85 |Aug high F=83 |Sep high F=78 |Oct high F=68 |Nov high F=59 |Dec high F=48 |year high F= <!-- Average low temperatures --> |Jan low F=26 |Feb low F=28 |Mar low F=35 |Apr low F=43 |May low F=53 |Jun low F=62 |Jul low F=67 |Aug low F=65 |Sep low F=59 |Oct low F=47 |Nov low F=38 |Dec low F=30 |year low F= <!-- Record low temperatures --> <!-- Note that record temperatures should be used sparingly in main city articles, and should only be used when the data period is of the greatest length possible. --> |Jan record low F=-8 |Feb record low F=-2 |Mar record low F=1 |Apr record low F=20 |May record low F=29 |Jun record low F=39 |Jul record low F=46 |Aug record low F=45 |Sep record low F=31 |Oct record low F=19 |Nov record low F=9 |Dec record low F=1 |year record low F= <!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. --> |precipitation colour= |Jan precipitation inch=3.4 |Feb precipitation inch=3.0 |Mar precipitation inch=4.0 |Apr precipitation inch=3.1 |May precipitation inch=4.1 |Jun precipitation inch=3.8 |Jul precipitation inch=4.1 |Aug precipitation inch=4.6 |Sep precipitation inch=4.3 |Oct precipitation inch=3.4 |Nov precipitation inch=3.2 |Dec precipitation inch=3.2 |year precipitation inch= <!-- Mandatory fields, source --> |source 1= The Weather Channel<ref name="weather" /> }}<!-- Infobox ends -->
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