Denton, MD Road Trips

Plan drives from Denton, MD with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.

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Trip Routes

Longest Drive

55 mi

Bowie, MD

Quickest Drive

1h 17m

Bowie, MD

Plan Around Denton, MD

Popular Incoming Routes

Useful if Denton, MD is the arrival point and you want the strongest routes into the city first.

Bowie, MD to Denton, MD 55 mi · 1h 17m

Denton, MD by the Numbers

Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Population

4,879

Median Income

$63,769

Median Home Value

$234,700

Median Age

38.3

Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.

Denton, MD at a Glance

Founded

1796

Elevation

43 ft

Area

5 mi²

Notable People from Denton, MD

A sampling of people born in Denton, MD.

Anna Murray-Douglass

1813–1882

American abolitionist

Sherman W. Tribbitt

1922–2010

American politician (1922-2010)

City data from Wikidata (Q754313), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.

Traveler Guide to Denton, MD

Denton is in Maryland, nicknamed "The Garden of America".

This town is on one of the routes of the Underground Railroad.

1 Museum of Rural Life, 16 N 2nd St, ☏ +1 443-448-4720, [email protected]. Apr-Nov Sa 10AM-3PM. The museum occupies the Taylor-Brown House built around 1819. There are exhibits on local agrarian history, as well as information on the town's involvement in the world wars and FDR's visit there. (updated Jan 2023) 2 Wharves of Choptank Visitor & Heritage Center, 3 Crouse Park Ln (In Daniel Crouse Memorial Park). W-F 10AM-5PM. An information center for Caroline County. (updated Jan 2023)

1 Bullock's Deli, 422 N 6th St, ☏ +1 410-479-0270. 5AM-9PM daily. This family-operated deli also serves ice cream, shakes, alcoholic beverages, and there is even a place to refuel. There are daily specials every weekday. (updated Jan 2023)

1 Best Western Denton Inn, 521 Fleetwood Rd, ☏ +1 410-479-8400. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. A hotel with a swimming pool and complimentary breakfast. No pets are allowed. (updated Jan 2023)

Travel tips adapted from Denton (Maryland) on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.

Trips to Denton, MD

Bowie, MD to Denton, MD

55 mi 1h 17m

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