Fletcher's Field Park
Fletcher's Field Park is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 10 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Edmonston Park Building, a park 0.3 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 0.8 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 10 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 7.1 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 8.5 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 12.2 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Edmonston Park Building: 0.3 mi
- Riverside Drive Park: 0.3 mi
- Riverdale Road Park: 0.5 mi
- Browning's Grove Park: 0.6 mi
- Edmonston Neighborhood Mini Park: 0.7 mi
- Riversdale House Museum: 0.6 mi
- Edmonston Veterans Park: 0.6 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 0.8 mi
- College Park Airport: 1.8 mi
- Site of College Park Airport: 1.8 mi
- Vanglorious Bluebird: 0.8 mi
- Birdwatcher's View: 0.9 mi
- Hyattsville Horns: 0.9 mi
- Snail: 1.2 mi
- Snail: 1.2 mi
- Radichevich Garden: 1.7 mi
- Hyatt Park Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Fraternity and Sorority Centennial Garden: 2.1 mi
- Garden of Reflection and Remembrance: 2.2 mi
- Chapel Garden: 2.3 mi
- Laurel Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Sweetgum Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Holly Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 23: 6.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 6.1 mi
- LEAFHouse: 3.3 mi
- John Smilie: 5.7 mi
- David Walker: 5.7 mi
- Elbridge Gerry: 5.7 mi
- Nathaniel Hazard: 5.7 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 4.2 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 4.6 mi
- Dartmouth Neighborhood Conservation Area: 5.9 mi
- Glenn Dale Estates Park: 5.9 mi
- Hastings Neighborhood Conservation Area: 6.4 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 1.1 mi
- Barnard Hill: 2.6 mi
- Hoover Hill: 2.7 mi
- Hickey Hill: 3.3 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 3.4 mi
- Fishing Shore: 9.7 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 14.1 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 17.0 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 17.1 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 20.2 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 20.0 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 20.0 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 21.3 mi
- Indian Springs: 3.6 mi
- Takoma Spring: 4.5 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.1 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.1 mi
- Sandy Spring: 13.8 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 14.6 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 15.0 mi
- Great Falls: 17.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 21.8 mi
- Wilson: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fletcher's Field Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | NNE 16° | 169 m | 24.6 mi |
| Gantt Hill | W 263° | 156 m | 16.7 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WNW 302° | 156 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 254° | 144 m | 14.4 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 255° | 140 m | 13.0 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 263° | 140 m | 17.2 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 251° | 137 m | 15.2 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 245° | 125 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:07 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natl Arboretum DC, 4 mi away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee239 obs
- Huron Skipper197 obs
- Porcelain Berry179 obs
- Western Honey Bee169 obs
- Osprey167 obs
- Amur honeysuckle161 obs
- Double-crested Cormorant160 obs
- Ring-billed Gull155 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 way/992730352
Day trips start here
- Hyattsville · 1 mi
- College Park · 2 mi
- Mount Rainier · 2 mi
- Berwyn Heights · 3 mi
- New Carrollton · 3 mi
- Greenbelt · 4 mi
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