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The American Indian Village at Patuxent River Park

The American Indian Village at Patuxent River Park from directly overhead

The American Indian Village at Patuxent River Park is a museum in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Point Reno stands 123 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Patuxent River Park Canoe Camp, a park 0.4 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 0.5 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Fee
No

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.75140, -76.70171

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Patuxent River Park Canoe Camp: 0.4 mi
  • Jug Bay Natural Area Camping: 0.5 mi
  • Patuxent River Park III: 1.3 mi
  • Jug Bay- Krause Property: 1.9 mi
  • Lyons Creek Overlook Neighborhood Park: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Museums
Attractions
Gardens
  • East Capitol Urban Farm: 14.9 mi
  • Community Garden Plots (NPS): 15.9 mi
  • Ex Garden Future & MTB Pump Track: 16.0 mi
  • Deanwood Garden: 16.4 mi
  • IDEA Academy garden: 16.5 mi
Picnic sites: 39
Peaks: 24
Beaches: 22
Cliffs: 10
Springs: 3
  • Indian Springs: 20.0 mi
  • Takoma Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Silver Spring: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The American Indian Village at Patuxent River Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Point RenoNW 305°123 m24.5 mi
Spy HillWNW 289°114 m24.8 mi
Mount AltoWNW 301°107 m23.3 mi
Camp HillWNW 301°85 m22.9 mi
Good Hope HillWNW 300°84 m16.2 mi
Mount HamiltonNW 307°72 m18.3 mi
Bunker HillNW 310°71 m20.0 mi
Lees HillWNW 300°63 m22.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4319:5620:36
September equinox06:5518:3119:06
December solstice07:2216:0716:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343644556473787669574738
Precip in3.02.73.93.44.14.24.24.14.54.13.33.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Upper Marlboro 3 NNW, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/755022868

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