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Aquila Scott Park

Aquila Scott Park from directly overhead

Aquila Scott Park is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 87 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bynum Run Pond Fish Management Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway passes 5.3 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
87 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.53787, -76.32928

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Bynum Run Park: 0.2 mi
  • Rockfield Park: 0.5 mi
  • Homestead Park: 0.5 mi
  • Majors Choice Park: 0.7 mi
  • Governor Bradford Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks
  • Berrilicious (HoH): 0.6 mi
  • Maryland, My Maryland (HoH): 0.7 mi
  • Heroes (HoH): 0.9 mi
  • The Heart of Harford (HoH): 1.0 mi
  • Maxey and Me: 1.0 mi
Gardens
  • Evergreen Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Shade Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Gazebo Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Xeriscape Garden: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Peaks: 44
Attractions: 37
  • Sandy Hook Speedway: 6.4 mi
  • Deer Creek Rapids @ Rocks (Class III): 8.1 mi
  • Willow Grove Barn: 14.3 mi
  • Spring House: 14.3 mi
  • Northampton Furnace: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Green Quarry: 10.9 mi
  • The Eye: 12.6 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 13.4 mi
  • Wildcat Point: 13.5 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 14.1 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • Rock Ridge Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
  • Wilson's Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
  • Hills Grove Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
  • Deer Creek Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
  • Pecos Tent: 19.0 mi
Beaches: 7
Springs: 4
  • Marble Springs: 13.9 mi
  • Black Barren Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 22.3 mi
  • Crises Spring: 22.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillWNW 288°233 m21.8 mi
Ivy HillWSW 254°200 m19.2 mi
Oregon RidgeW 260°191 m19.3 mi
Abell RidgeWSW 242°155 m18.4 mi
Satyr HillSW 231°151 m14.7 mi
Cherry HillSW 236°149 m7.4 mi
Cub HillSW 230°147 m13.4 mi
Luskins HillSW 233°144 m15.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:17
June solstice05:3919:5620:37
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:2316:0316:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643546372777569574638
Precip in3.32.84.13.54.04.34.84.24.84.23.33.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aberdeen Phillips FLD, 10 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Monarch57 obs
  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail46 obs
  • American Toad41 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly41 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel36 obs
  • Huron Skipper35 obs
  • Western Honey Bee31 obs
  • House Sparrow30 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/548496795

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