Centennial Park
Centennial Park is a park in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 105 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Covenant Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 2.4 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 7.5 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 13.3 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 13.5 mi off the National Historic Seaport
Overlooks nearby
- Friction Wall Overlook · 4 mi
- Putney's Bridge · 6 mi
- Old quarry filled with trash · 6 mi
- Cliff overlooking Quarry Lake · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Covenant Park: 0.6 mi
- Cedar Lane Park: 1.6 mi
- Joanne Moroney Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
- Columbia SportsPark and SkatePark: 1.9 mi
- Lake Kittamaqundi Park: 1.9 mi
- Howard County Center of African American Culture: 1.4 mi
- Howard County Center of African-American Culture: 1.4 mi
- Ellicott City Colored School: 3.3 mi
- Museum of Howard County History: 3.8 mi
- Ellicott Mills Children's Museum: 3.8 mi
- "Family" Statue: 1.7 mi
- Azlon: 2.4 mi
- Commons Tower: 4.7 mi
- Bear Statues: 5.1 mi
- Forum: 7.8 mi
- St. John’s Episcopal Church: 2.7 mi
- The National Road: 3.7 mi
- Ellicott's Mills: 4.0 mi
- Mill Race: 4.1 mi
- Simpson Mill: 4.1 mi
- Long Reach Community Gardens: 3.5 mi
- Long Reach Community Gardens: 3.5 mi
- Shipley's Grant Garden: 3.7 mi
- Columbia Gardeners Elkhorn: 3.9 mi
- Columbia Gardeners Elkhorn: 4.0 mi
- Main Street Ballroom: 3.7 mi
- Tardis: 5.2 mi
- Nature Center: 6.2 mi
- Dogwood Wall: 6.2 mi
- Scott’s Cove at Rocky Gorge Reservoir: 7.6 mi
- David Force Community Park: 3.7 mi
- Robinson Nature Center: 4.0 mi
- Autumn Overlook: 4.2 mi
- Md School For The Deaf Fca: 4.3 mi
- Woodstock Park: 5.3 mi
- Hollofield Shelters: 5.4 mi
- Orange Grove Area: 5.9 mi
- Pickall Area: 6.0 mi
- Hilton Shelters: 6.2 mi
- Midtown Park Gazebo: 6.2 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 5.0 mi
- Lawyers Hill: 7.3 mi
- Prospect Hill: 13.0 mi
- Bend Hill: 13.2 mi
- Federal Hill: 13.7 mi
- Friction Wall: 4.0 mi
- Quarry (former): 4.1 mi
- Quarry (former): 4.1 mi
- Quarry (former): 4.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 12.2 mi
- Sandy Spring: 11.1 mi
- Crises Spring: 12.9 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 13.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 16.8 mi
- Silver Spring: 19.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 5.8 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 7.7 mi
- failed mill dam: 10.8 mi
- Round Falls: 13.5 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 20.6 mi
- Pines on the Severn Community Beach: 24.0 mi
- Dog Beach: 24.5 mi
- Lindamoor Community Beach: 25.0 mi
- Daniels: 5.7 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 17.7 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Centennial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Hill | NNE 33° | 200 m | 18.0 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NNE 29° | 191 m | 19.4 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NE 43° | 169 m | 5.0 mi |
| The Bunker | N 354° | 157 m | 14.9 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WSW 239° | 156 m | 21.1 mi |
| Abell Ridge | NE 46° | 155 m | 16.9 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NE 56° | 151 m | 20.3 mi |
| Black Hill | W 261° | 148 m | 23.8 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 | 16:48 |
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 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baltimore-washington Intl AP, 11 mi away.
- Pond Slider360 obs
- Canada Goose333 obs
- Neogerris hesione322 obs
- Great Blue Heron312 obs
- Mallard224 obs
- Bluegill182 obs
- Double-crested Cormorant181 obs
- Painted Turtle128 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/112890679
Day trips start here
- Columbia · 1 mi
- Ellicott City · 4 mi
- Patapsco Valley State Park · 5 mi
- Savage · 7 mi
- Hanover · 8 mi
- Baltimore/West Baltimore · 9 mi
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