- Elevation, modelled
- 75 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Chestnut Hill169 m · 24.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- George Washington Memorial Parkway5.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 39.0028, -77.0655
Woodend Nature Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled 75 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Ice House, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 5.2 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Nature reserve and rentable mansion owned by Nature Forward, previously known as the Audubon Naturalist Society
- Operated by
- Nature Forward
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Woodend Nature Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | NE 35° | 169 m | 24.8 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 309° | 156 m | 9.1 mi |
| Gantt Hill | WSW 239° | 156 m | 10.5 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 316° | 148 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mount Daniel | SW 221° | 144 m | 9.6 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SW 216° | 140 m | 8.5 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WSW 240° | 140 m | 11.0 mi |
| Prout Hill | SW 219° | 137 m | 10.8 mi |
- 5.2 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 6.1 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 4.7 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 9.0 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Ice House: 0.0 mi
- World War II Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Photo captions: 1.9 mi
- The Centennial Anchor: 1.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Pond Classroom: 0.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 10: 2.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 9: 2.4 mi
- Picnic Grove 8: 2.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 7: 2.7 mi
- Five Senses Garden: 0.0 mi
- Hemlock Grove: 0.1 mi
- Rain Garden: 0.1 mi
- Learning Garden: 0.1 mi
- Hawk Island: 1.6 mi
- Jones Mill Road Neighborhood Park: 0.5 mi
- Ray's Meadow Local Park: 0.6 mi
- North Chevy Chase Park: 0.8 mi
- Rosemary Hills-Lyttonsville Local Park: 0.8 mi
- Meadowbrook Local Park: 1.0 mi
- Angel Moroni: 0.8 mi
- Grief of Cyporissus: 0.8 mi
- Justice: 0.9 mi
- Minerva: 0.9 mi
- linden lane 2403: 0.9 mi
- National Museum of Health and Medicine: 0.8 mi
- National Museum of Health and Medicine: 0.8 mi
- KID Museum: 2.1 mi
- Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium: 3.0 mi
- Dopamine Land: 3.1 mi
- Forest Glen Historic Railroad Station: 1.0 mi
- Wheaton Miniature Train: 3.6 mi
- Wheaton Carousel: 3.6 mi
- Rachel Carson House: 4.6 mi
- Lock 7: 4.8 mi
- Point Reno: 3.6 mi
- Linnean Hill: 4.7 mi
- Jackson Hill: 5.5 mi
- Mount Alto: 5.5 mi
- Camp Hill: 5.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 14.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 14.7 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 16.0 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Quarry (former): 23.2 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 7.4 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 7.8 mi
- Great Falls: 10.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 23.5 mi
- Coe Creek: 24.9 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 0.2 mi
- Silver Spring: 2.2 mi
- Takoma Spring: 3.8 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.2 mi
- Sandy Spring: 9.8 mi
- Fishing Shore: 6.5 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 9.5 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 9.5 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 11.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 5 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Bethesda · 2 mi
- Kensington · 2 mi
- Silver Spring · 2 mi
- Wheaton · 3 mi
- Capital Region · 4 mi
- Takoma Park · 4 mi
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