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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. The nearest named place is College Park Airport, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 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
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Coordinates38.98012, -76.92397

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Gardens
Attractions
Picnic sites
Parks: 58
  • 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
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
Artworks: 55
  • Snail: 0.8 mi
  • What Lifts You: 1.0 mi
  • Bradford: 1.1 mi
  • Statue of Frederick Douglass: 1.1 mi
  • Testudo (McKeldin): 1.2 mi
Historic sites: 53
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: 6
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 HillNNE169 m22.8 mi
Hunting HillWNW156 m16.4 mi
Gantt HillWSW156 m17.0 mi
Black HillNW148 m24.7 mi
Mount DanielWSW144 m15.0 mi
Minor's HillWSW140 m13.7 mi
Freedom HillWSW140 m17.6 mi
Prout HillWSW137 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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