Centerway Local Park
Centerway Local Park is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 124 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Goshen Elm Conservation Park, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 6.1 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 124 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 9.9 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 12.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 12.9 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook rock, high · 11 mi
- Overlook rock, lower · 11 mi
- Washington Aqueduct Observation Platform · 12 mi
- East View · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Goshen Elm Conservation Park: 0.3 mi
- Hunters Woods Neighborhood Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Lois Y. Green Conservation Park: 1.4 mi
- Asbury "Wildlife at Work" Protected Habitat: 1.6 mi
- Mineral Springs Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.1 mi
- Cabin Branch Park: 0.6 mi
- Strawberry Knoll Local Park: 0.6 mi
- Hunters Woods Local Park: 0.6 mi
- Lake Whetstone Park: 0.6 mi
- Strawberry Knoll Park: 0.6 mi
- Fire Museum: 2.0 mi
- Gaithersburg Community Museum: 2.0 mi
- Stonestreet Museum: 6.2 mi
- Mooseum: 6.3 mi
- Damascus Heritage Museum: 8.2 mi
- Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory: 2.3 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 3.4 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 3.4 mi
- Inspiration Park: 4.3 mi
- Montgomery County Public Safety Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 3.3 mi
- Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Glenview Mansion Garden: 6.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 8.9 mi
- Brighton Azalea Garden: 10.0 mi
- Oriole Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Quail Ridge: 3.9 mi
- Blue Sky Park: 6.0 mi
- Historic Cupola: 3.6 mi
- Historic Cupola: 3.6 mi
- Historic Cupola: 3.6 mi
- Hayley's World: 3.6 mi
- Cosmic Coffee: 3.6 mi
- Carousel at Rio: 3.6 mi
- Oakley Cabin: 6.5 mi
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: 6.6 mi
- Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock: 9.5 mi
- Cabin John Station: 9.7 mi
- Black Hill: 5.7 mi
- Hunting Hill: 5.9 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 12.5 mi
- Prospect Hill: 14.2 mi
- Nokes Hill: 15.2 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 6.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 6.6 mi
- Friction Wall: 22.5 mi
- Quarry (former): 22.6 mi
- Quarry (former): 22.6 mi
- Sandy Spring: 9.5 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 13.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 15.3 mi
- Takoma Spring: 16.9 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 19.3 mi
- Great Falls: 12.3 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 13.9 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 14.0 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 20.6 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 22.2 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 13.2 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 13.3 mi
- Fishing Shore: 18.6 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 22.5 mi
- Harmony Grove: 22.5 mi
- Daniels: 22.6 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 13.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Centerway Local Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WNW 301° | 387 m | 12.5 mi |
| Ridge Hill | NW 319° | 373 m | 24.4 mi |
| Waterford Peak | W 273° | 361 m | 20.4 mi |
| Pine Rock | WNW 299° | 346 m | 20.7 mi |
| Jigger Hill | NW 318° | 341 m | 24.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 279° | 235 m | 20.4 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | WSW 257° | 187 m | 22.8 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | ENE 68° | 169 m | 22.9 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, 5 mi away.
- White-tailed Deer165 obs
- Canada Goose151 obs
- Red Fox138 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel137 obs
- Great Blue Heron98 obs
- Northern Cardinal91 obs
- Black-crowned Night Heron75 obs
- Red-shouldered Hawk70 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/374791247
Day trips start here
- Montgomery County · 2 mi
- Gaithersburg · 3 mi
- Germantown · 4 mi
- Rockville · 6 mi
- Olney · 7 mi
- Glenmont · 10 mi
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