Cheltenham Wildlife Management Area
Cheltenham Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 76 m. Mount Daniel stands 144 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Cheltenham Recreational Facility, a park 0.3 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 3.1 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wildlife and Heritage Service
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 3.9 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 11.9 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 12.4 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Fort Washington Overlook · 12 mi
- Viewing Area · 17 mi
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 17 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cheltenham Recreational Facility: 0.3 mi
- Family Seating Areas: 0.3 mi
- Cheltenham Basketball Courts: 0.3 mi
- Cheltenham Tennis Courts: 0.3 mi
- Cheltenham Woods Community Park: 0.9 mi
- Charles Branch Conservation Park: 3.2 mi
- Croom Natural Resource Management Area: 5.4 mi
- Waldorf Nrp Barracks: 6.8 mi
- Billingsley Natural Resource Management Area: 6.8 mi
- Glendening Nature Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Surratt House: 4.5 mi
- Show Place Arena: 6.3 mi
- Prince George's Equestrian Center: 6.4 mi
- Billingsley House Museum: 6.8 mi
- Glendening Walking Trails at Jug Bay Nature Preserve: 7.7 mi
- Grumann F6F Hellcat: 5.6 mi
- Lockheed C-140 Jetstar: 5.8 mi
- Columbia Air Center: 6.1 mi
- Railroad Monument: 6.4 mi
- Archbishop John Carroll: 6.6 mi
- Patuxent Rural Life Museums: 6.3 mi
- The American Indian Village at Patuxent River Park: 6.5 mi
- Darnall's Chance House Museum: 6.8 mi
- Darnall's Chance House Museum: 6.8 mi
- Smithsonian NMAI Cultural Resources Center: 9.6 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 6: 9.5 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 2: 9.5 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 7: 9.5 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 8: 9.6 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 4: 9.6 mi
- East Capitol Urban Farm: 11.6 mi
- Community Garden Plots (NPS): 11.8 mi
- Ex Garden Future & MTB Pump Track: 12.1 mi
- Deanwood Garden: 13.0 mi
- IDEA Academy garden: 13.1 mi
- Patuxent Park Pavillion: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Area 14: 10.3 mi
- Picnic Area 13: 10.3 mi
- Picnic Area 12: 10.4 mi
- Picnic Area 11: 10.4 mi
- Bald Eagle Hill: 11.7 mi
- Good Hope Hill: 11.8 mi
- Hickey Hill: 14.1 mi
- Shooters Hill: 14.4 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 14.4 mi
- Brownie's Beach: 16.1 mi
- Bare Neck Shore: 17.2 mi
- Breezy Point Beach: 18.4 mi
- Fishing Shore: 19.1 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 19.2 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 11.1 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 13.9 mi
- Fairhaven Cliffs: 14.3 mi
- Roosevelt Cliffs: 17.4 mi
- Indian Springs: 18.5 mi
- Takoma Spring: 19.0 mi
- Silver Spring: 20.7 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 22.3 mi
- Wilson: 10.5 mi
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cheltenham Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Daniel | WNW 300° | 144 m | 22.4 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WNW 302° | 140 m | 21.5 mi |
| Prout Hill | WNW 296° | 137 m | 22.3 mi |
| Upton Hill | WNW 298° | 125 m | 19.9 mi |
| Point Reno | NW 317° | 123 m | 20.2 mi |
| Spy Hill | WNW 298° | 114 m | 19.3 mi |
| Munson Hill | WNW 296° | 112 m | 19.4 mi |
| Mount Alto | NW 313° | 107 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 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 | 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, 8 mi away.
- Common Box Turtle18 obs
- Painted Turtle17 obs
- American sweetgum12 obs
- Common Five-lined Skink12 obs
- American Toad11 obs
- sensitive fern11 obs
- lizard's tail10 obs
- Common Whitetail10 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/314948793
Day trips start here
- Clinton-Camp Springs · 6 mi
- Upper Marlboro · 6 mi
- Prince George's County · 7 mi
- Waldorf · 8 mi
- Suitland · 9 mi
- Fort Washington · 10 mi
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