Glen Haven Park
Glen Haven Park is a park in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 113 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Wheaton Forest Park, a park 0.3 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 7.6 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montgomery Parks
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 8.5 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 7.1 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 7.4 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Wheaton Forest Park: 0.3 mi
- Evans Parkway Park: 0.4 mi
- Carroll Knolls Park: 0.6 mi
- Wheaton Veteran's Urban Park: 0.7 mi
- Westchester HOA park: 0.7 mi
- Wheaton Miniature Train: 1.3 mi
- Wheaton Carousel: 1.4 mi
- Forest Glen Historic Railroad Station: 1.5 mi
- Rachel Carson House: 2.3 mi
- LEAFHouse: 5.8 mi
- Spectator Area: 1.6 mi
- South Terrace: 1.8 mi
- Woodland Picnic / Campfire Area: 1.9 mi
- Pond Classroom: 2.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 10: 3.9 mi
- Minerva: 1.6 mi
- Justice: 1.6 mi
- Grief of Cyporissus: 1.6 mi
- linden lane 2403: 1.7 mi
- Howling Dog: 1.7 mi
- Birch Drive Neighborhood Conservation Area: 1.6 mi
- Hastings Neighborhood Conservation Area: 1.8 mi
- Woodend Nature Sanctuary: 2.5 mi
- Dartmouth Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.5 mi
- Locust Hill Neighborhood Park: 3.3 mi
- DC Sniper Victims Memorial: 1.7 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.9 mi
- World War II Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Photo captions: 2.0 mi
- Newport Mills: 2.4 mi
- Children's Garden: 1.8 mi
- Fragrance Garden: 1.8 mi
- Maple Terrace: 1.8 mi
- Yew Garden: 1.8 mi
- Perennial Garden: 1.8 mi
- National Museum of Health and Medicine: 1.8 mi
- National Museum of Health and Medicine: 1.8 mi
- Brookside Nature Center: 1.9 mi
- Josiah Henson Museum: 4.4 mi
- Ratner Museum: 4.4 mi
- Point Reno: 5.9 mi
- Linnean Hill: 6.7 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 7.2 mi
- Bunker Hill: 7.3 mi
- Jackson Hill: 7.5 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 12.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 12.8 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 18.0 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 19.3 mi
- Quarry (former): 20.8 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 2.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 3.0 mi
- Takoma Spring: 4.5 mi
- Sandy Spring: 7.5 mi
- Indian Springs: 8.2 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.4 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 9.8 mi
- Great Falls: 11.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 21.1 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 23.5 mi
- Fishing Shore: 8.9 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 11.3 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 11.3 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 14.1 mi
- Daniels: 23.0 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Glen Haven Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 310° | 387 m | 24.7 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NE 36° | 169 m | 22.4 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WNW 293° | 156 m | 9.2 mi |
| Gantt Hill | SW 234° | 156 m | 12.7 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 308° | 148 m | 17.5 mi |
| Mount Daniel | SW 219° | 144 m | 12.1 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SW 215° | 140 m | 11.0 mi |
| Freedom Hill | SW 235° | 140 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:08 | 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 | 34 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beltsville, 6 mi away.
- Pond Slider2,744 obs
- Painted Turtle1,968 obs
- Canada Goose1,382 obs
- American Robin1,366 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel1,145 obs
- American Bullfrog1,114 obs
- Great Blue Heron966 obs
- Northern Cardinal867 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/374791330
Day trips start here
- Wheaton · 1 mi
- Kensington · 2 mi
- Capital Region · 3 mi
- Colesville-Burtonsville · 3 mi
- Glenmont · 3 mi
- Silver Spring · 3 mi
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