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Riversdale House Museum

Riversdale House Museum from directly overhead

Riversdale House Museum is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mabelle L Munch Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 1.3 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Georgian mansion in Maryland, United States

Dates from 1801.

Wikidata Q7338357, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Height
14.1374055109 m

What to expect

Operated by
Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation
Fee
Yes
Step-free access
No

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.96025, -76.93184

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mabelle L Munch Park: 0.2 mi
  • Riverside Drive Park: 0.2 mi
  • Riverdale Road Park: 0.3 mi
  • Calvert Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • Riverdale Neighborhood Playground: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Vanglorious Bluebird: 0.6 mi
  • Birdwatcher's View: 0.7 mi
  • Snail: 0.7 mi
  • Snail: 0.7 mi
  • Snail: 0.7 mi
Gardens
Attractions
Nature reserves
Peaks: 33
Beaches: 16
  • Fishing Shore: 9.5 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 14.0 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 16.6 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 16.7 mi
  • Herald Harbor Beach 1: 20.4 mi
Springs: 5
  • Indian Springs: 3.4 mi
  • Takoma Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Silver Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Stubblefield Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Great Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chestnut HillNNE 17°169 m24.3 mi
Gantt HillW 262°156 m16.4 mi
Hunting HillWNW 301°156 m16.7 mi
Mount DanielWSW 252°144 m14.2 mi
Minor's HillWSW 252°140 m12.8 mi
Freedom HillW 261°140 m16.9 mi
Prout HillWSW 249°137 m15.0 mi
Upton HillWSW 243°125 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4319:5720:37
September equinox06:5618:3119:07
December solstice07:2416:0716:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946576776807972594941
Precip in3.02.84.03.44.34.64.63.74.14.23.23.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natl Arboretum DC, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 73002166OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/615373760

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