Croom Natural Resource Management Area
Croom Natural Resource Management Area is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 34 m. Upton Hill stands 125 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Patuxent River Park III, a park 0.6 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway runs past it. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maryland Park Service
How to reach it
- On the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 7.3 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
- 9.0 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 17.3 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fort Washington Overlook · 18 mi
- Viewing Area · 21 mi
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 21 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Patuxent River Park III: 0.6 mi
- Patuxent River Park III: 0.9 mi
- Jug Bay Natural Area Camping: 0.9 mi
- Patuxent River Park Canoe Camp: 1.2 mi
- Jug Bay- Krause Property: 2.5 mi
- Columbia Air Center: 0.8 mi
- Railroad Monument: 4.4 mi
- Archbishop John Carroll: 4.4 mi
- World War I Monument: 4.4 mi
- William Beanes Gravesite: 4.6 mi
- The American Indian Village at Patuxent River Park: 1.2 mi
- Patuxent Rural Life Museums: 1.3 mi
- Darnall's Chance House Museum: 4.6 mi
- Darnall's Chance House Museum: 4.6 mi
- Bayside History Museum: 10.7 mi
- Charles Branch Conservation Park: 2.6 mi
- Billingsley Natural Resource Management Area: 2.7 mi
- Glendening Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Glendening Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Jug Bay Nature Preserve at Waysons Corner: 4.0 mi
- Billingsley House Museum: 2.7 mi
- Glendening Walking Trails at Jug Bay Nature Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Prince George's Equestrian Center: 4.0 mi
- Show Place Arena: 4.1 mi
- Surratt House: 9.4 mi
- former Confederate Soldier Benjamin Welch Owens: 5.5 mi
- Ecphora: 10.9 mi
- Cecil: 10.9 mi
- Tadpole: 10.9 mi
- Sunburst: 10.9 mi
- East Capitol Urban Farm: 13.8 mi
- Community Garden Plots (NPS): 14.8 mi
- Ex Garden Future & MTB Pump Track: 14.9 mi
- Deanwood Garden: 15.3 mi
- IDEA Academy garden: 15.4 mi
- Patuxent Park Pavillion: 0.8 mi
- Picnic Area 14: 9.8 mi
- Picnic Area 13: 9.9 mi
- Picnic Area 12: 9.9 mi
- Picnic Area 11: 9.9 mi
- Good Hope Hill: 15.0 mi
- Bald Eagle Hill: 16.1 mi
- Hickey Hill: 16.6 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 16.8 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 17.2 mi
- Brownie's Beach: 11.6 mi
- Bare Neck Shore: 12.1 mi
- Breezy Point Beach: 14.7 mi
- Triton Beach: 15.1 mi
- Selby Beach: 15.5 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 8.7 mi
- Fairhaven Cliffs: 9.1 mi
- Roosevelt Cliffs: 13.3 mi
- Roosevelt Cliffs: 13.8 mi
- Roosevelt Cliffs: 14.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 19.2 mi
- Takoma Spring: 21.4 mi
- Silver Spring: 23.1 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 24.9 mi
- Wilson: 5.4 mi
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Croom Natural Resource Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upton Hill | WNW 290° | 125 m | 24.2 mi |
| Point Reno | NW 306° | 123 m | 23.3 mi |
| Spy Hill | WNW 289° | 114 m | 23.6 mi |
| Munson Hill | WNW 288° | 112 m | 23.8 mi |
| Mount Alto | WNW 302° | 107 m | 22.2 mi |
| Camp Hill | WNW 302° | 85 m | 21.8 mi |
| Good Hope Hill | WNW 301° | 84 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mount Hamilton | NW 308° | 72 m | 17.2 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 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/314948799
Day trips start here
- Upper Marlboro · 4 mi
- Prince George's County · 9 mi
- Clinton-Camp Springs · 10 mi
- Largo · 10 mi
- Chesapeake Beach · 11 mi
- Waldorf · 12 mi
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