Bohrer Park
Bohrer Park is a park in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 144 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 6.0 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 10.6 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 11.4 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 11.6 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook rock, high · 9 mi
- Overlook rock, lower · 9 mi
- Washington Aqueduct Observation Platform · 10 mi
- Olmsted Island and Overlook Trail · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory: 0.4 mi
- Inspiration Park: 2.7 mi
- Montgomery County Public Safety Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 3.6 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 3.6 mi
- Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory: 0.4 mi
- Morris Park: 0.4 mi
- Duvall Park: 0.4 mi
- Walder Park: 0.5 mi
- Christman Park: 0.5 mi
- Gaithersburg Community Museum: 0.6 mi
- Fire Museum: 0.7 mi
- Stonestreet Museum: 3.9 mi
- Glenstone Museum: 5.9 mi
- Mooseum: 6.3 mi
- Celebración: 1.0 mi
- Hayley's World: 1.0 mi
- Cosmic Coffee: 1.1 mi
- Fruit Mural: 1.1 mi
- Synergy: 1.2 mi
- Carousel at Rio: 1.0 mi
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: 4.3 mi
- Cabin John Station: 7.2 mi
- Oakley Cabin: 7.3 mi
- Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock: 7.5 mi
- Asbury "Wildlife at Work" Protected Habitat: 1.0 mi
- Washington Grove Forest Preserve - East Woods: 1.3 mi
- Mineral Springs Neighborhood Conservation Area: 1.8 mi
- Crabbs Branch Stream Valley Park: 2.7 mi
- Lake Placid Dam: 2.7 mi
- Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 3.0 mi
- Glenview Mansion Garden: 4.7 mi
- No Place Like Home: 9.3 mi
- Hawk Island: 9.8 mi
- Oriole Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Quail Ridge: 3.3 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Blue Sky Park: 8.2 mi
- Hunting Hill: 3.3 mi
- Black Hill: 6.8 mi
- Prospect Hill: 11.6 mi
- Nokes Hill: 13.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 14.0 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 8.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 8.1 mi
- Friction Wall: 23.4 mi
- Quarry (former): 23.4 mi
- Quarry (former): 23.5 mi
- Sandy Spring: 9.3 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 11.5 mi
- Silver Spring: 13.2 mi
- Takoma Spring: 14.9 mi
- Indian Springs: 18.5 mi
- Great Falls: 9.8 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 11.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 11.4 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 20.8 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 22.3 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 10.7 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 10.7 mi
- Fishing Shore: 16.1 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 19.9 mi
- Daniels: 23.9 mi
- Harmony Grove: 24.8 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 16.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bohrer Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 310° | 387 m | 14.0 mi |
| Waterford Peak | W 280° | 361 m | 20.7 mi |
| Pine Rock | NW 305° | 346 m | 22.0 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 287° | 235 m | 21.0 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | W 264° | 187 m | 22.3 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | ENE 62° | 169 m | 24.1 mi |
| Hunting Hill | S 184° | 156 m | 3.3 mi |
| Gantt Hill | S 188° | 156 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 | 07:25 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
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 | 35 | 37 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockville 1 NE, 3 mi away.
- Canada Goose164 obs
- White-tailed Deer162 obs
- Mallard151 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel133 obs
- Red Fox122 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly96 obs
- Great Blue Heron90 obs
- Northern Cardinal71 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/71369220
Day trips start here
- Montgomery County · 1 mi
- Gaithersburg · 2 mi
- Rockville · 4 mi
- Germantown · 5 mi
- Olney · 7 mi
- Potomac · 8 mi
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