Atholton Park
Atholton Park is a park in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 98 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Martin Road Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 4.4 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 6.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 14.6 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 15.1 mi off the National Historic Seaport
Overlooks nearby
- Friction Wall Overlook · 7 mi
- Rappe's Overlook · 9 mi
- Putney's Bridge · 10 mi
- Old quarry filled with trash · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Martin Road Park: 0.3 mi
- Holiday Hills Park: 0.7 mi
- Lake Elkhorn Park: 1.3 mi
- Color Burst Park: 1.4 mi
- Dickinson Park: 1.4 mi
- Bear Statues: 1.4 mi
- Azlon: 1.5 mi
- "Family" Statue: 2.4 mi
- Commons Tower: 4.2 mi
- old bank vault door: 6.3 mi
- Simpson Mill: 1.5 mi
- Mill Race: 1.6 mi
- Old Quarry Works: 3.6 mi
- Old Savage Dam Gates: 3.9 mi
- Former Canal Gates: 3.9 mi
- Children's Garden: 1.5 mi
- Annie's Garden: 1.5 mi
- Columbia Gardeners Elkhorn: 2.0 mi
- Columbia Gardeners Elkhorn: 2.0 mi
- Long Reach Community Gardens: 3.0 mi
- Robinson Nature Center: 1.6 mi
- Collins Property: 3.1 mi
- Md School For The Deaf Fca: 4.2 mi
- Autumn Overlook: 6.5 mi
- Howard County Conservancy at Belmont: 7.1 mi
- Howard County Center of African-American Culture: 2.6 mi
- Howard County Center of African American Culture: 2.6 mi
- Laurel Historical Society: 5.3 mi
- Ellicott City Colored School: 6.5 mi
- Museum of Howard County History: 6.7 mi
- Scott’s Cove at Rocky Gorge Reservoir: 3.8 mi
- Tardis: 5.7 mi
- Main Street Ballroom: 6.7 mi
- Nature Center: 7.7 mi
- Dogwood Wall: 9.8 mi
- Midtown Park Gazebo: 2.8 mi
- Orange Grove Area: 7.3 mi
- Hilton Shelters: 7.7 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 8.1 mi
- Avalon Area: 8.1 mi
- Lawyers Hill: 7.7 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 8.4 mi
- Federal Hill: 15.2 mi
- Prospect Hill: 15.4 mi
- Bend Hill: 15.7 mi
- Quarry (former): 6.7 mi
- Quarry (former): 6.7 mi
- Friction Wall: 6.7 mi
- Quarry (former): 6.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 11.9 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 18.6 mi
- Pines on the Severn Community Beach: 22.0 mi
- Fishing Shore: 22.7 mi
- Lindamoor Community Beach: 22.9 mi
- Dog Beach: 23.7 mi
- Sandy Spring: 8.8 mi
- Indian Springs: 12.9 mi
- Crises Spring: 15.3 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 15.4 mi
- Silver Spring: 16.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 7.2 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 11.5 mi
- failed mill dam: 12.9 mi
- Round Falls: 15.7 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 23.1 mi
- Daniels: 9.4 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 17.9 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Atholton Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Hill | NNE 29° | 200 m | 21.5 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NNE 25° | 191 m | 22.9 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNE 26° | 169 m | 8.4 mi |
| The Bunker | N 356° | 157 m | 18.7 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WSW 249° | 156 m | 19.1 mi |
| Abell Ridge | NE 39° | 155 m | 20.0 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NE 49° | 151 m | 23.0 mi |
| Black Hill | W 270° | 148 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:06 | 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, 7 mi away.
- Pond Slider225 obs
- White-tailed Deer170 obs
- Great Blue Heron161 obs
- American Toad154 obs
- Red-shouldered Hawk148 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail144 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee123 obs
- Northern Cardinal118 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/147302049
Day trips start here
- Columbia · 4 mi
- Savage · 4 mi
- Laurel · 6 mi
- Ellicott City · 7 mi
- Hanover · 8 mi
- Patapsco Valley State Park · 9 mi
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