National Wildlife Visitor Center
National Wildlife Visitor Center is an attraction in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 40 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandy Hill Neighborhood Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 1.2 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Height
- 9.23 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 13.9 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
- 14.6 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 16.9 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rappe's Overlook · 13 mi
- Friction Wall Overlook · 16 mi
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 17 mi
- Viewing Area · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sandy Hill Neighborhood Park: 1.0 mi
- Huntington North Recreation Area: 1.3 mi
- Huntington South Recreation Area: 2.0 mi
- South Laurel Neighborhood Park: 2.4 mi
- Pheasant Run Community Park: 2.7 mi
- Lemon Bridge Road Landfill Site: 1.7 mi
- Patuxent River Park: 2.3 mi
- Two Rivers Open Space: 3.0 mi
- Two Rivers Open Space: 3.2 mi
- Two Rivers Open Space: 3.4 mi
- Bowie Railroad Museum: 1.7 mi
- Old Town Bowie Welcome Center: 1.7 mi
- Montpelier House Museum: 3.6 mi
- Marietta House Museum: 4.1 mi
- Belair Stable Museum: 5.1 mi
- Hamilton Cemetery: 4.1 mi
- World War II Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Lake Deborah: 5.1 mi
- Lake View: 5.1 mi
- Corey Walter: 7.2 mi
- Mother and Child Statue: 4.5 mi
- Osprey: 5.6 mi
- Site of College Park Airport: 7.4 mi
- Testudo (Comcast Center): 7.9 mi
- Bradford: 8.0 mi
- The Island at Piney Orchard: 5.1 mi
- Radichevich Garden: 7.8 mi
- Fraternity and Sorority Centennial Garden: 7.8 mi
- Gluckstern Garden: 8.0 mi
- Weber Memorial Garden: 8.0 mi
- Crofton Go Kart Raceway: 5.9 mi
- LEAFHouse: 7.9 mi
- Childs Residence: 8.3 mi
- Scott’s Cove at Rocky Gorge Reservoir: 9.0 mi
- Rachel Carson House: 10.9 mi
- Holly Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Laurel Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Sweetgum Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Spectator Area: 7.8 mi
- Spectator Area: 7.8 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 9.3 mi
- Barnard Hill: 11.0 mi
- Hoover Hill: 11.0 mi
- Hickey Hill: 11.6 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 11.7 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 12.5 mi
- Pines on the Severn Community Beach: 15.3 mi
- Wild Rose Shores: 15.5 mi
- Lindamoor Community Beach: 15.7 mi
- Selby Beach: 17.5 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 13.8 mi
- Quarry (former): 16.2 mi
- Quarry (former): 16.3 mi
- Quarry (former): 16.4 mi
- Friction Wall: 16.4 mi
- Indian Springs: 5.4 mi
- Takoma Spring: 11.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 12.6 mi
- Sandy Spring: 14.2 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 14.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 15.0 mi
- failed mill dam: 19.7 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 21.6 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 22.1 mi
- Round Falls: 22.3 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 19.0 mi
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of National Wildlife Visitor Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | N 0° | 169 m | 18.6 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 281° | 156 m | 21.8 mi |
| Gantt Hill | WSW 253° | 156 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 247° | 144 m | 22.4 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 246° | 140 m | 21.1 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WSW 254° | 140 m | 24.9 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 245° | 137 m | 23.4 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 241° | 125 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:07 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenn Dale Bell STN, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/447930973
Day trips start here
- Bowie · 5 mi
- Greenbelt · 5 mi
- Beltsville · 6 mi
- Berwyn Heights · 6 mi
- Laurel · 6 mi
- New Carrollton · 6 mi
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