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About Highland Beach, MD

Highland Beach is a tiny waterfront community on the Chesapeake Bay, about 45 minutes from DC via Route 50 and Route 2 south. This historic town of 100 residents was founded in 1893 by Charles Douglass as one of America's first African American beach resorts after his family faced discrimination elsewhere.

Where is Highland Beach, MD on the map?

Highland Beach, MD is in United States, at 38.931, -76.466 - about 8 km south-east of Annapolis, MD.

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What is the closest airport to Highland Beach, MD?

The closest airport to Highland Beach, MD is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, 44 km (about 43 min by car). Other airports nearby: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

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