David Scull Park
David Scull Park is a park in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 124 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is David Scul Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 6.5 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Rockville Department of Recreation and Parks
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 9.1 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 10.1 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 15.5 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- David Scul Park: 0.0 mi
- Northeast Park: 0.2 mi
- Maryvale Park: 0.5 mi
- Israel Park: 0.7 mi
- Lincoln Terrace Park: 0.7 mi
- Glenview Mansion Garden: 0.6 mi
- Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- No Place Like Home: 5.3 mi
- Children's Garden: 5.7 mi
- Hawk Island: 5.8 mi
- The Flow of History: 0.9 mi
- Rockville Pike Globe: 1.0 mi
- Flight of Fancy: 1.6 mi
- King Farm Park Statue: 2.1 mi
- Agio: 2.8 mi
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: 1.1 mi
- Carousel at Rio: 3.8 mi
- Cabin John Station: 4.2 mi
- Wheaton Carousel: 5.6 mi
- Wheaton Miniature Train: 5.7 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Parkland Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Abandoned Gaynor Road bridge: 3.2 mi
- Oscar Osorio: 3.3 mi
- Frank Lawrence Towers: 3.4 mi
- Stonestreet Museum: 1.4 mi
- Josiah Henson Museum: 3.6 mi
- Gaithersburg Community Museum: 4.6 mi
- Fire Museum: 4.7 mi
- Ratner Museum: 5.2 mi
- Crabbs Branch Stream Valley Park: 1.7 mi
- Arctic Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.2 mi
- Winter's Run Local Park: 3.3 mi
- Old Farm Neighborhood Conservation Area: 3.5 mi
- Beret Neighborhood Conservation Area: 3.6 mi
- Spectator Area: 5.6 mi
- South Terrace: 5.7 mi
- Woodland Picnic / Campfire Area: 6.0 mi
- Oriole Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Quail Ridge: 7.2 mi
- Hunting Hill: 3.5 mi
- Point Reno: 10.3 mi
- Prospect Hill: 10.4 mi
- Black Hill: 10.9 mi
- Linnean Hill: 11.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 8.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 8.7 mi
- Friction Wall: 21.7 mi
- Quarry (former): 21.8 mi
- Quarry (former): 21.8 mi
- Sandy Spring: 6.8 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.5 mi
- Silver Spring: 9.1 mi
- Takoma Spring: 10.8 mi
- Indian Springs: 14.4 mi
- Great Falls: 9.3 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 9.5 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 22.1 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 22.6 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 9.6 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 9.7 mi
- Fishing Shore: 12.8 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 17.1 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- Daniels: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of David Scull Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 310° | 387 m | 18.1 mi |
| Waterford Peak | WNW 285° | 361 m | 24.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 290° | 235 m | 24.9 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NE 52° | 169 m | 22.8 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 259° | 156 m | 3.5 mi |
| Gantt Hill | SSW 205° | 156 m | 12.8 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 306° | 148 m | 10.9 mi |
| Mount Daniel | S 191° | 144 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
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, under a mile away.
- White-tailed Deer577 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel378 obs
- Northern Cardinal328 obs
- American Robin322 obs
- Great Blue Heron306 obs
- wineberry289 obs
- Canada Goose276 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle270 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/374791275
Day trips start here
- Rockville · 1 mi
- Glenmont · 5 mi
- Montgomery County · 5 mi
- Olney · 5 mi
- Gaithersburg · 6 mi
- Kensington · 6 mi
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