Columbia Park
Columbia Park is a park in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 141 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Santini Road Local Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 5.4 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Columbia Local Park’s recreational features include a playground, several ball fields, and tennis courts.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montgomery Parks
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 14.7 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 14.2 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 12.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- Friction Wall Overlook · 14 mi
- Rappe's Overlook · 15 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 2 · 15 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Santini Road Local Park: 0.5 mi
- Burtonsville Local Park: 1.1 mi
- Edgewood Neighborhood Park: 1.3 mi
- Edgewood Park: 1.3 mi
- McKnew Local Park: 1.3 mi
- Miles Road Neighborhood Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Duvall Road Neighborhood Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Fairdale Road Neighborhood Conservation Area: 1.2 mi
- Maydale Conservation Park: 1.6 mi
- Hopefield Neighborhood Park: 1.8 mi
- old bank vault door: 0.8 mi
- Osprey: 4.4 mi
- The Only Time is Now: 5.8 mi
- Bear Statues: 6.6 mi
- Testudo (Comcast Center): 7.4 mi
- Spectator Area: 1.8 mi
- Spectator Area: 1.9 mi
- Midtown Park Gazebo: 4.4 mi
- Woodland Picnic / Campfire Area: 5.6 mi
- South Terrace: 5.9 mi
- Scott’s Cove at Rocky Gorge Reservoir: 3.5 mi
- Rachel Carson House: 4.9 mi
- Wheaton Carousel: 6.4 mi
- Wheaton Miniature Train: 6.4 mi
- LEAFHouse: 7.1 mi
- Laurel Historical Society: 4.6 mi
- Good Knight Castle Children's Museum: 4.9 mi
- Sandy Spring Museum: 5.3 mi
- Brookside Nature Center: 5.7 mi
- Montpelier House Museum: 5.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 5.8 mi
- Idea Garden: 5.8 mi
- Perennial Garden: 5.8 mi
- Rose Garden: 5.8 mi
- Yew Garden: 5.8 mi
- DC Sniper Victims Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Old Savage Dam Gates: 6.3 mi
- Former Canal Gates: 6.4 mi
- Old Quarry Works: 6.5 mi
- Simpson Mill: 6.5 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 11.3 mi
- Barnard Hill: 11.4 mi
- Hoover Hill: 11.4 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 11.6 mi
- Bunker Hill: 11.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 10.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 10.9 mi
- Quarry (former): 13.8 mi
- Quarry (former): 13.8 mi
- Quarry (former): 13.8 mi
- Fishing Shore: 15.6 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 18.0 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 18.0 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 20.4 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 20.8 mi
- Sandy Spring: 4.9 mi
- Indian Springs: 7.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 9.1 mi
- Takoma Spring: 9.5 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 9.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 13.9 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 16.4 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 16.8 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 17.4 mi
- Great Falls: 18.1 mi
- Daniels: 16.3 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 22.4 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Columbia Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | NNE 30° | 169 m | 15.5 mi |
| The Bunker | N 7° | 157 m | 24.6 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 265° | 156 m | 13.7 mi |
| Gantt Hill | SW 232° | 156 m | 19.8 mi |
| Black Hill | WNW 287° | 148 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mount Daniel | SW 222° | 144 m | 19.1 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SW 220° | 140 m | 18.0 mi |
| Freedom Hill | SW 233° | 140 m | 20.3 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 | 37 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurel 3 W, 3 mi away.
- White-tailed Deer87 obs
- Northern Cardinal73 obs
- Common Box Turtle53 obs
- White-throated Sparrow51 obs
- American Toad44 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle41 obs
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage41 obs
- eastern poison ivy37 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/171586427
Day trips start here
- Laurel · 4 mi
- Beltsville · 5 mi
- Colesville-Burtonsville · 5 mi
- Glenmont · 6 mi
- Savage · 7 mi
- Wheaton · 7 mi
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