- Elevation, modelled
- 79 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf Mountain387 m · 22.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- George Washington Memorial Parkway1.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 38.9836, -77.1716
Butterfly Garden is a park in Maryland, at a modelled 79 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Carderock Springs Neighborhood Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.3 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Butterfly Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 328° | 387 m | 22.6 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | WNW 288° | 187 m | 24.6 mi |
| Gantt Hill | SW 219° | 156 m | 5.2 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 349° | 156 m | 7.1 mi |
| Black Hill | NNW 334° | 148 m | 15.6 mi |
| Mount Daniel | S 186° | 144 m | 6.0 mi |
| Minor's Hill | S 173° | 140 m | 5.6 mi |
| Freedom Hill | SW 223° | 140 m | 5.7 mi |
- 1.3 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 2.3 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 0.7 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 13.5 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stubblefield Falls Overlook · 2 mi
- Scott's Run Falls · 2 mi
- Overlook 1 · 3 mi
- Overlook 2 · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ruins of Worker's Houses for Nearby Quarries: 0.8 mi
- Burling Defenders: 2.0 mi
- Crystal Pool: 2.1 mi
- Memorial Garden: 2.6 mi
- Nathan Hale Statue: 2.7 mi
- Aire picnic: 0.9 mi
- Booze Creek Stream Valley Park: 1.0 mi
- Concord Local Park: 1.1 mi
- Clara Barton Center for Children: 1.2 mi
- Rapley Preserve Park: 1.5 mi
- Carderock, Chesapeake & Ohio National Historic Park: 1.7 mi
- Olney Park: 4.9 mi
- Pond Classroom: 5.8 mi
- Fletcher's Cove: 5.9 mi
- Composer's Cottage Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Clara Barton House: 2.0 mi
- Ratner Museum: 3.7 mi
- KID Museum: 4.1 mi
- Dopamine Land: 4.9 mi
- Josiah Henson Museum: 4.9 mi
- A-12 Oxcart: 2.4 mi
- Kryptos: 2.6 mi
- Sky Horizon Sculpture: 3.9 mi
- Bethesda Walkaround: 3.9 mi
- Synergy III: 3.9 mi
- Topaz House West Garden: 4.4 mi
- Topaz House East Garden: 4.4 mi
- Capital One Sculpture Garden: 4.6 mi
- Friendship Garden: 5.3 mi
- Margaret's Garden: 5.3 mi
- Prospect Hill: 3.7 mi
- Gantt Hill: 5.2 mi
- Point Reno: 5.6 mi
- Minor's Hill: 5.6 mi
- Freedom Hill: 5.7 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 1.6 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 2.0 mi
- Great Falls: 4.5 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 19.2 mi
- Coe Creek: 20.5 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 5.9 mi
- Silver Spring: 7.7 mi
- Takoma Spring: 9.0 mi
- Sandy Spring: 13.5 mi
- Indian Springs: 15.0 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 3.6 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 3.7 mi
- Fishing Shore: 6.4 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 9.5 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 16.4 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 16.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 16.6 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 21.1 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 21.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 4 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- McLean · 3 mi
- Potomac · 3 mi
- Bethesda · 4 mi
- Arlington (Virginia)/Far North · 5 mi
- Tysons · 5 mi
- Great Falls · 6 mi
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