Goshen Branch Stream Valley Park
Goshen Branch Stream Valley Park is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 114 m. High Knob stands 472 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Milton M. Kaufmann Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 7.2 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 114 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montgomery Parks
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 8.9 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 10.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 10.8 mi off the Old Main Streets
Overlooks nearby
- East View · 11 mi
- McCormack Overlook · 12 mi
- Potomac Overlook · 12 mi
- West View · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Milton M. Kaufmann Park: 0.7 mi
- William Hurley Park: 1.0 mi
- Apple Ridge Recreation Area: 1.6 mi
- Edward DeSimon Rec Area: 1.8 mi
- Stewartown Local Park: 1.8 mi
- Hunters Woods Neighborhood Conservation Area: 1.8 mi
- Goshen Elm Conservation Park: 2.3 mi
- Lois Y. Green Conservation Park: 2.4 mi
- Waters House Special Park: 3.6 mi
- Asbury "Wildlife at Work" Protected Habitat: 4.1 mi
- Gaithersburg Community Museum: 4.5 mi
- Fire Museum: 4.5 mi
- Damascus Heritage Museum: 5.7 mi
- Mooseum: 7.3 mi
- Stonestreet Museum: 8.6 mi
- Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory: 4.8 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 4.9 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 4.9 mi
- Inspiration Park: 6.6 mi
- Beall Homestead: 6.9 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 5.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.9 mi
- Community Garden: 7.1 mi
- Glenview Mansion Garden: 8.9 mi
- Brighton Azalea Garden: 9.8 mi
- Historic Cupola: 5.3 mi
- Historic Cupola: 5.3 mi
- Historic Cupola: 5.3 mi
- Hayley's World: 6.1 mi
- Cosmic Coffee: 6.1 mi
- Carousel at Rio: 6.1 mi
- Oakley Cabin: 6.6 mi
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: 8.9 mi
- Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock: 11.8 mi
- Cabin John Station: 12.1 mi
- Blue Sky Park: 4.4 mi
- Oriole Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Quail Ridge: 5.8 mi
- Black Hill: 5.9 mi
- Hunting Hill: 8.4 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 11.5 mi
- Prospect Hill: 16.7 mi
- Nokes Hill: 17.0 mi
- Sandy Spring: 10.2 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 15.8 mi
- Silver Spring: 17.3 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 18.6 mi
- Takoma Spring: 18.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 5.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 5.7 mi
- Friction Wall: 21.7 mi
- Quarry (former): 21.8 mi
- Quarry (former): 21.9 mi
- Great Falls: 14.8 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 16.4 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 16.5 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 19.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 23.6 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 15.7 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 15.7 mi
- Fishing Shore: 21.0 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 24.9 mi
- Harmony Grove: 20.4 mi
- Daniels: 21.5 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 11.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Goshen Branch Stream Valley Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | NW 318° | 472 m | 24.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WNW 290° | 387 m | 11.5 mi |
| Ridge Hill | NW 314° | 373 m | 22.7 mi |
| Waterford Peak | W 266° | 361 m | 20.5 mi |
| Pine Rock | WNW 293° | 346 m | 19.7 mi |
| Jigger Hill | NW 313° | 341 m | 22.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 272° | 235 m | 20.3 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNW 342° | 203 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:07 | 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, 5 mi away.
- White-tailed Deer76 obs
- Red Fox51 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel48 obs
- Canada Goose46 obs
- Northern Cardinal43 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle30 obs
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage29 obs
- common milkweed27 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/374791337
Day trips start here
- Germantown · 4 mi
- Gaithersburg · 5 mi
- Montgomery County · 5 mi
- Olney · 8 mi
- Rockville · 9 mi
- Glenmont · 12 mi
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