Twinponds Neighborhood Conservation Area
Twinponds Neighborhood Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 133 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Spencerville Local Park, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 6.7 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Twinponds Neighborhood Conservation Area is dedicated to environmental preservation and remains undeveloped for active recreation.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montgomery Parks
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 13.8 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 13.2 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 14.8 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Spencerville Local Park: 0.1 mi
- Hopefield Neighborhood Park: 0.2 mi
- Maydale Conservation Park: 0.4 mi
- Miles Road Neighborhood Conservation Area: 1.5 mi
- Fairdale Road Neighborhood Conservation Area: 1.7 mi
- Wembrough Neighborhood Park: 0.4 mi
- Cloverly Park: 0.9 mi
- Good Hope Park: 1.0 mi
- Burtonsville Local Park: 1.2 mi
- Peachwood Neighborhood Park: 1.4 mi
- old bank vault door: 2.2 mi
- The Only Time is Now: 4.7 mi
- Osprey: 6.2 mi
- Commons Tower: 7.3 mi
- Kensington Moai: 7.4 mi
- Spectator Area: 3.3 mi
- Spectator Area: 3.3 mi
- Woodland Picnic / Campfire Area: 4.6 mi
- South Terrace: 4.8 mi
- Midtown Park Gazebo: 5.1 mi
- Sandy Spring Museum: 3.7 mi
- Brookside Nature Center: 4.6 mi
- Sandy Spring Slave Museum: 4.6 mi
- Good Knight Castle Children's Museum: 6.1 mi
- Laurel Historical Society: 6.4 mi
- Rachel Carson House: 4.5 mi
- Scott’s Cove at Rocky Gorge Reservoir: 4.8 mi
- Wheaton Carousel: 5.3 mi
- Wheaton Miniature Train: 5.4 mi
- Oakley Cabin: 7.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 4.7 mi
- Idea Garden: 4.7 mi
- Perennial Garden: 4.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 4.7 mi
- Yew Garden: 4.7 mi
- DC Sniper Victims Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Frank Lawrence Towers: 7.0 mi
- Oscar Osorio: 7.0 mi
- Simpson Mill: 7.0 mi
- Mill Race: 7.0 mi
- Hoover Hill: 11.8 mi
- Barnard Hill: 11.8 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 11.9 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 12.0 mi
- Bunker Hill: 12.0 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 9.3 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 9.3 mi
- Quarry (former): 14.6 mi
- Friction Wall: 14.6 mi
- Quarry (former): 14.6 mi
- Sandy Spring: 3.2 mi
- Silver Spring: 8.7 mi
- Indian Springs: 8.7 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.9 mi
- Takoma Spring: 9.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 15.0 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 15.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 15.6 mi
- Great Falls: 16.7 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 17.4 mi
- Fishing Shore: 15.1 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 16.7 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 16.7 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 20.4 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 22.3 mi
- Daniels: 16.7 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Twinponds Neighborhood Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WNW 295° | 387 m | 24.7 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NE 37° | 169 m | 16.1 mi |
| The Bunker | N 11° | 157 m | 24.4 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 262° | 156 m | 12.0 mi |
| Gantt Hill | SW 227° | 156 m | 18.7 mi |
| Black Hill | WNW 287° | 148 m | 18.1 mi |
| Mount Daniel | SW 217° | 144 m | 18.4 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SW 215° | 140 m | 17.3 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/374791668
Day trips start here
- Glenmont · 4 mi
- Colesville-Burtonsville · 5 mi
- Beltsville · 6 mi
- Laurel · 6 mi
- Olney · 6 mi
- Wheaton · 6 mi
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