Federal Spring Recreation Center
Federal Spring Recreation Center is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 23 m. Mount Daniel stands 144 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is King's Grant Community Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway runs past it. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 23 m
How to reach it
- On the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 6.9 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 10.8 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
- 14.6 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fort Washington Overlook · 16 mi
- Viewing Area · 17 mi
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 17 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- King's Grant Community Park: 0.9 mi
- Foxchase Park: 1.2 mi
- Western Branch Stream Valley Park: 1.8 mi
- Randall Tract Recreation Area: 2.0 mi
- Charles Branch Stream Valley Park: 2.4 mi
- Railroad Monument: 1.0 mi
- William Beanes Gravesite: 1.1 mi
- Archbishop John Carroll: 1.2 mi
- World War I Monument: 1.2 mi
- Grumann F6F Hellcat: 4.6 mi
- Show Place Arena: 1.3 mi
- Prince George's Equestrian Center: 1.4 mi
- Billingsley House Museum: 3.2 mi
- Glendening Walking Trails at Jug Bay Nature Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Surratt House: 7.5 mi
- Darnall's Chance House Museum: 1.3 mi
- Darnall's Chance House Museum: 1.4 mi
- Patuxent Rural Life Museums: 4.3 mi
- The American Indian Village at Patuxent River Park: 5.8 mi
- National Capital Radio & Television Museum: 8.1 mi
- Billingsley Natural Resource Management Area: 3.3 mi
- Charles Branch Conservation Park: 3.5 mi
- Glendening Nature Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Glendening Nature Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Jug Bay Nature Preserve at Waysons Corner: 4.3 mi
- former Confederate Soldier Benjamin Welch Owens: 5.9 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 8: 8.8 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 3: 8.8 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 2: 8.8 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 4: 8.8 mi
- East Capitol Urban Farm: 9.3 mi
- Community Garden Plots (NPS): 10.5 mi
- Ex Garden Future & MTB Pump Track: 10.6 mi
- Deanwood Garden: 10.8 mi
- IDEA Academy garden: 10.8 mi
- Picnic Area 14: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Area 13: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Area 12: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Area 11: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Area 10: 5.2 mi
- Good Hope Hill: 10.9 mi
- Hickey Hill: 12.1 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 12.1 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 12.7 mi
- Bald Eagle Hill: 12.8 mi
- Bare Neck Shore: 13.0 mi
- Selby Beach: 15.4 mi
- Triton Beach: 15.7 mi
- Brownie's Beach: 15.9 mi
- Mayo Beach: 16.1 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 12.2 mi
- Fairhaven Cliffs: 12.8 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 14.3 mi
- Roosevelt Cliffs: 17.9 mi
- Indian Springs: 14.4 mi
- Takoma Spring: 16.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 18.4 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 20.3 mi
- Wilson: 9.5 mi
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Federal Spring Recreation Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Daniel | WNW 285° | 144 m | 22.8 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WNW 287° | 140 m | 21.7 mi |
| Prout Hill | WNW 282° | 137 m | 23.1 mi |
| Upton Hill | WNW 282° | 125 m | 20.6 mi |
| Point Reno | WNW 300° | 123 m | 18.9 mi |
| Spy Hill | W 281° | 114 m | 20.0 mi |
| Munson Hill | W 279° | 112 m | 20.3 mi |
| Mount Alto | WNW 295° | 107 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 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 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Upper Marlboro 3 NNW, 3 mi away.
- Canada Goose92 obs
- Great Blue Heron91 obs
- Pond Slider80 obs
- Mallard65 obs
- Northern Shoveler61 obs
- Gadwall60 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird58 obs
- Ring-necked Duck57 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358245165
Day trips start here
- Upper Marlboro · 1 mi
- Prince George's County · 4 mi
- Largo · 5 mi
- Clinton-Camp Springs · 7 mi
- Suitland · 9 mi
- Bowie · 11 mi
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