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Site of College Park Airport

Site of College Park Airport from directly overhead

Site of College Park Airport is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 1.4 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

airport in College Park, Maryland, United States

Dates from 1909-10-08.

Wikidata Q1655471, matched on coordinates and name (153 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1961
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.98012, -76.92397

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Museums
Parks
  • Old Town Playground: 0.2 mi
  • Herbert W. Wells Ice Skating Center: 0.3 mi
  • Ellen E. Linson Aquatic Center: 0.3 mi
  • College Park Community Center: 0.5 mi
  • Calvert Park: 0.6 mi
Gardens
Attractions
Picnic sites
Nature reserves
  • Dartmouth Neighborhood Conservation Area: 5.2 mi
  • Hastings Neighborhood Conservation Area: 5.5 mi
  • Fort Mahan Park: 6.0 mi
  • Calverton Neighborhood Conservation Area: 6.2 mi
  • Blue Ponds Park: 6.2 mi
Peaks: 35
Beaches: 16
  • Fishing Shore: 10.4 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 15.2 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 16.9 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 17.0 mi
  • Herald Harbor Beach 1: 19.7 mi
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 5
  • Indian Springs: 2.1 mi
  • Takoma Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Silver Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Stubblefield Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Great Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chestnut HillNNE 17°169 m22.8 mi
Hunting HillWNW 296°156 m16.4 mi
Gantt HillWSW 257°156 m17.0 mi
Black HillNW 306°148 m24.7 mi
Mount DanielWSW 248°144 m15.0 mi
Minor's HillWSW 247°140 m13.7 mi
Freedom HillWSW 257°140 m17.6 mi
Prout HillWSW 245°137 m16.0 mi
Conditions

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 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343644556473777669574738
Precip in2.92.43.73.34.34.24.53.94.44.02.93.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beltsville, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10118880639

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