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College Park Aviation Museum

College Park Aviation Museum, a museum in Maryland
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College Park Aviation Museum, a museum in Maryland
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College Park Aviation Museum is a museum in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is College Park Airport, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 1.3 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

museum located on the grounds of the world's oldest continuously operating airport in College Park, Maryland, United States

Dates from 1998.

Wikidata Q62032417, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Built
1998
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Prince George’s County Department of Parks and Recreation
Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.97878, -76.92234

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Parks
  • Herbert W. Wells Ice Skating Center: 0.2 mi
  • Ellen E. Linson Aquatic Center: 0.2 mi
  • Old Town Playground: 0.3 mi
  • Calvert Park: 0.6 mi
  • Kenilworth Roadside Park: 0.6 mi
Gardens
Attractions
Picnic sites
Museums
Nature reserves
Peaks: 35
Beaches: 16
  • Fishing Shore: 10.5 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 15.2 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 17.0 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 17.1 mi
  • Herald Harbor Beach 1: 19.6 mi
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 5
  • Indian Springs: 2.1 mi
  • Takoma Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Silver Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 12.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Stubblefield Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Great Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chestnut HillNNE 17°169 m22.9 mi
Hunting HillWNW 296°156 m16.5 mi
Gantt HillWSW 258°156 m17.1 mi
Black HillNW 306°148 m24.8 mi
Mount DanielWSW 248°144 m15.1 mi
Minor's HillWSW 248°140 m13.7 mi
Freedom HillWSW 258°140 m17.7 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/202541295

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