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Little Bennett Creek Stream Valley Park

Little Bennett Creek Stream Valley Park from directly overhead

Little Bennett Creek Stream Valley Park is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Salamander Rock stands 562 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is John Haines Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Antietam Campaign Byway passes 6.0 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Little Bennett Creek Stream Valley Park remains undeveloped for active recreation.

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Coordinates39.26897, -77.24222

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Gardens
Historic sites
  • Beall Homestead: 2.0 mi
  • Norwood Tobacco Barn: 2.4 mi
  • Earl's Picnic Spot: 2.9 mi
  • Parr's Spring Marker: 7.1 mi
  • P: 7.1 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Thomas House: 10.1 mi
  • Gambrill House: 10.2 mi
  • Gambrill Mill: 10.3 mi
  • Carousel at Rio: 10.7 mi
  • Best Secondary House: 10.9 mi
Museums: 55
  • Damascus Heritage Museum: 2.6 mi
  • The W. R. Rudy Museum: 8.8 mi
  • Mount Airy Museum: 8.8 mi
  • Mooseum: 8.8 mi
  • Fire Museum: 9.1 mi
Picnic sites: 47
  • Blue Sky Park: 2.3 mi
  • Chickadee Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
  • Pines Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
  • Oriole Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
  • Quail Ridge: 9.0 mi
Peaks: 28
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 7
  • Sandy Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Kanawha Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Bootjack Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Spout Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Great Falls: 18.8 mi
  • McKeldin Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Stubblefield Falls: 20.9 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Sycamore Beach: 19.8 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 19.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Truck Rest Area: 7.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little Bennett Creek Stream Valley Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Salamander RockNNW 328°562 m25.0 mi
Lambs KnollWNW 301°536 m24.0 mi
Lambs KnollWNW 301°536 m24.0 mi
High KnobNW 315°472 m19.0 mi
Short Hill MountainW 270°441 m24.9 mi
Miller HillNW 319°416 m22.5 mi
Sugarloaf MountainW 267°387 m8.1 mi
Ridge HillNW 310°373 m17.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4319:5920:40
September equinox06:5718:3219:08
December solstice07:2616:0716:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442536371757467564537
Precip in3.43.04.03.64.44.74.54.24.84.03.53.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Damascus 3 SSW, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/374791430

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