Collingwood Picnic Area
Collingwood Picnic Area is a park in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Vernon Community Park, a park 1.2 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway runs past it. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- On the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 7.8 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 10.7 mi off the Religious Freedom Byway, National
- 12.1 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Fort Washington Overlook · 1 mi
- Viewing Area · 11 mi
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 12 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Vernon Community Park: 1.2 mi
- Riverside Gardens Swim and Tennis Club: 1.3 mi
- Hollin Hall Park: 1.4 mi
- Fort Hunt Park: 1.5 mi
- Potomac River Waterfront Park: 1.6 mi
- George Washington's Mount Vernon: 2.6 mi
- Mansion Line Entry: 2.7 mi
- Mansion Circle/Specialty Tours: 2.7 mi
- Historic Area Entrance & Exit: 2.7 mi
- The Capital Wheel at National Harbor: 4.2 mi
- Purple Heart Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Fort Foote: 2.9 mi
- Slave Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Marshall Hall: 4.2 mi
- Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Lives Bound Together: Slavery at Mount Vernon: 2.7 mi
- Mount Vernon: The Story of an American Icon: 2.7 mi
- Donald W. Reynolds Museum & Education Center: 2.7 mi
- Distillery: 4.8 mi
- Gristmill: 4.8 mi
- Upper Garden: 2.7 mi
- Lower Garden: 2.8 mi
- Fruit Garden & Nursery: 2.8 mi
- Garden Mulch Supply: 4.2 mi
- Woodlawn Plantation Garden: 5.2 mi
- Vernon Heights Park: 2.9 mi
- Mount Vernon District Park: 3.2 mi
- Belle Haven Park: 4.2 mi
- Jackson M. Abbott Wetland Refuge: 4.9 mi
- Barnaby Run Park: 7.9 mi
- The Awakening: 4.2 mi
- The Path of Thorns and Roses: 4.7 mi
- MGM Lion: 5.1 mi
- The Ship Builder: 5.3 mi
- The Edmonson Sisters: 5.4 mi
- Shooters Hill: 6.0 mi
- Bald Eagle Hill: 6.8 mi
- Good Hope Hill: 10.6 mi
- Munson Hill: 10.7 mi
- Spy Hill: 11.1 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 10.1 mi
- Fishing Shore: 13.1 mi
- Beaver Landing: 18.1 mi
- Dolphin Beach: 18.2 mi
- West Beach: 18.5 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 2.0 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 3.2 mi
- Indian Head: 11.1 mi
- Possum Nose: 16.8 mi
- Blue Banks: 22.5 mi
- Takoma Spring: 17.1 mi
- Silver Spring: 18.2 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 18.9 mi
- Indian Springs: 20.5 mi
- Coe Creek: 17.4 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 18.6 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 18.7 mi
- Great Falls: 21.9 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 17.3 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 17.3 mi
- Wilson: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Collingwood Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | NW 323° | 156 m | 17.1 mi |
| Mount Daniel | NNW 327° | 144 m | 14.0 mi |
| Minor's Hill | NNW 333° | 140 m | 13.7 mi |
| Freedom Hill | NW 321° | 140 m | 17.3 mi |
| Prout Hill | NW 323° | 137 m | 13.4 mi |
| Upton Hill | NNW 331° | 125 m | 11.6 mi |
| Point Reno | N 353° | 123 m | 15.6 mi |
| Spy Hill | NNW 332° | 114 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
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 | 36 | 38 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oxon Hill, 5 mi away.
- Bald Eagle73 obs
- Common Box Turtle57 obs
- common pawpaw42 obs
- red deadnettle38 obs
- White-tailed Deer37 obs
- eastern poison ivy37 obs
- Virginia Springbeauty37 obs
- Juniper Geometer Moth35 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/494787721
Day trips start here
- Fort Washington · 2 mi
- Mount Vernon · 3 mi
- South Alexandria · 3 mi
- National Harbor · 4 mi
- Alexandria · 5 mi
- Arlington (Virginia)/Crystal City · 9 mi
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