Royce Hanson Conservation Park at Broad Run
Royce Hanson Conservation Park at Broad Run is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 82 m. Lambs Knoll stands 536 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Perkins Park, a park 2.0 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 1.1 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montgomery Parks
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 1.7 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 4.6 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 11.0 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
- Red Rock Overlook · 3 mi
- Overlook rock, lower · 9 mi
- Overlook rock, high · 9 mi
- Potomac Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Perkins Park: 2.0 mi
- Westerly Avenue Park: 2.0 mi
- Westerly Avenue Park: 2.0 mi
- Confluence Park: 2.4 mi
- Beaver Pond Park: 2.4 mi
- Lock 25: 2.1 mi
- Edwards Landing Lights: 3.6 mi
- Lock 26: Wood's Lock: 4.1 mi
- George C. Marshall's Dodona Manor: 5.5 mi
- Dodona Manor: 5.6 mi
- Poolesville Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- butterfly Garden: 6.5 mi
- butterfly garden: 6.5 mi
- Vermont Maple Garden: 8.7 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 11.5 mi
- Icehouse: 3.0 mi
- Well House: 3.1 mi
- Carriage House: 3.1 mi
- 2-chambered Granary: 3.1 mi
- Fitz A. Campbell Grave: 4.3 mi
- River Road Shale Barrens Conservation Park: 3.0 mi
- Sugarland Special Park: 4.4 mi
- Morven Park: 6.0 mi
- Bucklodge Branch Stream Valley Park: 6.7 mi
- Algonkian Regional Park: 6.8 mi
- Confederate Soldier Statue: 3.5 mi
- Red Nessie: 4.2 mi
- Noh Play: 4.2 mi
- The Space Between Us: 4.2 mi
- Momentum: 4.3 mi
- Loudoun Museum: 5.9 mi
- Winmill Carriage Museum: 6.1 mi
- Gov. Westmoreland Davis Home: 6.1 mi
- Mooseum: 8.2 mi
- Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum: 8.6 mi
- Waterford Peak: 7.1 mi
- Nokes Hill: 8.2 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Bald Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Black Hill: 9.4 mi
- Smiths Switch Station: 7.3 mi
- Nolands Ferry: 8.1 mi
- Little Picnic Island: 10.7 mi
- Quail Ridge: 11.0 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 10.2 mi
- Potts Springs: 17.9 mi
- Harris Springs: 17.9 mi
- Cooper Springs: 18.1 mi
- White Rock Spring: 21.2 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 15.7 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 15.8 mi
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 19.8 mi
- River Access: 22.1 mi
- River Access: 22.7 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 11.1 mi
- Great Falls: 14.5 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 17.9 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 18.1 mi
- Pua Falls: 24.2 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 20.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 20.8 mi
- Sevenfoot Rock: 21.8 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 22.4 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 22.5 mi
- Harmony Grove: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Royce Hanson Conservation Park at Broad Run. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs Knoll | NNW 338° | 536 m | 23.6 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | NNW 338° | 536 m | 23.6 mi |
| High Knob | N 355° | 472 m | 22.9 mi |
| Neersville | WNW 294° | 467 m | 18.2 mi |
| Maryland Heights | NW 316° | 444 m | 19.9 mi |
| Raven Rocks | W 272° | 443 m | 20.1 mi |
| Short Hill Mountain | NW 305° | 441 m | 16.3 mi |
| Signal Mountain | SW 217° | 413 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:00 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
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 | 36 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — WFO Sterling, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Ashburn · 6 mi
- Leesburg · 6 mi
- Sterling · 9 mi
- Loudoun County · 10 mi
- Germantown · 11 mi
- Gaithersburg · 12 mi
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