Belt Woods Natural Environment Area
Belt Woods Natural Environment Area is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 47 m. Mount Daniel stands 144 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Belt Woods Heritage Conservation Fund Site, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 4.7 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maryland Park Service
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 10.3 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
- 10.3 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 15.2 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 17 mi
- Viewing Area · 17 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 19 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 2 · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Belt Woods Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 0.5 mi
- Watkins Regional Park: 2.5 mi
- Glenn Dale Estates Park: 4.2 mi
- Whitemarsh Park: 5.2 mi
- Walker Mill Regional Park: 6.3 mi
- Church Road Park: 1.0 mi
- Tall Oaks Park: 1.1 mi
- Collington Station Community Park: 1.2 mi
- Pointer Ridge Recreation Area: 1.7 mi
- Enterprise East Recreation Center: 1.9 mi
- National Capital Radio & Television Museum: 2.1 mi
- Belair Stable Museum: 4.3 mi
- Marietta House Museum: 4.8 mi
- Darnall's Chance House Museum: 6.0 mi
- Darnall's Chance House Museum: 6.0 mi
- Lake View: 4.5 mi
- Lake Deborah: 4.5 mi
- William Beanes Gravesite: 6.0 mi
- World War I Monument: 6.1 mi
- Archbishop John Carroll: 6.1 mi
- Show Place Arena: 6.5 mi
- Prince George's Equestrian Center: 6.6 mi
- Billingsley House Museum: 8.0 mi
- Glendening Walking Trails at Jug Bay Nature Preserve: 8.4 mi
- National Wildlife Visitor Center: 8.6 mi
- former Confederate Soldier Benjamin Welch Owens: 7.8 mi
- Mother and Child Statue: 9.1 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 8: 9.9 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 3: 9.9 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 2: 9.9 mi
- East Capitol Urban Farm: 8.4 mi
- Deanwood Garden: 9.3 mi
- IDEA Academy garden: 9.5 mi
- Ex Garden Future & MTB Pump Track: 10.2 mi
- Community Garden Plots (NPS): 10.4 mi
- Picnic Area 10: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Area 11: 2.3 mi
- Picnic Area 14: 2.3 mi
- Picnic Area 12: 2.3 mi
- Picnic Area 13: 2.3 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 9.4 mi
- Hickey Hill: 10.6 mi
- Good Hope Hill: 11.2 mi
- Barnard Hill: 11.5 mi
- Hoover Hill: 11.5 mi
- Bare Neck Shore: 12.5 mi
- Wild Rose Shores: 12.9 mi
- Selby Beach: 13.4 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 14.3 mi
- Triton Beach: 14.4 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 14.6 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 15.3 mi
- Fairhaven Cliffs: 15.9 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 17.1 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.7 mi
- Takoma Spring: 14.0 mi
- Silver Spring: 15.6 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 17.6 mi
- Sandy Spring: 21.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 23.1 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 23.8 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 24.2 mi
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 17.5 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 24.2 mi
- Wilson: 13.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Belt Woods Natural Environment Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Daniel | W 269° | 144 m | 22.7 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 270° | 140 m | 21.4 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 266° | 137 m | 23.3 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 264° | 125 m | 20.9 mi |
| Point Reno | W 281° | 123 m | 17.3 mi |
| Spy Hill | W 263° | 114 m | 20.4 mi |
| Munson Hill | W 262° | 112 m | 20.9 mi |
| Mount Alto | W 274° | 107 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| 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 | 34 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Upper Marlboro 3 NNW, 4 mi away.
- Northern Cardinal42 obs
- garlic mustard39 obs
- Eastern Bluebird30 obs
- White-tailed Deer29 obs
- American Robin28 obs
- eastern poison ivy25 obs
- House Sparrow23 obs
- White-throated Sparrow21 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/314948780
Day trips start here
- Bowie · 4 mi
- Largo · 4 mi
- Upper Marlboro · 6 mi
- Prince George's County · 7 mi
- New Carrollton · 8 mi
- Berwyn Heights · 10 mi
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