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Inspiration Park

Inspiration Park from directly overhead

Inspiration Park is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 123 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 4.0 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Dedicated to those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.11908, -77.24016

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Inspiration Park: 0.0 mi
  • Kentlands Mansion: 0.1 mi
  • Kentlands Green: 0.1 mi
  • Main Street Park: 0.2 mi
  • Lakelands Park: 0.3 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Nature reserves
  • Lake Placid Dam: 0.6 mi
  • Orchard Neighborhood Park: 1.1 mi
  • Asbury "Wildlife at Work" Protected Habitat: 3.2 mi
  • Washington Grove Forest Preserve - East Woods: 4.0 mi
  • Mineral Springs Neighborhood Conservation Area: 4.4 mi
Gardens
  • Community Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Schwartz Peony Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Glenview Mansion Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Poolesville Community Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Vermont Maple Garden: 10.1 mi
Picnic sites: 60
  • Quail Ridge: 1.6 mi
  • Oriole Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
  • Pines Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
  • Chickadee Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
  • Blue Sky Park: 8.3 mi
Attractions
  • Carousel at Rio: 2.2 mi
  • Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock: 5.2 mi
  • F. Scott Fitzgerald: 5.7 mi
  • Lock 23: Violettes Lock: 5.9 mi
  • Lock 21: Swains Lock: 6.1 mi
Museums
Peaks: 44
Springs: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • Great Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Stubblefield Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 18.2 mi
  • McKeldin Falls: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Sycamore Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Fishing Shore: 16.3 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Truck Rest Area: 17.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainNW 320°387 m12.9 mi
Waterford PeakWNW 285°361 m18.4 mi
Pine RockNW 311°346 m20.6 mi
Bald MountainWNW 291°235 m18.9 mi
Hogback MountainW 265°187 m19.7 mi
Steptoe HillWSW 257°176 m24.1 mi
Hunting HillSE 136°156 m3.3 mi
Gantt HillS 178°156 m13.4 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 solstice07:2516:0816:50

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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12265261735

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