Dinosaur Park
Dinosaur Park is a park in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 69 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Larchdale Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 1.8 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Park at the approximate site of the discovery of Astrodon dinosaur fossils, encompassing the Muirkirk Deposit which was once an iron mine and continues to be utilized for fossil excavation. Open to visitors and includes a dinosaur-themed play area.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation;Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 15.6 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 15.9 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 14.0 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rappe's Overlook · 12 mi
- Friction Wall Overlook · 14 mi
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Viewing Area · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Larchdale Park: 0.4 mi
- Larchdale Park: 0.4 mi
- Contee Road Park: 0.5 mi
- Snowden Oaks Community Park: 0.8 mi
- Muirkirk West Neighborhood Park: 0.8 mi
- Blue Ponds Park: 0.8 mi
- Duvall Road Neighborhood Conservation Area: 4.7 mi
- Miles Road Neighborhood Conservation Area: 4.9 mi
- Calverton Neighborhood Conservation Area: 4.9 mi
- Fairdale Road Neighborhood Conservation Area: 4.9 mi
- Montpelier House Museum: 1.4 mi
- Laurel Historical Society: 2.8 mi
- Good Knight Castle Children's Museum: 3.3 mi
- National Cryptologic Museum: 5.9 mi
- Bowie Railroad Museum: 6.5 mi
- Osprey: 1.5 mi
- old bank vault door: 4.5 mi
- Mother and Child Statue: 4.8 mi
- Testudo (Comcast Center): 6.5 mi
- Bear Statues: 6.8 mi
- Spectator Area: 3.2 mi
- Spectator Area: 3.3 mi
- Holly Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Sweetgum Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Laurel Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Scott’s Cove at Rocky Gorge Reservoir: 4.6 mi
- National Wildlife Visitor Center: 4.8 mi
- LEAFHouse: 6.3 mi
- Rachel Carson House: 7.3 mi
- Wheaton Carousel: 9.4 mi
- Hamilton Cemetery: 4.8 mi
- World War II Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Old Savage Dam Gates: 4.9 mi
- Former Canal Gates: 5.0 mi
- Old Quarry Works: 5.2 mi
- Community Learning Garden: 6.7 mi
- Gluckstern Garden: 6.7 mi
- Weber Memorial Garden: 6.8 mi
- Fraternity and Sorority Centennial Garden: 6.9 mi
- Peace Garden: 7.0 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 9.7 mi
- Barnard Hill: 10.6 mi
- Hoover Hill: 10.6 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 11.1 mi
- Bunker Hill: 11.3 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 16.2 mi
- Fishing Shore: 16.5 mi
- Pines on the Severn Community Beach: 19.4 mi
- Lindamoor Community Beach: 19.9 mi
- Wild Rose Shores: 20.2 mi
- Quarry (former): 13.9 mi
- Quarry (former): 13.9 mi
- Quarry (former): 14.0 mi
- Friction Wall: 14.0 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 15.3 mi
- Indian Springs: 5.1 mi
- Sandy Spring: 9.4 mi
- Takoma Spring: 9.9 mi
- Silver Spring: 10.3 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 11.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 13.3 mi
- failed mill dam: 18.7 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 18.9 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 19.3 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 19.4 mi
- Daniels: 17.2 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dinosaur Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | NNE 14° | 169 m | 16.0 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 273° | 156 m | 17.7 mi |
| Gantt Hill | WSW 243° | 156 m | 22.0 mi |
| Black Hill | WNW 289° | 148 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mount Daniel | SW 235° | 144 m | 20.7 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SW 233° | 140 m | 19.4 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WSW 243° | 140 m | 22.5 mi |
| Prout Hill | SW 233° | 137 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| 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, 2 mi away.
- Common Box Turtle52 obs
- Huron Skipper42 obs
- Canada Goose37 obs
- Mallard25 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly22 obs
- Monarch21 obs
- Short-eared Owl20 obs
- American pokeweed20 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/544646072
Day trips start here
- Laurel · 2 mi
- Beltsville · 3 mi
- Greenbelt · 5 mi
- Savage · 5 mi
- Berwyn Heights · 6 mi
- Colesville-Burtonsville · 6 mi
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