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Diffenbach Court Park

Diffenbach Court Park from directly overhead

Diffenbach Court Park is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 30 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Charlie Wright Memorial Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Religious Freedom Byway passes 1.8 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
30 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.60151, -77.16109

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Museums
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Potomac Shores Community Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Garden Mulch Supply: 7.8 mi
  • Woodlawn Plantation Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Fruit Garden & Nursery: 8.3 mi
  • Lower Garden: 8.4 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • George Washington's Distillery and Gristmill Tour: 7.9 mi
  • Woodlawn Mansion: 8.1 mi
  • Pope-Leighey House: 8.3 mi
  • Mansion Circle/Specialty Tours: 8.4 mi
  • Mansion Line Entry: 8.4 mi
Picnic sites: 36
  • Enchanted Pond Picnic Areas (4): 5.0 mi
  • Veterans Park: 5.5 mi
  • Picnic Table: 9.1 mi
  • Treehouse: 12.2 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 13.2 mi
Peaks: 35
  • Stretchmark Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Rose Hill: 9.1 mi
  • Shooters Hill: 15.2 mi
  • Ellenboro Hill: 17.1 mi
  • Bald Eagle Hill: 17.3 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Dolphin Beach: 9.8 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 10.0 mi
  • West Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Clifton Beach: 14.1 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 8.3 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 8.4 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 22.9 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Coe Creek: 14.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillN 350°156 m22.7 mi
Mount DanielN 357°144 m20.5 mi
Minor's HillN 0°140 m20.9 mi
Freedom HillN 349°140 m22.7 mi
Prout HillN 355°137 m19.4 mi
Upton HillN 2°125 m18.9 mi
Point RenoN 11°123 m24.6 mi
Spy HillN 4°114 m18.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4519:5720:37
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2416:1016:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373947586675797871594940
Precip in2.72.43.63.23.63.54.64.23.43.33.13.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quantico Mcas, 10 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Common Box Turtle27 obs
  • smooth sumac17 obs
  • Green Treefrog17 obs
  • American lotus15 obs
  • Common Watersnake14 obs
  • Great Blue Heron12 obs
  • Bald Eagle12 obs
  • Spotted Turtle12 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358246709

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