- Elevation, modelled
- 188 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- High Knob472 m · 20.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Antietam Campaign Byway5.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:39local time
- Coordinates
- 39.2368, -77.2406
Arora Hills Local Park is a park in Maryland, at a modelled 188 m. High Knob stands 472 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Weeping Willow Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Antietam Campaign Byway passes 5.9 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Arora Hills Local Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | NW 319° | 472 m | 20.7 mi |
| Miller Hill | NW 322° | 416 m | 24.2 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WNW 282° | 387 m | 8.4 mi |
| Ridge Hill | NW 315° | 373 m | 19.3 mi |
| Waterford Peak | W 259° | 361 m | 18.1 mi |
| Buzzard Rock | WNW 282° | 349 m | 24.7 mi |
| Pine Rock | WNW 289° | 346 m | 16.5 mi |
| White Rock | W 281° | 346 m | 24.9 mi |
- 5.9 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 6.2 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 8.9 mi off the Historic National Road - MarylandNational
- 9.6 mi off the Old Main Streets
Overlooks nearby
- East View · 8 mi
- McCormack Overlook · 8 mi
- West View · 9 mi
- Potomac Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Weeping Willow Park: 0.8 mi
- Jeane Onufry Park at Clarksburg Village: 0.8 mi
- Clarksburg Local Park: 1.5 mi
- Goshen Recreational Park: 1.5 mi
- Ridge Road Recreational Park: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Little Bennett Creek Stream Valley Park: 2.2 mi
- Waters House Special Park: 2.3 mi
- Cabin Branch Stream Valley Park: 3.1 mi
- Oak Ridge Conservation Park: 3.2 mi
- Goshen Branch Stream Valley Park: 3.4 mi
Gardens
- Butterfly Garden: 3.6 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 6.3 mi
- Community Garden: 9.0 mi
- Poolesville Community Garden: 11.3 mi
- Glenview Mansion Garden: 12.0 mi
Historic sites
- Beall Homestead: 3.6 mi
- Norwood Tobacco Barn: 3.8 mi
- Earl's Picnic Spot: 3.9 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 5.8 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 5.8 mi
Museums
- Damascus Heritage Museum: 4.2 mi
- Mooseum: 6.9 mi
- Fire Museum: 7.0 mi
- Gaithersburg Community Museum: 7.1 mi
- The W. R. Rudy Museum: 10.7 mi
Artworks
- Historic Cupola: 6.3 mi
- Historic Cupola: 6.3 mi
- Historic Cupola: 6.3 mi
- Our Lady of Fatima: 7.6 mi
- A Circle of Acanthus Leaf Chairs: 8.0 mi
Attractions
- Carousel at Rio: 8.5 mi
- Oakley Cabin: 9.8 mi
- Monocacy Aqueduct: 11.4 mi
- Thomas House: 11.7 mi
- Lock 27: 11.7 mi
Picnic sites: 50
- Blue Sky Park: 1.1 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Oriole Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Quail Ridge: 6.8 mi
Peaks: 37
- Black Hill: 4.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Hunting Hill: 10.7 mi
- Pine Rock: 16.5 mi
- Furnace Mountain: 16.9 mi
Springs: 8
- Sandy Spring: 13.6 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 15.6 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 18.9 mi
- Silver Spring: 20.5 mi
- Bootjack Spring: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 8.5 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 8.5 mi
- Sevenfoot Rock: 19.5 mi
- Friction Wall: 24.1 mi
- Quarry (former): 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Great Falls: 16.5 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 18.7 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 18.7 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 20.5 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 3
- Sycamore Beach: 17.6 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 17.6 mi
- Fishing Shore: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Harmony Grove: 17.2 mi
- Daniels: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Truck Rest Area: 9.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 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 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Damascus 3 SSW, 2 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Germantown · 4 mi
- Gaithersburg · 7 mi
- Montgomery County · 7 mi
- Olney · 11 mi
- Rockville · 12 mi
- Frederick · 15 mi
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