- Elevation, modelled
- 121 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf Mountain387 m · 18.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway5.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:39local time
- Coordinates
- 39.0852, -77.1414
Croydon Park is a park in Maryland, at a modelled 121 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Mary Trumbo Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 5.8 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- City of Rockville
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Croydon Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 312° | 387 m | 18.2 mi |
| Waterford Peak | WNW 287° | 361 m | 24.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 292° | 235 m | 24.7 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | W 272° | 187 m | 25.0 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NE 52° | 169 m | 23.5 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 269° | 156 m | 3.0 mi |
| Gantt Hill | SSW 204° | 156 m | 12.1 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 310° | 148 m | 11.0 mi |
- 5.8 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 8.4 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 9.3 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 15.3 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Mary Trumbo Park: 0.2 mi
- Phyllis Kavanagh Park: 0.2 mi
- First Street Park: 0.3 mi
- Maryvale Park: 0.3 mi
- Veterans Park: 0.3 mi
Attractions
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: 0.3 mi
- Cabin John Station: 3.5 mi
- Carousel at Rio: 3.8 mi
- Wheaton Carousel: 5.7 mi
- Wheaton Miniature Train: 5.8 mi
Artworks
- Rockville Pike Globe: 0.4 mi
- The Flow of History: 0.4 mi
- Flight of Fancy: 1.6 mi
- Agio: 2.1 mi
- King Farm Park Statue: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
- 9/11 Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Parkland Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Abandoned Gaynor Road bridge: 3.1 mi
- Oscar Osorio: 3.3 mi
- Frank Lawrence Towers: 3.3 mi
Gardens
- Glenview Mansion Garden: 0.7 mi
- Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- No Place Like Home: 5.0 mi
- Hawk Island: 5.5 mi
- Children's Garden: 5.9 mi
Museums
- Stonestreet Museum: 0.8 mi
- Josiah Henson Museum: 3.1 mi
- Ratner Museum: 4.6 mi
- Gaithersburg Community Museum: 4.8 mi
- Fire Museum: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
- Spectator Area: 5.8 mi
- South Terrace: 5.9 mi
- Woodland Picnic / Campfire Area: 6.1 mi
- Pond Classroom: 7.0 mi
- Oriole Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
Peaks: 42
- Hunting Hill: 3.0 mi
- Prospect Hill: 9.6 mi
- Point Reno: 9.9 mi
- Black Hill: 11.0 mi
- Linnean Hill: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 9.5 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 9.5 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 22.4 mi
- Friction Wall: 22.4 mi
- Quarry (former): 22.5 mi
Springs: 6
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.2 mi
- Sandy Spring: 7.5 mi
- Silver Spring: 8.9 mi
- Takoma Spring: 10.6 mi
- Indian Springs: 14.5 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Great Falls: 8.5 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 8.5 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 8.8 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 22.0 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 22.9 mi
Beaches: 4
- Purplehorse Beach: 8.9 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 8.9 mi
- Fishing Shore: 12.3 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 16.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Truck Rest Area: 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Daniels: 23.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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, 1 mi away.
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