Carderock Springs Neighborhood Conservation Area
Carderock Springs Neighborhood Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 44 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lock 9, a attraction 0.4 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 0.9 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 44 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montgomery Parks
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 2.0 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 0.3 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 13.1 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stubblefield Falls Overlook · 2 mi
- Scott's Run Falls · 2 mi
- Overlook 1 · 4 mi
- Overlook 2 · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Butterfly Garden: 0.5 mi
- Aire picnic: 0.5 mi
- Clara Barton Center for Children: 0.8 mi
- Concord Local Park: 0.8 mi
- Booze Creek Stream Valley Park: 0.9 mi
- New Hope Island Conservation Park: 0.8 mi
- Turkey Run Park: 1.0 mi
- Langley Oaks Park: 1.3 mi
- Rock Run Stream Valley Park: 1.5 mi
- Charred Oak Neighborhood Conservation Area: 1.7 mi
- Ruins of Worker's Houses for Nearby Quarries: 1.2 mi
- Crystal Pool: 1.6 mi
- Burling Defenders: 2.1 mi
- Memorial Garden: 2.1 mi
- Nathan Hale Statue: 2.2 mi
- Clara Barton House: 1.6 mi
- Ratner Museum: 3.8 mi
- KID Museum: 3.8 mi
- Dopamine Land: 4.5 mi
- Selfie Wrld: 5.0 mi
- Carderock, Chesapeake & Ohio National Historic Park: 1.9 mi
- Olney Park: 4.6 mi
- Fletcher's Cove: 5.4 mi
- Pond Classroom: 5.7 mi
- Composer's Cottage Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- A-12 Oxcart: 2.0 mi
- Kryptos: 2.1 mi
- Bethesda Walkaround: 3.6 mi
- Synergy III: 3.7 mi
- Half-Twist: 3.7 mi
- Topaz House West Garden: 4.1 mi
- Topaz House East Garden: 4.1 mi
- Capital One Sculpture Garden: 4.4 mi
- Friendship Garden: 4.8 mi
- American University Arboretum and Gardens: 4.9 mi
- Prospect Hill: 3.9 mi
- Gantt Hill: 5.1 mi
- Point Reno: 5.2 mi
- Minor's Hill: 5.2 mi
- Freedom Hill: 5.6 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 1.7 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 2.1 mi
- Great Falls: 4.8 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 19.5 mi
- Coe Creek: 20.3 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 5.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 7.4 mi
- Takoma Spring: 8.7 mi
- Sandy Spring: 13.6 mi
- Indian Springs: 14.7 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 3.9 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 4.0 mi
- Fishing Shore: 5.9 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 9.1 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 16.0 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 16.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 16.9 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 17.2 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 21.1 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carderock Springs Neighborhood Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 328° | 387 m | 23.1 mi |
| Gantt Hill | SW 225° | 156 m | 5.1 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 347° | 156 m | 7.6 mi |
| Black Hill | NNW 334° | 148 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mount Daniel | S 189° | 144 m | 5.6 mi |
| Minor's Hill | S 175° | 140 m | 5.2 mi |
| Freedom Hill | SW 227° | 140 m | 5.6 mi |
| Prout Hill | SSW 192° | 137 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 4 mi away.
- Virginia bluebells649 obs
- Virginia Springbeauty380 obs
- common pawpaw338 obs
- cut-leaved toothwort332 obs
- blue phlox300 obs
- Dutchman's breeches287 obs
- yellow trout lily272 obs
- mayapple271 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/374791242
Day trips start here
- McLean · 3 mi
- Bethesda · 4 mi
- Potomac · 4 mi
- Arlington (Virginia)/Far North · 5 mi
- Tysons · 5 mi
- Washington, D.C./Upper Northwest · 5 mi
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