- Elevation, modelled
- 105 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf Mountain387 m · 23.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- George Washington Memorial Parkway8.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 39.0580, -77.0370
Children's Garden is a garden in Maryland, at a modelled 105 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Brookside Gardens, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 8.9 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Children's Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 307° | 387 m | 23.7 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NE 38° | 169 m | 20.9 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WNW 282° | 156 m | 8.8 mi |
| Gantt Hill | SW 229° | 156 m | 13.9 mi |
| Black Hill | WNW 303° | 148 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mount Daniel | SW 215° | 144 m | 13.6 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SSW 211° | 140 m | 12.5 mi |
| Freedom Hill | SW 230° | 140 m | 14.5 mi |
- 8.9 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 8.4 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 7.5 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 10.0 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Brookside Gardens: 0.0 mi
- Saddlebrook Local Park: 0.7 mi
- Glenfield Local Park: 0.9 mi
- Westchester HOA park: 1.1 mi
- Kemp Mill Urban Park: 1.2 mi
Picnic sites
- South Terrace: 0.0 mi
- Woodland Picnic / Campfire Area: 0.3 mi
- Spectator Area: 0.3 mi
- Pond Classroom: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 10: 5.7 mi
Historic sites
- DC Sniper Victims Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Frank Lawrence Towers: 2.8 mi
- Oscar Osorio: 2.8 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Photo captions: 3.0 mi
Gardens
- Fragrance Garden: 0.1 mi
- Maple Terrace: 0.1 mi
- Yew Garden: 0.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.1 mi
- Perennial Garden: 0.1 mi
Artworks
- The Only Time is Now: 0.1 mi
- Kensington Moai: 2.6 mi
- Bear Bench: 2.7 mi
- Howling Dog: 2.8 mi
- Who Let the Dogs Out: 2.8 mi
Museums
- Brookside Nature Center: 0.2 mi
- National Museum of Health and Medicine: 3.5 mi
- National Museum of Health and Medicine: 3.5 mi
- Josiah Henson Museum: 4.6 mi
- Ratner Museum: 5.2 mi
Attractions
- Wheaton Carousel: 0.5 mi
- Wheaton Miniature Train: 0.5 mi
- Rachel Carson House: 2.1 mi
- Forest Glen Historic Railroad Station: 3.2 mi
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: 6.0 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 36
- Point Reno: 7.6 mi
- Linnean Hill: 8.4 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 8.8 mi
- Hunting Hill: 8.8 mi
- Bunker Hill: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 11.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 11.1 mi
- Quarry (former): 19.4 mi
- Friction Wall: 19.4 mi
- Quarry (former): 19.4 mi
Springs: 5
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 4.3 mi
- Silver Spring: 4.7 mi
- Sandy Spring: 5.7 mi
- Takoma Spring: 6.1 mi
- Indian Springs: 8.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.5 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.9 mi
- Great Falls: 12.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 19.8 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 21.8 mi
Beaches: 4
- Fishing Shore: 10.6 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.1 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.1 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Daniels: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Truck Rest Area: 22.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:07 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beltsville, 6 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Glenmont · 1 mi
- Wheaton · 1 mi
- Colesville-Burtonsville · 3 mi
- Kensington · 3 mi
- Capital Region · 4 mi
- Silver Spring · 5 mi
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