National Capital Radio & Television Museum
National Capital Radio & Television Museum is a museum in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. Mount Daniel stands 144 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is North Oak Court Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 6.4 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The National Capital Radio & Television Museum, located in Bowie, Maryland, was established to educate the public on the development and history of electronic media while exhibiting a collection of radio and television technology from the past.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1999.
Wikidata Q6971269, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 6.4 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 9.2 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
- 12.4 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 17.0 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Viewing Area · 18 mi
- Rappe's Overlook · 18 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- North Oak Court Park: 0.4 mi
- Allen Pond Park: 0.6 mi
- Collington Branch Park: 1.0 mi
- Enfield Chase Park: 1.1 mi
- Tall Oaks Park: 1.1 mi
- Belt Woods Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 1.8 mi
- Belt Woods Natural Environment Area: 2.1 mi
- Whitemarsh Park: 3.4 mi
- Watkins Regional Park: 4.5 mi
- Glenn Dale Estates Park: 4.7 mi
- Belair Stable Museum: 2.8 mi
- Marietta House Museum: 4.5 mi
- Old Town Bowie Welcome Center: 6.1 mi
- Bowie Railroad Museum: 6.1 mi
- Darnall's Chance House Museum: 7.4 mi
- Lake Deborah: 4.9 mi
- Lake View: 4.9 mi
- William Beanes Gravesite: 7.6 mi
- World War I Monument: 7.6 mi
- Archbishop John Carroll: 7.6 mi
- Crofton Go Kart Raceway: 7.4 mi
- National Wildlife Visitor Center: 7.8 mi
- Prince George's Equestrian Center: 8.0 mi
- Show Place Arena: 8.0 mi
- Billingsley House Museum: 9.1 mi
- former Confederate Soldier Benjamin Welch Owens: 8.2 mi
- Mother and Child Statue: 9.3 mi
- Site of College Park Airport: 10.9 mi
- Snail: 11.1 mi
- Snail: 11.1 mi
- The Island at Piney Orchard: 8.7 mi
- East Capitol Urban Farm: 10.1 mi
- Deanwood Garden: 10.9 mi
- IDEA Academy garden: 11.0 mi
- Radichevich Garden: 11.2 mi
- Picnic Area 10: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Area 11: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Area 12: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Area 14: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Area 13: 4.3 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 10.6 mi
- Hickey Hill: 12.1 mi
- Barnard Hill: 12.8 mi
- Hoover Hill: 12.8 mi
- Good Hope Hill: 13.0 mi
- Wild Rose Shores: 11.2 mi
- Bare Neck Shore: 11.7 mi
- Selby Beach: 12.0 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 12.2 mi
- Triton Beach: 13.2 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 12.5 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 15.4 mi
- Fairhaven Cliffs: 16.0 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 19.7 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.0 mi
- Takoma Spring: 15.0 mi
- Silver Spring: 16.5 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 18.5 mi
- Sandy Spring: 21.3 mi
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 16.1 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 22.2 mi
- Wilson: 14.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of National Capital Radio & Television Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Daniel | W 265° | 144 m | 24.2 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 266° | 140 m | 22.9 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 263° | 137 m | 24.9 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 261° | 125 m | 22.5 mi |
| Point Reno | W 276° | 123 m | 18.5 mi |
| Spy Hill | W 260° | 114 m | 22.1 mi |
| Munson Hill | WSW 258° | 112 m | 22.6 mi |
| Mount Alto | W 270° | 107 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 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 | 33 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenn Dale Bell STN, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/2494071315
Day trips start here
- Bowie · 3 mi
- Largo · 6 mi
- New Carrollton · 8 mi
- Upper Marlboro · 8 mi
- Prince George's County · 9 mi
- Greenbelt · 10 mi
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