Patuxent River Park
Patuxent River Park is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Two Rivers Open Space, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 3.2 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- M-NCPPC
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 12.2 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
- 16.4 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 17.8 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rappe's Overlook · 11 mi
- Friction Wall Overlook · 16 mi
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 19 mi
- Viewing Area · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Two Rivers Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Lemon Bridge Road Landfill Site: 1.0 mi
- Two Rivers Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Two Rivers Open Space: 1.2 mi
- Riden - Patuxent River Greenway: 1.8 mi
- WB&A Trail: 1.1 mi
- WB&A Trail: 1.4 mi
- Patuxent River Park: 1.6 mi
- Horsepen Park: 1.8 mi
- Patuxent Ponds Park: 1.8 mi
- Old Town Bowie Welcome Center: 2.2 mi
- Bowie Railroad Museum: 2.2 mi
- Fort George G. Meade Museum: 4.5 mi
- Odenton Heritage Society Museum: 4.5 mi
- Belair Stable Museum: 4.7 mi
- National Wildlife Visitor Center: 2.3 mi
- Crofton Go Kart Raceway: 3.6 mi
- Childs Residence: 6.0 mi
- Market Stage: 9.5 mi
- Elephant Ride: 9.5 mi
- The Island at Piney Orchard: 2.8 mi
- Radichevich Garden: 10.1 mi
- Fraternity and Sorority Centennial Garden: 10.1 mi
- Gluckstern Garden: 10.4 mi
- Weber Memorial Garden: 10.4 mi
- Corey Walter: 5.9 mi
- Hamilton Cemetery: 6.4 mi
- Lake Deborah: 6.5 mi
- Lake View: 6.5 mi
- World War II Memorial: 6.8 mi
- Mother and Child Statue: 6.8 mi
- Osprey: 6.9 mi
- Site of College Park Airport: 9.7 mi
- Testudo (Comcast Center): 10.2 mi
- Bradford: 10.3 mi
- Holly Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Laurel Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Sweetgum Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Spectator Area: 9.7 mi
- Spectator Area: 9.7 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 11.4 mi
- Mount Misery: 11.8 mi
- Lawyers Hill: 12.6 mi
- Barnard Hill: 13.2 mi
- Hoover Hill: 13.2 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 10.2 mi
- Pines on the Severn Community Beach: 13.1 mi
- Lindamoor Community Beach: 13.5 mi
- Wild Rose Shores: 13.7 mi
- North Severn Beach: 15.5 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 11.6 mi
- Quarry (former): 15.7 mi
- Quarry (former): 15.8 mi
- Quarry (former): 15.9 mi
- Friction Wall: 16.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 7.7 mi
- Takoma Spring: 14.0 mi
- Silver Spring: 14.9 mi
- Sandy Spring: 15.9 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 16.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 14.2 mi
- failed mill dam: 18.5 mi
- Round Falls: 20.9 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 23.0 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 24.0 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 17.0 mi
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Patuxent River Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | N 353° | 169 m | 18.2 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 279° | 156 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 248° | 144 m | 24.7 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 247° | 140 m | 23.4 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 242° | 125 m | 23.7 mi |
| Point Reno | WSW 252° | 123 m | 18.1 mi |
| Spy Hill | WSW 241° | 114 m | 23.4 mi |
| Munson Hill | WSW 240° | 112 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:06 | 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 | 33 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenn Dale Bell STN, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/794625809
Day trips start here
- Bowie · 5 mi
- Greenbelt · 7 mi
- Laurel · 7 mi
- New Carrollton · 8 mi
- Savage · 8 mi
- Beltsville · 9 mi
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