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Christman Park

Christman Park from directly overhead

Christman Park is a park in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 128 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Walder Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 5.5 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.13136, -77.20316

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Walder Park: 0.3 mi
  • Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory: 0.4 mi
  • Bohrer Park: 0.5 mi
  • Morris Park: 0.5 mi
  • Malcolm King Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Artworks
Attractions
  • Carousel at Rio: 1.0 mi
  • F. Scott Fitzgerald: 4.6 mi
  • Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock: 7.1 mi
  • Lock 21: Swains Lock: 7.2 mi
  • Cabin John Station: 7.3 mi
Nature reserves
  • Asbury "Wildlife at Work" Protected Habitat: 1.2 mi
  • Washington Grove Forest Preserve - East Woods: 1.8 mi
  • Lake Placid Dam: 2.3 mi
  • Mineral Springs Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.3 mi
  • Goshen Elm Conservation Park: 2.9 mi
Gardens
Picnic sites: 59
  • Oriole Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
  • Pines Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
  • Quail Ridge: 2.8 mi
  • Chickadee Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
  • Blue Sky Park: 8.0 mi
Peaks: 42
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 6
  • Sandy Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Silver Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Takoma Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Indian Springs: 18.9 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Great Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Stubblefield Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 20.3 mi
  • McKeldin Falls: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Sycamore Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Fishing Shore: 16.2 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Truck Rest Area: 16.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Christman Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainNW 312°387 m13.6 mi
Waterford PeakW 281°361 m20.2 mi
Pine RockNW 306°346 m21.7 mi
Bald MountainWNW 287°235 m20.5 mi
Hogback MountainW 264°187 m21.8 mi
Chestnut HillENE 62°169 m24.5 mi
Hunting HillS 175°156 m3.2 mi
Gantt HillS 186°156 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4419:5920:39
September equinox06:5718:3219:08
December solstice07:2516:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353745566573787669574739
Precip in3.12.63.73.23.54.04.03.14.03.53.33.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockville 1 NE, 4 mi away.

  • Canada Goose149 obs
  • Mallard148 obs
  • White-tailed Deer130 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel126 obs
  • Red Fox98 obs
  • Great Blue Heron89 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly79 obs
  • Northern Cardinal75 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 site

OpenStreetMap element way/71369216

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