Park · Maryland
Buddy Attick Lake Park
Buddy Attick Lake Park is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 38 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 38 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Greenbelt Recreation
- Access
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates39.00383, -76.88647
- 0.7 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 11.0 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 12.1 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 14.8 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 12 mi
- Viewing Area · 13 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 13 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 2 · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Buddy Attick Lake Park: 0.1 mi
- Firefly Sanctuary: 0.5 mi
- Basin - Indian Creek Trail: 1.4 mi
- Schrom Hills Lake Park: 1.4 mi
- Hudgins Park: 1.5 mi
Artworks
- Mother and Child Statue: 0.6 mi
- Site of College Park Airport: 2.6 mi
- Testudo (Comcast Center): 3.0 mi
- Bradford: 3.1 mi
- Statue of Frederick Douglass: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
- World War II Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Hamilton Cemetery: 1.0 mi
- College Park Veterans Memorial: 2.4 mi
- College Park Airport: 2.6 mi
- Site of College Park Airport: 2.6 mi
Picnic sites
- Holly Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
- Sweetgum Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
- Laurel Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
- Spectator Area: 5.6 mi
- Spectator Area: 5.6 mi
Museums
- Good Knight Castle Children's Museum: 2.6 mi
- College Park Aviation Museum: 2.6 mi
- Montpelier House Museum: 4.7 mi
- Market Master House Historic Site: 5.3 mi
- Marietta House Museum: 5.3 mi
Gardens
- Fraternity and Sorority Centennial Garden: 2.9 mi
- Radichevich Garden: 3.0 mi
- Gluckstern Garden: 3.1 mi
- Weber Memorial Garden: 3.1 mi
- Peace Garden: 3.1 mi
Attractions
- LEAFHouse: 3.0 mi
- National Wildlife Visitor Center: 4.9 mi
- Rachel Carson House: 6.8 mi
- Scott’s Cove at Rocky Gorge Reservoir: 9.0 mi
- Wheaton Miniature Train: 9.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Blue Ponds Park: 3.9 mi
- Glenn Dale Estates Park: 5.4 mi
- Calverton Neighborhood Conservation Area: 5.8 mi
- Lemon Bridge Road Landfill Site: 6.5 mi
- Duvall Road Neighborhood Conservation Area: 7.0 mi
Peaks: 35
- Lowndes Hill: 5.1 mi
- Barnard Hill: 6.4 mi
- Hoover Hill: 6.4 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 7.0 mi
- Bunker Hill: 7.2 mi
Beaches: 19
- Fishing Shore: 13.0 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 17.4 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 17.8 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 19.0 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Rosier Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 18.0 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 18.1 mi
- Quarry (former): 18.5 mi
- Quarry (former): 18.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Stubblefield Falls: 16.8 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 17.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 17.8 mi
- Great Falls: 19.7 mi
- failed mill dam: 23.1 mi
Springs: 5
- Indian Springs: 0.5 mi
- Takoma Spring: 6.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 7.7 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 9.5 mi
- Sandy Spring: 11.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Hawkins Point Light: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buddy Attick Lake Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | NNE 13° | 169 m | 20.7 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WNW 289° | 156 m | 17.6 mi |
| Gantt Hill | WSW 254° | 156 m | 19.4 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 245° | 144 m | 17.5 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 245° | 140 m | 16.2 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WSW 254° | 140 m | 20.0 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 243° | 137 m | 18.5 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 237° | 125 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:07 | 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 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beltsville, 3 mi away.
- American sweetgum145 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail145 obs
- American Robin134 obs
- mountain laurel126 obs
- Huron Skipper119 obs
- Silver-spotted Skipper115 obs
- White-throated Sparrow102 obs
- American holly101 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/552168643
Day trips start here
- Greenbelt · 0 mi
- Berwyn Heights · 2 mi
- Beltsville · 3 mi
- College Park · 3 mi
- New Carrollton · 3 mi
- Hyattsville · 5 mi
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