- Elevation, modelled
- 118 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf Mountain387 m · 18.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway4.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:39local time
- Coordinates
- 39.0711, -77.1532
Dogwood Park is a park in Maryland, at a modelled 118 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 4.7 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- City of Rockville Department of Recreation and Parks
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dogwood Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 316° | 387 m | 18.4 mi |
| Waterford Peak | WNW 290° | 361 m | 23.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 295° | 235 m | 24.5 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | W 274° | 187 m | 24.4 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NE 51° | 169 m | 24.6 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WNW 292° | 156 m | 2.6 mi |
| Gantt Hill | SSW 203° | 156 m | 10.9 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 316° | 148 m | 11.2 mi |
- 4.7 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 7.4 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 8.2 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 15.0 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Dogwood Park: 0.0 mi
- Dogwood Park: 0.2 mi
- Open Space (SWM): 0.2 mi
- Elwood Smith Park: 0.4 mi
- Dawson Farm Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
- 9/11 Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Parkland Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Abandoned Gaynor Road bridge: 3.2 mi
- Oscar Osorio: 3.5 mi
- Frank Lawrence Towers: 3.5 mi
Attractions
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: 0.9 mi
- Cabin John Station: 2.5 mi
- Carousel at Rio: 4.0 mi
- Henry-Duffy Park: 4.7 mi
- Lock 21: Swains Lock: 5.6 mi
Museums
- Stonestreet Museum: 1.0 mi
- Josiah Henson Museum: 2.5 mi
- Ratner Museum: 3.9 mi
- Glenstone Museum: 5.3 mi
- Gaithersburg Community Museum: 5.3 mi
Artworks
- Rockville Pike Globe: 1.0 mi
- Agio: 1.1 mi
- The Flow of History: 1.2 mi
- Flight of Fancy: 2.1 mi
- King Farm Park Statue: 2.8 mi
Gardens
- Glenview Mansion Garden: 1.7 mi
- Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- No Place Like Home: 4.8 mi
- Hawk Island: 5.3 mi
- Children's Garden: 6.3 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
- Spectator Area: 6.1 mi
- South Terrace: 6.3 mi
- Woodland Picnic / Campfire Area: 6.6 mi
- Pond Classroom: 6.7 mi
- Quail Ridge: 7.2 mi
Peaks: 42
- Hunting Hill: 2.6 mi
- Prospect Hill: 8.5 mi
- Point Reno: 9.2 mi
- Linnean Hill: 10.8 mi
- Gantt Hill: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 10.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 10.6 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 21.6 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 23.0 mi
- Friction Wall: 23.5 mi
Springs: 6
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 6.9 mi
- Sandy Spring: 8.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 8.7 mi
- Takoma Spring: 10.4 mi
- Indian Springs: 14.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Great Falls: 7.4 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 7.4 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 7.6 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 21.1 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 4
- Purplehorse Beach: 7.7 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 7.8 mi
- Fishing Shore: 11.5 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 15.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Truck Rest Area: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Daniels: 24.8 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, 2 mi away.
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