Nature reserve · Maryland
Boyds Local Park
Boyds Local Park is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 134 m. Lambs Knoll stands 536 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 1.3 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montgomery Parks
How to reach it
Coordinates39.17986, -77.31469
- 1.3 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 4.1 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 11.8 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 12.5 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
- East View · 7 mi
- Potomac Overlook · 7 mi
- West View · 7 mi
- McCormack Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Leaman Local Park: 1.3 mi
- Black Hill Regional Park: 1.4 mi
- King's Crossing Local Park: 1.4 mi
- Hoyles Mill Village Local Park: 1.9 mi
- Millstone Community Park: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Bucklodge Branch Stream Valley Park: 1.7 mi
- Cabin Branch Stream Valley Park: 2.9 mi
- Ten Mile Creek Conservation Park: 3.1 mi
- Waters House Special Park: 3.5 mi
- Orchard Neighborhood Park: 4.9 mi
Museums
- Mooseum: 2.0 mi
- Fire Museum: 6.9 mi
- Gaithersburg Community Museum: 7.0 mi
- Glenstone Museum: 9.0 mi
- Damascus Heritage Museum: 9.7 mi
Historic sites
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 3.7 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 3.7 mi
- The Cliff Bland Recreation Area: 5.1 mi
- Darnestown Confederate Visit: 5.2 mi
- Inspiration Park: 5.8 mi
Artworks
- Historic Cupola: 4.0 mi
- Historic Cupola: 4.0 mi
- Historic Cupola: 4.0 mi
- Our Lady of Fatima: 4.5 mi
- A Circle of Acanthus Leaf Chairs: 5.7 mi
Gardens
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 4.4 mi
- Poolesville Community Garden: 5.9 mi
- Community Garden: 7.0 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 7.4 mi
- Vermont Maple Garden: 11.5 mi
Attractions
- Carousel at Rio: 7.6 mi
- Lock 24: Rileys Lock: 7.8 mi
- Lock 23: Violettes Lock: 7.8 mi
- Monocacy Aqueduct: 8.0 mi
- Lock 27: 8.1 mi
Peaks: 52
- Black Hill: 1.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Hunting Hill: 9.1 mi
- Nokes Hill: 11.9 mi
- Waterford Peak: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 50
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- Quail Ridge: 4.3 mi
- Oriole Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Blue Sky Park: 5.0 mi
Springs: 8
- Kanawha Spring: 13.1 mi
- Sandy Spring: 16.0 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 18.3 mi
- Silver Spring: 20.2 mi
- Takoma Spring: 21.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Great Falls: 13.0 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 15.8 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 15.9 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 17.9 mi
Beaches: 4
- Sycamore Beach: 14.2 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 14.3 mi
- Fishing Shore: 21.9 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 12.5 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 12.5 mi
- Sevenfoot Rock: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Truck Rest Area: 14.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Harmony Grove: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Boyds Local Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs Knoll | NW 318° | 536 m | 25.0 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | NW 318° | 536 m | 25.0 mi |
| High Knob | NNW 334° | 472 m | 21.8 mi |
| Neersville | W 279° | 467 m | 24.8 mi |
| Maryland Heights | WNW 298° | 444 m | 24.2 mi |
| Short Hill Mountain | WNW 287° | 441 m | 21.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 324° | 387 m | 7.1 mi |
| Ridge Hill | NNW 331° | 373 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:59 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
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 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Damascus 3 SSW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/374791218
Day trips start here
- Germantown · 3 mi
- Gaithersburg · 6 mi
- Montgomery County · 7 mi
- Rockville · 11 mi
- Potomac · 12 mi
- Ashburn · 13 mi
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