Museum · Maryland
Good Knight Castle Children's Museum
Good Knight Castle Children's Museum is a museum in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 42 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Chestnut Hill Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 42 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Good Knight Child Empowerment Network
How to reach it
Coordinates39.03565, -76.91189
- 0.7 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 12.7 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 12.6 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 14.3 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Viewing Area · 13 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 2 · 13 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Chestnut Hill Park: 0.4 mi
- Sunnyside Neigborhood Park: 1.1 mi
- Beltsville North Neighborhood Park: 1.2 mi
- Beltsville North Park: 1.3 mi
- Vansville Park: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
- College Park Veterans Memorial: 2.8 mi
- World War II Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Hamilton Cemetery: 3.3 mi
- Site of College Park Airport: 3.9 mi
- College Park Airport: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Blue Ponds Park: 2.8 mi
- Calverton Neighborhood Conservation Area: 3.3 mi
- Duvall Road Neighborhood Conservation Area: 4.4 mi
- Fairdale Road Neighborhood Conservation Area: 4.4 mi
- Miles Road Neighborhood Conservation Area: 4.7 mi
Attractions
- LEAFHouse: 2.9 mi
- Rachel Carson House: 4.8 mi
- National Wildlife Visitor Center: 6.1 mi
- Scott’s Cove at Rocky Gorge Reservoir: 6.9 mi
- Wheaton Miniature Train: 7.1 mi
Artworks
- Mother and Child Statue: 3.0 mi
- Testudo (Comcast Center): 3.2 mi
- Bradford: 3.5 mi
- Statue of Frederick Douglass: 3.7 mi
- Testudo (Maryland Stadium): 3.7 mi
Picnic sites
- Spectator Area: 3.0 mi
- Sweetgum Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
- Spectator Area: 3.1 mi
- Holly Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
- Laurel Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
Gardens
- Community Learning Garden: 3.4 mi
- Gluckstern Garden: 3.5 mi
- Weber Memorial Garden: 3.5 mi
- The Survivor Garden: 3.7 mi
- Dessie M Moxley Gardens: 3.7 mi
Museums
- College Park Aviation Museum: 4.0 mi
- Montpelier House Museum: 4.1 mi
- Laurel Historical Society: 5.9 mi
- Prince Georges African American Museum and Cultural Center: 6.7 mi
- Brookside Nature Center: 6.7 mi
Peaks: 37
- Lowndes Hill: 6.8 mi
- Barnard Hill: 7.4 mi
- Hoover Hill: 7.4 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 7.8 mi
- Bunker Hill: 8.1 mi
Beaches: 17
- Fishing Shore: 13.1 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 18.0 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 18.1 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 18.2 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 15.5 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 15.5 mi
- Quarry (former): 16.9 mi
- Quarry (former): 17.0 mi
- Quarry (former): 17.0 mi
Springs: 7
- Indian Springs: 2.7 mi
- Takoma Spring: 6.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 7.0 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.5 mi
- Sandy Spring: 9.3 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Stubblefield Falls: 15.9 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 16.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 16.5 mi
- Great Falls: 18.5 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Daniels: 20.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Hawkins Point Light: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Good Knight Castle Children's Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | NNE 19° | 169 m | 19.0 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WNW 283° | 156 m | 15.7 mi |
| Gantt Hill | WSW 246° | 156 m | 18.8 mi |
| Black Hill | WNW 297° | 148 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 237° | 144 m | 17.4 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SW 235° | 140 m | 16.1 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WSW 247° | 140 m | 19.4 mi |
| Prout Hill | SW 235° | 137 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:57 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:07 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beltsville, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367799293
Day trips start here
- Beltsville · 0 mi
- Berwyn Heights · 3 mi
- Greenbelt · 3 mi
- Colesville-Burtonsville · 4 mi
- College Park · 4 mi
- Capital Region · 5 mi
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