Maydale Conservation Park
Maydale Conservation Park is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 124 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Hopefield Neighborhood Park, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 6.3 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Maydale Conservation Park, a parcel of land dedicated to environmental preservation, is home to the Maydale Nature Classroom, two ponds, and one of the best quality streams in Montgomery County.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montgomery Parks
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 13.6 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 13.0 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 14.6 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Hopefield Neighborhood Park: 0.3 mi
- Twinponds Neighborhood Conservation Area: 0.4 mi
- Spencerville Local Park: 0.6 mi
- Miles Road Neighborhood Conservation Area: 1.2 mi
- Fairdale Road Neighborhood Conservation Area: 1.3 mi
- Wembrough Neighborhood Park: 0.6 mi
- Good Hope Park: 0.8 mi
- Cloverly Park: 1.1 mi
- Burtonsville Local Park: 1.3 mi
- Peachwood Neighborhood Park: 1.4 mi
- old bank vault door: 2.1 mi
- The Only Time is Now: 4.6 mi
- Osprey: 6.0 mi
- Kensington Moai: 7.2 mi
- Bear Bench: 7.4 mi
- Spectator Area: 2.9 mi
- Spectator Area: 3.0 mi
- Woodland Picnic / Campfire Area: 4.4 mi
- South Terrace: 4.7 mi
- Spectator Area: 5.0 mi
- Sandy Spring Museum: 4.1 mi
- Brookside Nature Center: 4.5 mi
- Sandy Spring Slave Museum: 5.1 mi
- Good Knight Castle Children's Museum: 5.7 mi
- Laurel Historical Society: 6.2 mi
- Rachel Carson House: 4.2 mi
- Scott’s Cove at Rocky Gorge Reservoir: 4.8 mi
- Wheaton Carousel: 5.2 mi
- Wheaton Miniature Train: 5.2 mi
- LEAFHouse: 7.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 4.5 mi
- Idea Garden: 4.6 mi
- Perennial Garden: 4.6 mi
- Rose Garden: 4.6 mi
- Yew Garden: 4.6 mi
- DC Sniper Victims Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Frank Lawrence Towers: 6.9 mi
- Oscar Osorio: 7.0 mi
- Abandoned Gaynor Road bridge: 7.2 mi
- Simpson Mill: 7.2 mi
- Hoover Hill: 11.4 mi
- Barnard Hill: 11.4 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 11.5 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 11.6 mi
- Bunker Hill: 11.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 9.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 9.8 mi
- Quarry (former): 14.7 mi
- Quarry (former): 14.7 mi
- Friction Wall: 14.7 mi
- Sandy Spring: 3.6 mi
- Indian Springs: 8.3 mi
- Silver Spring: 8.4 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.7 mi
- Takoma Spring: 9.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 15.1 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 15.1 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 15.5 mi
- Great Falls: 16.7 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 17.7 mi
- Fishing Shore: 14.9 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 16.6 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 16.7 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 20.1 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 22.0 mi
- Daniels: 16.9 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Maydale Conservation Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | NE 35° | 169 m | 16.3 mi |
| The Bunker | N 11° | 157 m | 24.7 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 264° | 156 m | 12.1 mi |
| Gantt Hill | SW 229° | 156 m | 18.6 mi |
| Black Hill | WNW 288° | 148 m | 18.4 mi |
| Mount Daniel | SW 218° | 144 m | 18.2 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SW 216° | 140 m | 17.1 mi |
| Freedom Hill | SW 229° | 140 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 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 | 37 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurel 3 W, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/374791478
Day trips start here
- Colesville-Burtonsville · 4 mi
- Glenmont · 4 mi
- Beltsville · 5 mi
- Laurel · 6 mi
- Olney · 6 mi
- Wheaton · 6 mi
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