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Smallwood State Park

Smallwood State Park from directly overhead

Smallwood State Park is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Mount Daniel stands 144 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is General Smallwood Retreat House, a museum 0.4 miles away. Religious Freedom Byway passes 0.5 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Maryland Park Service

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.55473, -77.18393

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens: 56
  • Potomac Shores Community Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Garden Mulch Supply: 11.2 mi
  • Woodlawn Plantation Garden: 11.5 mi
  • Fruit Garden & Nursery: 11.7 mi
  • Lower Garden: 11.8 mi
Attractions: 39
Picnic sites: 23
  • Veterans Park: 7.0 mi
  • Enchanted Pond Picnic Areas (4): 8.0 mi
  • Picnic Table: 12.2 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 15.4 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 15.5 mi
Peaks: 21
  • Stretchmark Hill: 4.2 mi
  • Rose Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Ellenboro Hill: 15.6 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 15.7 mi
  • Ravens Crest: 15.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 6
  • Dolphin Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 9.6 mi
  • West Beach: 9.9 mi
  • Clifton Beach: 10.6 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 20.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 7.6 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 7.7 mi
  • Virginia Welcome Center: 23.9 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 24.2 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 24.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Coe Creek: 15.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Smallwood State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DanielN 0°144 m23.7 mi
Minor's HillN 3°140 m24.1 mi
Prout HillN 359°137 m22.6 mi
Upton HillN 5°125 m22.2 mi
Spy HillN 7°114 m21.9 mi
Munson HillN 6°112 m21.2 mi
Good Hope HillNNE 29°84 m24.7 mi
Fall HillSW 226°67 m23.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4519:5720:37
September equinox06:5718:3319:08
December solstice07:2416:1016:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373947586675797871594940
Precip in2.72.43.63.23.63.54.64.23.43.33.13.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quantico Mcas, 7 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • showy orchis25 obs
  • Common Box Turtle19 obs
  • Common Watersnake18 obs
  • Pumpkinseed18 obs
  • Virginia Springbeauty17 obs
  • bloodroot16 obs
  • mayapple15 obs
  • Jack-in-the-Pulpit15 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/314930083

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