Walker Mill Regional Park
Walker Mill Regional Park is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 66 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Millwood Recreation Center, a park 1.0 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 1.2 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 66 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 4.3 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 9.2 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 16.0 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Viewing Area · 11 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 13 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 2 · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Millwood Recreation Center: 1.0 mi
- Greenwood Manor Community Park: 1.6 mi
- Little Washington Park: 1.6 mi
- Rollins Avenue Park: 1.9 mi
- Westphalia Neighborhood Park: 2.0 mi
- East Capitol Urban Farm: 2.8 mi
- Deanwood Garden: 4.3 mi
- Ex Garden Future & MTB Pump Track: 4.3 mi
- IDEA Academy garden: 4.3 mi
- Community Garden Plots (NPS): 4.4 mi
- Anthony Shaw: 3.3 mi
- Officer Lawrence Buckner Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Ghost Bike Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Grumann F6F Hellcat: 3.9 mi
- GSA-Photovoltaic Array: 4.0 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 8: 3.6 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 3: 3.6 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 2: 3.6 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 4: 3.6 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 6: 3.6 mi
- Watkins Regional Park: 3.9 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 4.1 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 4.4 mi
- Alger Park: 5.2 mi
- Hillcrest Park: 6.1 mi
- Smithsonian NMAI Cultural Resources Center: 4.1 mi
- Smithsonian Gardens Greenhouse: 4.2 mi
- Smithsonian Museum Support Center: 4.2 mi
- Smithsonian Institution Anacostia Community Museum: 5.9 mi
- Market Master House Historic Site: 6.0 mi
- John Gould Stephenson: 5.8 mi
- Leonard Matlovich: 5.9 mi
- Clyde Tolson: 5.9 mi
- Hoover family: 5.9 mi
- Anne Royall: 5.9 mi
- Picnic Area 12: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Area 11: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Area 13: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Area 14: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Area 10: 4.2 mi
- Good Hope Hill: 5.0 mi
- Hickey Hill: 5.6 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 5.8 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 6.3 mi
- Barnard Hill: 7.2 mi
- Fishing Shore: 12.6 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 15.1 mi
- Bare Neck Shore: 17.9 mi
- Wild Rose Shores: 19.2 mi
- Selby Beach: 19.4 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 18.6 mi
- Fairhaven Cliffs: 19.1 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 20.8 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.1 mi
- Takoma Spring: 10.2 mi
- Silver Spring: 11.9 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 13.8 mi
- Sandy Spring: 20.4 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 18.8 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 19.2 mi
- Great Falls: 22.4 mi
- Wilson: 16.0 mi
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Walker Mill Regional Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 281° | 156 m | 19.9 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 310° | 156 m | 23.1 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 277° | 144 m | 17.0 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 279° | 140 m | 15.7 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 281° | 140 m | 20.4 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 273° | 137 m | 17.4 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 271° | 125 m | 14.9 mi |
| Point Reno | WNW 297° | 123 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 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 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Upper Marlboro 3 NNW, 6 mi away.
- Domestic Cat32 obs
- Common Box Turtle27 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel25 obs
- Northern Cardinal23 obs
- Northern Mockingbird20 obs
- purple pitcher plant20 obs
- American Robin16 obs
- White-tailed Deer13 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/242779057
Day trips start here
- Largo · 2 mi
- Prince George's County · 3 mi
- Suitland · 3 mi
- Washington, D.C./Anacostia · 5 mi
- Clinton-Camp Springs · 6 mi
- Hyattsville · 7 mi
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