Glenridge Recreation Center
Glenridge Recreation Center is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 62 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Glenridge Community Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 62 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 7.6 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 9.7 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 13.8 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Viewing Area · 10 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 12 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 2 · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Glenridge Community Park: 0.1 mi
- West Lanham Hills Neighborhood Park: 0.8 mi
- Landover Hills Park: 0.9 mi
- Browning's Grove Park: 1.1 mi
- Fletcher's Field Park: 1.6 mi
- Riversdale House Museum: 2.1 mi
- Edmonston Veterans Park: 2.2 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 2.2 mi
- College Park Airport: 2.4 mi
- Site of College Park Airport: 2.4 mi
- Snail: 2.3 mi
- Snail: 2.4 mi
- Snail: 2.4 mi
- Snail: 2.4 mi
- Site of College Park Airport: 2.4 mi
- Radichevich Garden: 2.6 mi
- Fraternity and Sorority Centennial Garden: 3.0 mi
- Garden of Reflection and Remembrance: 3.3 mi
- Chapel Garden: 3.3 mi
- Peace Garden: 3.3 mi
- Laurel Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
- Sweetgum Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Holly Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Picnic Area 10: 7.0 mi
- Picnic Area 11: 7.0 mi
- LEAFHouse: 4.1 mi
- John Smilie: 6.6 mi
- David Walker: 6.6 mi
- Elbridge Gerry: 6.6 mi
- Nathaniel Hazard: 6.6 mi
- Glenn Dale Estates Park: 4.3 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 4.8 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 5.2 mi
- Walker Mill Regional Park: 5.9 mi
- Watkins Regional Park: 6.9 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 2.1 mi
- Barnard Hill: 4.2 mi
- Hoover Hill: 4.2 mi
- Hickey Hill: 4.4 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 5.0 mi
- Fishing Shore: 11.3 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 15.5 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 18.6 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 18.7 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 18.7 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 14.5 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 15.5 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 19.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 20.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 20.7 mi
- Indian Springs: 3.2 mi
- Takoma Spring: 6.1 mi
- Silver Spring: 7.6 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 9.6 mi
- Sandy Spring: 14.5 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 16.2 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 16.6 mi
- Great Falls: 19.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 21.2 mi
- Wilson: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Glenridge Recreation Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | NNE 13° | 169 m | 24.2 mi |
| Gantt Hill | W 264° | 156 m | 18.3 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WNW 299° | 156 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 256° | 144 m | 15.9 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 256° | 140 m | 14.6 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 264° | 140 m | 18.8 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 253° | 137 m | 16.8 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 248° | 125 m | 14.6 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 | 19:06 |
| 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, 5 mi away.
- American sweetgum34 obs
- Domestic Cat33 obs
- White-tailed Deer32 obs
- Northern Cardinal31 obs
- mountain laurel27 obs
- Amur honeysuckle27 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly25 obs
- American pokeweed24 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/13312681094
Day trips start here
- New Carrollton · 1 mi
- Berwyn Heights · 3 mi
- College Park · 3 mi
- Greenbelt · 3 mi
- Hyattsville · 3 mi
- Mount Rainier · 4 mi
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