Montpelier House Museum
Montpelier House Museum is a museum in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Montpelier Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
unincorporated community in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States
Wikidata Q14692227, matched on coordinates and name (637 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 6.77 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 15.7 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 16.5 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 17.3 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Rappe's Overlook · 12 mi
- Friction Wall Overlook · 14 mi
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 17 mi
- Viewing Area · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Montpelier Park: 0.3 mi
- Montpelier Community Association: 0.5 mi
- Muirkirk Park: 0.7 mi
- Snow Hill Manor Historic Site: 0.8 mi
- Bedford Neighborhood Park: 0.8 mi
- Blue Ponds Park: 1.4 mi
- Lemon Bridge Road Landfill Site: 5.0 mi
- Patuxent River Park: 5.1 mi
- Two Rivers Open Space: 5.8 mi
- Riden - Patuxent River Greenway: 6.0 mi
- Osprey: 2.1 mi
- Mother and Child Statue: 4.7 mi
- old bank vault door: 5.8 mi
- Testudo (Comcast Center): 7.0 mi
- Bear Statues: 7.2 mi
- Laurel Historical Society: 3.2 mi
- Good Knight Castle Children's Museum: 4.1 mi
- National Cryptologic Museum: 5.1 mi
- Bowie Railroad Museum: 5.3 mi
- Old Town Bowie Welcome Center: 5.3 mi
- National Wildlife Visitor Center: 3.6 mi
- Scott’s Cove at Rocky Gorge Reservoir: 5.5 mi
- LEAFHouse: 6.9 mi
- Rachel Carson House: 8.5 mi
- Crofton Go Kart Raceway: 8.7 mi
- Hamilton Cemetery: 4.5 mi
- World War II Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Former Canal Gates: 5.0 mi
- Old Savage Dam Gates: 5.0 mi
- Old Quarry Works: 5.3 mi
- Spectator Area: 4.6 mi
- Spectator Area: 4.6 mi
- Holly Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Sweetgum Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Laurel Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Community Learning Garden: 7.3 mi
- Gluckstern Garden: 7.3 mi
- Weber Memorial Garden: 7.3 mi
- The Island at Piney Orchard: 7.3 mi
- Fraternity and Sorority Centennial Garden: 7.4 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 9.8 mi
- Barnard Hill: 11.0 mi
- Hoover Hill: 11.0 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 11.6 mi
- Bunker Hill: 11.8 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 14.9 mi
- Fishing Shore: 17.2 mi
- Pines on the Severn Community Beach: 18.0 mi
- Lindamoor Community Beach: 18.5 mi
- Wild Rose Shores: 18.8 mi
- Quarry (former): 13.9 mi
- Quarry (former): 14.0 mi
- Quarry (former): 14.0 mi
- Friction Wall: 14.1 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 16.4 mi
- Indian Springs: 5.2 mi
- Takoma Spring: 10.7 mi
- Sandy Spring: 10.8 mi
- Silver Spring: 11.2 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 12.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 13.1 mi
- failed mill dam: 18.4 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 19.9 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 20.0 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 20.4 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 19.4 mi
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 24.7 mi
- Daniels: 17.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Montpelier House Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | N 9° | 169 m | 16.2 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 274° | 156 m | 19.0 mi |
| Gantt Hill | WSW 245° | 156 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 238° | 144 m | 21.5 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 237° | 140 m | 20.2 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WSW 246° | 140 m | 23.5 mi |
| Prout Hill | SW 236° | 137 m | 22.6 mi |
| Upton Hill | SW 231° | 125 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| 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 | 37 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurel 3 W, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/545034524
Day trips start here
- Laurel · 2 mi
- Beltsville · 4 mi
- Greenbelt · 5 mi
- Savage · 5 mi
- Berwyn Heights · 6 mi
- Colesville-Burtonsville · 7 mi
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