Patuxent, Maryland

Patuxent, Maryland
Patuxent
Location within the state of Maryland
Patuxent
Patuxent (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°32′21″N 76°44′55″W / 38.53917°N 76.74861°W / 38.53917; -76.74861
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountyCharles
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Patuxent is an unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland, United States. Maxwell Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The name Patuxent is the name attributed to all five rivers found by the explores —it literally means “many rivers.“