Calverton Park
Calverton Park is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 78 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Calverton-Galway Local Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 2.6 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 78 m
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 12.9 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 13.9 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 13.9 mi off the Booth's Escape
Overlooks nearby
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 2 · 13 mi
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 13 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 13 mi
- Viewing Area · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Calverton-Galway Local Park: 0.9 mi
- Cross Creek Club Local Park: 1.0 mi
- East Fairland Park: 1.1 mi
- Tanglewood Neighborhood Park: 1.1 mi
- Beltsville North Park: 1.2 mi
- Calverton Neighborhood Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
- Fairdale Road Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.5 mi
- Duvall Road Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.6 mi
- Miles Road Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.9 mi
- Blue Ponds Park: 3.5 mi
- Spectator Area: 1.5 mi
- Spectator Area: 1.6 mi
- Sweetgum Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Holly Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Laurel Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Good Knight Castle Children's Museum: 1.9 mi
- Montpelier House Museum: 4.9 mi
- Brookside Nature Center: 5.2 mi
- College Park Aviation Museum: 5.4 mi
- Laurel Historical Society: 5.6 mi
- Rachel Carson House: 3.5 mi
- LEAFHouse: 3.9 mi
- Wheaton Miniature Train: 5.8 mi
- Wheaton Carousel: 5.8 mi
- Scott’s Cove at Rocky Gorge Reservoir: 5.9 mi
- College Park Veterans Memorial: 4.0 mi
- World War II Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Point of Failure: 5.0 mi
- Hamilton Cemetery: 5.2 mi
- Site of College Park Airport: 5.3 mi
- Community Learning Garden: 4.4 mi
- Gluckstern Garden: 4.5 mi
- Weber Memorial Garden: 4.5 mi
- Dessie M Moxley Gardens: 4.6 mi
- The Survivor Garden: 4.7 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 8.1 mi
- Barnard Hill: 8.3 mi
- Hoover Hill: 8.3 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 8.6 mi
- Bunker Hill: 8.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 13.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 13.6 mi
- Quarry (former): 16.2 mi
- Quarry (former): 16.2 mi
- Quarry (former): 16.3 mi
- Fishing Shore: 13.2 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 17.1 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 17.2 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 18.4 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 19.7 mi
- Indian Springs: 4.5 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.8 mi
- Takoma Spring: 6.8 mi
- Sandy Spring: 7.4 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.9 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 15.2 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 15.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 16.1 mi
- Great Falls: 17.5 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 20.5 mi
- Daniels: 19.1 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Calverton Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | NNE 24° | 169 m | 18.1 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 278° | 156 m | 14.2 mi |
| Gantt Hill | WSW 241° | 156 m | 18.3 mi |
| Black Hill | WNW 295° | 148 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mount Daniel | SW 231° | 144 m | 17.2 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SW 229° | 140 m | 15.9 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WSW 241° | 140 m | 18.9 mi |
| Prout Hill | SW 229° | 137 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| 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, 2 mi away.
- Pond Slider389 obs
- Black Vulture156 obs
- Turkey Vulture140 obs
- Great Blue Heron95 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird88 obs
- Painted Turtle69 obs
- Hooded Merganser60 obs
- White-tailed Deer58 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/603066324
Day trips start here
- Beltsville · 2 mi
- Colesville-Burtonsville · 3 mi
- Berwyn Heights · 4 mi
- Capital Region · 5 mi
- College Park · 5 mi
- Greenbelt · 5 mi
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