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Gwynn Oak Park

Gwynn Oak Park from directly overhead

Gwynn Oak Park is a park in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 108 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Burnside Park, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 3.2 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates39.32559, -76.71724

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Ferndale Community Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Leakin Park City Farm: 1.3 mi
  • Polinator Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Arlington INSPIRE Community Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Victorine Q. Adams Memorial Garden: 2.5 mi
Parks
  • Woodlawn Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
  • Dead Run Stream Valley Park: 1.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
  • Courtyard: 1.2 mi
  • Courtyard: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Sloman Monument: 1.2 mi
  • Stable ruin: 1.4 mi
  • West Arlington Water Tower: 1.8 mi
  • Old Baltimore City NW Cornerstone: 1.8 mi
  • Spring House: 1.8 mi
Artworks
Attractions: 58
Peaks: 28
  • Bend Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Federal Hill: 6.6 mi
  • Abell Ridge: 7.5 mi
Picnic sites: 21
Cliffs: 12
  • Quarry (former): 5.8 mi
  • Friction Wall: 5.8 mi
  • Quarry (former): 5.8 mi
  • Quarry (former): 5.8 mi
  • Old Quarry: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Miami Beach: 18.6 mi
  • Herald Harbor Beach 1: 20.8 mi
  • Dog Beach: 21.1 mi
  • Gibson Island Beach: 23.0 mi
  • Pines on the Severn Community Beach: 23.6 mi
Springs: 5
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Crises Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Marble Springs: 11.5 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Indian Springs: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gwynn Oak Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillN 360°233 m21.4 mi
Ivy HillNNE 14°200 m9.5 mi
Oregon RidgeN 9°191 m11.3 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 244°169 m4.7 mi
The BunkerNW 315°157 m12.8 mi
Abell RidgeNE 37°155 m7.5 mi
Satyr HillENE 59°151 m10.8 mi
Cherry HillNE 54°149 m18.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4119:5720:38
September equinox06:5518:3019:06
December solstice07:2416:0516:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353744556473787568574839

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cylburn, 4 mi away.

  • lesser celandine55 obs
  • garlic mustard51 obs
  • wineberry49 obs
  • Northern Cardinal42 obs
  • Wood Duck40 obs
  • sensitive fern40 obs
  • Virginia Springbeauty40 obs
  • White-tailed Deer39 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/232196613

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