The Highlands in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.1337, -76.6150
- Elevation
- 17 m above sea level
- Region
- Maryland
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 45 km away
- Same name
- 20 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in The Highlands, Maryland, United States
Watch the current local time in The Highlands, Maryland, United States, running on the America/New_York time zone (−5).
The Highlands, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in The Highlands
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in The Highlands.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:43 AM Solar noon 11:51 AM Sunset 5:00 PM Daylight 10 h 17 min Night 13 h 43 min Civil twilight 6:15 AM – 5:28 PM
Weather in The Highlands right now
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The Highlands and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 21108 Millersville — 3.3 km away
- 21061 Glen Burnie — 3.4 km away
- 21060 Glen Burnie — 5.1 km away
- 21240 Baltimore — 6.8 km away
- 21144 Severn — 7.2 km away
- 21077 Harmans — 7.6 km away
- 21146 Severna Park — 7.7 km away
- 21076 Hanover — 9.5 km away
- 21032 Crownsville — 9.6 km away
- 21090 Linthicum Heights — 9.6 km away
- 21113 Odenton — 9.7 km away
- 21226 Curtis Bay — 9.8 km away
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Maryland
- Baltimore 585 708
- Columbia 99 615
- Germantown 86 395
- Silver Spring 71 452
- Frederick 69 479
- Waldorf 67 752
Other places named The Highlands
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- The Highlands California, United States
Same time zone — America/New_York
- New York City United States
- Brooklyn United States
- Queens United States
- Philadelphia United States
- Manhattan United States
- The Bronx United States
Nearby places
- Zeman — 2.2 km
- Woodholme — 2.4 km
- Windy Knolls — 2.6 km
- Tydings — 2.6 km
- Sun Valley — 2.7 km
- Yorktown — 2.8 km
The Highlands: clock, sun and surroundings
Sunrise reaches The Highlands at 6:43 AM, and the sun sets at 5:00 PM. Light lasts 10 h 17 min.
Both Zeman and Woodholme are near The Highlands and keep its time.
Postal coverage of The Highlands comes to 12 codes.
People in The Highlands keep America/New_York, a zone offset of UTC−5. Seasonal time change: No.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone value belongs to The Highlands?
- The time zone value for The Highlands is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Is daylight saving time observed at this location, The Highlands?
- Daylight saving time in The Highlands: No.
- When should I expect the sun to set in The Highlands?
- Expect it at 5:00 PM.