Flower Valley Neighborhood Park
Flower Valley Neighborhood Park is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 113 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is English Manor Neighborhood Parkl, a park 1.3 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 8.9 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 113 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montgomery Parks
How to reach it
- 8.9 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 10.7 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 11.8 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 11.6 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Aqueduct Observation Platform · 11 mi
- Stubblefield Falls Overlook · 11 mi
- Scott's Run Falls · 11 mi
- Olmsted Island and Overlook Trail · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- English Manor Neighborhood Parkl: 1.3 mi
- Bauer Drive Local Park: 1.4 mi
- East Norbeck Local Park: 1.5 mi
- Wood Local Park: 1.5 mi
- Olney Manor Park: 1.6 mi
- Arctic Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.3 mi
- Beret Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.3 mi
- Norwood Village Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.7 mi
- Crabbs Branch Stream Valley Park: 3.1 mi
- Winter's Run Local Park: 3.1 mi
- Glenview Mansion Garden: 2.5 mi
- Children's Garden: 4.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 4.6 mi
- Idea Garden: 4.6 mi
- Rose Garden: 4.6 mi
- Parkland Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Oscar Osorio: 3.4 mi
- Frank Lawrence Towers: 3.5 mi
- Abandoned Gaynor Road bridge: 3.5 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.7 mi
- The Flow of History: 3.4 mi
- Rockville Pike Globe: 3.5 mi
- Flight of Fancy: 3.9 mi
- King Farm Park Statue: 4.0 mi
- The Only Time is Now: 4.6 mi
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: 3.5 mi
- Wheaton Carousel: 4.8 mi
- Wheaton Miniature Train: 4.8 mi
- Oakley Cabin: 5.0 mi
- Carousel at Rio: 5.8 mi
- Stonestreet Museum: 3.9 mi
- Sandy Spring Slave Museum: 4.7 mi
- Sandy Spring Museum: 4.7 mi
- Brookside Nature Center: 4.7 mi
- Josiah Henson Museum: 4.9 mi
- South Terrace: 4.6 mi
- Spectator Area: 4.6 mi
- Woodland Picnic / Campfire Area: 4.7 mi
- Pond Classroom: 7.6 mi
- Oriole Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Hunting Hill: 6.0 mi
- Point Reno: 10.9 mi
- Linnean Hill: 12.2 mi
- Black Hill: 12.3 mi
- Prospect Hill: 12.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 7.3 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 7.3 mi
- Friction Wall: 19.3 mi
- Quarry (former): 19.3 mi
- Quarry (former): 19.3 mi
- Sandy Spring: 4.3 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.8 mi
- Silver Spring: 9.0 mi
- Takoma Spring: 10.5 mi
- Indian Springs: 13.1 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 11.2 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 11.5 mi
- Great Falls: 11.6 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 19.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 20.3 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 11.9 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 11.9 mi
- Fishing Shore: 13.7 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 18.4 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- Daniels: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Flower Valley Neighborhood Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WNW 303° | 387 m | 19.3 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NE 51° | 169 m | 20.3 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WSW 253° | 156 m | 6.0 mi |
| Gantt Hill | SSW 211° | 156 m | 14.8 mi |
| Black Hill | WNW 296° | 148 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mount Daniel | SSW 198° | 144 m | 15.5 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SSW 194° | 140 m | 14.7 mi |
| Freedom Hill | SSW 212° | 140 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:07 | 16:50 |
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 | 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, 3 mi away.
- White-tailed Deer307 obs
- Pond Slider283 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel273 obs
- Bald Eagle247 obs
- Great Blue Heron246 obs
- Northern Cardinal218 obs
- Eastern Bluebird205 obs
- Northern Red-bellied Cooter195 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/374791313
Day trips start here
- Glenmont · 3 mi
- Olney · 3 mi
- Rockville · 4 mi
- Wheaton · 5 mi
- Kensington · 6 mi
- Montgomery County · 6 mi
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