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Schwartz Peony Garden

Schwartz Peony Garden from directly overhead

Schwartz Peony Garden is a garden in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 127 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Oriole Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 3.1 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Thousands of individual peony plants in scores of varieties still bloom in the park every May and June. Visit the display garden and walk the open fields to enjoy the spectacular flowers in all their colors and varieties.​

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Coordinates39.14586, -77.24586

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Quince Orchard Valley Park: 1.1 mi
  • South Gunner's Branch Local Park: 1.5 mi
  • South Gunners Branch Park: 1.5 mi
  • Cloppers Mill Park: 1.5 mi
  • Performer's Park: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Gardens
  • Community Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Glenview Mansion Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Poolesville Community Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Vermont Maple Garden: 11.2 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites: 59
  • Oriole Picnic Area: 0.1 mi
  • Pines Picnic Area: 0.2 mi
  • Chickadee Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
  • Quail Ridge: 0.7 mi
  • Blue Sky Park: 6.5 mi
Peaks: 44
Springs: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • Great Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Stubblefield Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 19.0 mi
  • McKeldin Falls: 23.9 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Sycamore Beach: 11.3 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 11.4 mi
  • Fishing Shore: 18.1 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Truck Rest Area: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Schwartz Peony Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainNW 316°387 m11.3 mi
Ridge HillNNW 326°373 m24.1 mi
Waterford PeakW 279°361 m17.7 mi
Pine RockNW 308°346 m19.2 mi
Jigger HillNW 326°341 m23.7 mi
Bald MountainWNW 286°235 m18.0 mi
Hogback MountainW 260°187 m19.7 mi
Steptoe HillWSW 252°176 m24.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4419:5920:39
September equinox06:5718:3319:08
December solstice07:2616:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353745566573787669574739
Precip in3.12.63.73.23.54.04.03.14.03.53.33.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockville 1 NE, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Pond Slider127 obs
  • Ring-necked Duck122 obs
  • Canada Goose112 obs
  • Hooded Merganser102 obs
  • mountain laurel94 obs
  • Mallard92 obs
  • wineberry92 obs
  • American Wigeon88 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1112122631

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