- Elevation, modelled
- 45 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Chestnut Hill169 m · 20.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Star-Spangled Banner Byway0.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 39.0081, -76.8779
Firefly Sanctuary is a park in Maryland, at a modelled 45 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Mother and Child Statue, a artwork 0.5 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 0.8 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Firefly Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | NNE 12° | 169 m | 20.3 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WNW 287° | 156 m | 18.0 mi |
| Gantt Hill | WSW 253° | 156 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 245° | 144 m | 18.1 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 244° | 140 m | 16.7 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WSW 253° | 140 m | 20.5 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 243° | 137 m | 19.0 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 237° | 125 m | 17.1 mi |
- 0.8 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 11.4 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 12.7 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 15.3 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Viewing Area · 13 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 14 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 2 · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Mother and Child Statue: 0.5 mi
- Site of College Park Airport: 3.1 mi
- Testudo (Comcast Center): 3.5 mi
- Bradford: 3.6 mi
- Statue of Frederick Douglass: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
- World War II Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Hamilton Cemetery: 0.7 mi
- College Park Veterans Memorial: 2.9 mi
- College Park Airport: 3.1 mi
- Site of College Park Airport: 3.1 mi
Parks
- Buddy Attick Lake Park: 0.5 mi
- Buddy Attick Lake Park: 0.6 mi
- Schrom Hills Lake Park: 1.6 mi
- Basin - Indian Creek Trail: 1.9 mi
- Hollywood Recreation Center: 1.9 mi
Picnic sites
- Holly Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
- Sweetgum Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
- Laurel Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
- Spectator Area: 5.5 mi
- Spectator Area: 5.6 mi
Museums
- Good Knight Castle Children's Museum: 2.6 mi
- College Park Aviation Museum: 3.1 mi
- Montpelier House Museum: 4.3 mi
- Marietta House Museum: 5.1 mi
- Bowie Railroad Museum: 5.3 mi
Attractions
- LEAFHouse: 3.5 mi
- National Wildlife Visitor Center: 4.4 mi
- Rachel Carson House: 7.1 mi
- Scott’s Cove at Rocky Gorge Reservoir: 8.8 mi
- Wheaton Miniature Train: 9.4 mi
Gardens
- Fraternity and Sorority Centennial Garden: 3.5 mi
- Radichevich Garden: 3.5 mi
- Gluckstern Garden: 3.6 mi
- Weber Memorial Garden: 3.6 mi
- Peace Garden: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Blue Ponds Park: 3.6 mi
- Glenn Dale Estates Park: 5.3 mi
- Calverton Neighborhood Conservation Area: 5.9 mi
- Lemon Bridge Road Landfill Site: 6.0 mi
- Patuxent River Park: 6.7 mi
Peaks: 35
- Lowndes Hill: 5.5 mi
- Barnard Hill: 6.9 mi
- Hoover Hill: 6.9 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 7.5 mi
- Bunker Hill: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 20
- Fishing Shore: 13.5 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 16.9 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 18.3 mi
- Wild Rose Shores: 19.3 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 18.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 18.1 mi
- Quarry (former): 18.1 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 18.1 mi
- Quarry (former): 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Stubblefield Falls: 17.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 17.4 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 17.7 mi
- Great Falls: 20.1 mi
- failed mill dam: 22.6 mi
Springs: 5
- Indian Springs: 1.0 mi
- Takoma Spring: 7.2 mi
- Silver Spring: 8.2 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 10.0 mi
- Sandy Spring: 11.9 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Hawkins Point Light: 23.1 mi
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 24.9 mi
| 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).
Day trips start here
- Greenbelt · 1 mi
- Berwyn Heights · 2 mi
- Beltsville · 3 mi
- New Carrollton · 3 mi
- College Park · 4 mi
- Hyattsville · 5 mi
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