Nature reserve · Maryland
Sugarland Special Park
Sugarland Special Park is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 97 m. Neersville stands 467 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoewing Park, a park 2.2 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montgomery County Parks
How to reach it
Coordinates39.10247, -77.38670
- On the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 3.4 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 7.4 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 8.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook rock, lower · 4 mi
- Overlook rock, high · 4 mi
- Red Rock Overlook · 6 mi
- Washington Aqueduct Observation Platform · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Hoewing Park: 2.2 mi
- E. E. Halmos Park: 2.5 mi
- Beaver Pond Park: 2.5 mi
- Bodmer Park: 2.6 mi
- Dry Seneca Creek Park: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
- River Road Shale Barrens Conservation Park: 2.9 mi
- Algonkian Regional Park: 3.1 mi
- Berryville Road Neighborhood Conservation Area: 3.5 mi
- Royce Hanson Conservation Park at Broad Run: 4.4 mi
- Bucklodge Branch Stream Valley Park: 5.4 mi
Historic sites
- Seneca Quarry: 3.2 mi
- The River of Blood: 3.9 mi
- The Cliff Bland Recreation Area: 4.9 mi
- Darnestown Confederate Visit: 4.9 mi
- Fitz A. Campbell Grave: 6.3 mi
Attractions
- Lock 24: Rileys Lock: 3.4 mi
- Lock 23: Violettes Lock: 4.0 mi
- Lock 25: 4.6 mi
- Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock: 6.2 mi
- Edwards Landing Lights: 7.5 mi
Gardens
- Poolesville Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Vermont Maple Garden: 5.5 mi
- butterfly garden: 7.2 mi
- butterfly Garden: 7.2 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 8.1 mi
Artworks
- Comet Gazebo: 4.6 mi
- Butterfly: 4.7 mi
- The Space Between Us: 4.7 mi
- Water Wall: 4.7 mi
- Red Nessie: 4.7 mi
Museums
- Mooseum: 5.4 mi
- Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum: 6.0 mi
- Glenstone Museum: 7.9 mi
- Herndon Depot Museum: 9.1 mi
- Reston Museum: 9.6 mi
Peaks
- Nokes Hill: 5.6 mi
- Black Hill: 7.5 mi
- Stony Hill: 9.9 mi
- Hunting Hill: 10.2 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 11.1 mi
Picnic sites
- Smiths Switch Station: 6.5 mi
- Quail Ridge: 7.5 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Oriole Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
Springs: 9
- Kanawha Spring: 13.9 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 18.7 mi
- Sandy Spring: 19.8 mi
- Silver Spring: 20.7 mi
- Potts Springs: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 5
- Sycamore Beach: 11.4 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 11.5 mi
- Fishing Shore: 20.4 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 21.8 mi
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 24.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Great Falls: 10.2 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 11.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 13.6 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 17.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 17.9 mi
- Sevenfoot Rock: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Truck Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 21.1 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Harmony Grove: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Sugarland Special Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neersville | WNW 295° | 467 m | 22.6 mi |
| Maryland Heights | NW 313° | 444 m | 24.2 mi |
| Raven Rocks | W 276° | 443 m | 24.2 mi |
| Short Hill Mountain | NW 304° | 441 m | 20.7 mi |
| Signal Mountain | SW 228° | 413 m | 22.8 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | N 358° | 387 m | 11.1 mi |
| White Rock | SW 229° | 387 m | 22.8 mi |
| Chestnut Peak | SW 227° | 374 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:00 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/374791649
Day trips start here
- Ashburn · 7 mi
- Sterling · 7 mi
- Gaithersburg · 9 mi
- Germantown · 9 mi
- Great Falls · 9 mi
- Herndon · 9 mi
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