Lois Y. Green Conservation Park
Lois Y. Green Conservation Park is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 137 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Edward DeSimon Rec Area, a park 0.6 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 7.5 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 137 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 10.9 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 12.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 12.9 mi off the Old Main Streets
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook rock, high · 12 mi
- Overlook rock, lower · 12 mi
- Washington Aqueduct Observation Platform · 13 mi
- Olmsted Island and Overlook Trail · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Edward DeSimon Rec Area: 0.6 mi
- Hunters Woods Park: 0.7 mi
- Cabin Branch Park: 0.8 mi
- Hunters Woods Local Park: 0.9 mi
- Nike Missile Local Park: 0.9 mi
- Hunters Woods Neighborhood Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Goshen Elm Conservation Park: 1.1 mi
- Mineral Springs Neighborhood Conservation Area: 1.9 mi
- Asbury "Wildlife at Work" Protected Habitat: 2.4 mi
- Washington Grove Forest Preserve - East Woods: 2.4 mi
- Gaithersburg Community Museum: 2.7 mi
- Fire Museum: 2.8 mi
- Stonestreet Museum: 6.3 mi
- Sandy Spring Slave Museum: 7.3 mi
- Mooseum: 7.7 mi
- Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory: 3.1 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 4.8 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 4.8 mi
- Inspiration Park: 5.5 mi
- Montgomery County Public Safety Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Celebración: 4.3 mi
- Hayley's World: 4.3 mi
- Cosmic Coffee: 4.3 mi
- Fruit Mural: 4.3 mi
- Synergy: 4.4 mi
- Carousel at Rio: 4.3 mi
- Oakley Cabin: 5.2 mi
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: 6.6 mi
- Cabin John Station: 9.8 mi
- Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock: 10.6 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 4.6 mi
- Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Glenview Mansion Garden: 6.5 mi
- Brighton Azalea Garden: 8.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 9.3 mi
- Oriole Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Quail Ridge: 5.3 mi
- Blue Sky Park: 6.6 mi
- Hunting Hill: 6.5 mi
- Black Hill: 7.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 13.4 mi
- Prospect Hill: 14.8 mi
- Point Reno: 16.2 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 5.2 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 5.2 mi
- Friction Wall: 21.1 mi
- Quarry (former): 21.2 mi
- Quarry (former): 21.2 mi
- Sandy Spring: 8.3 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 13.4 mi
- Silver Spring: 14.9 mi
- Takoma Spring: 16.5 mi
- Indian Springs: 19.1 mi
- Great Falls: 13.1 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 14.4 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 14.5 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 19.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 22.8 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 13.9 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 13.9 mi
- Fishing Shore: 18.7 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 22.7 mi
- Daniels: 21.2 mi
- Harmony Grove: 22.8 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 13.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lois Y. Green Conservation Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WNW 297° | 387 m | 13.4 mi |
| Waterford Peak | W 272° | 361 m | 21.7 mi |
| Pine Rock | WNW 297° | 346 m | 21.7 mi |
| Jigger Hill | NW 315° | 341 m | 24.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 278° | 235 m | 21.6 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | WSW 257° | 187 m | 24.1 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | ENE 67° | 169 m | 21.6 mi |
| The Bunker | NE 38° | 157 m | 24.5 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 | 35 | 37 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockville 1 NE, 5 mi away.
- White-tailed Deer205 obs
- Red Fox150 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel130 obs
- Northern Cardinal90 obs
- Common Box Turtle61 obs
- Eastern Bluebird58 obs
- Canada Goose55 obs
- Common Raccoon50 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/374791439
Day trips start here
- Montgomery County · 3 mi
- Gaithersburg · 4 mi
- Germantown · 5 mi
- Olney · 6 mi
- Rockville · 6 mi
- Glenmont · 10 mi
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