Heather Hills Park
Heather Hills Park is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 42 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Enfield Chase Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 6.4 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 42 m
How to reach it
- 6.4 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 9.0 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
- 13.5 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 17.5 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rappe's Overlook · 17 mi
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 19 mi
- Viewing Area · 19 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Enfield Chase Park: 0.9 mi
- Somerset Park: 1.2 mi
- Allen Pond Park: 1.3 mi
- Collington Branch Park: 1.3 mi
- North Oak Court Park: 1.5 mi
- Belair Stable Museum: 1.3 mi
- National Capital Radio & Television Museum: 1.7 mi
- Marietta House Museum: 3.8 mi
- Old Town Bowie Welcome Center: 4.6 mi
- Bowie Railroad Museum: 4.6 mi
- Whitemarsh Park: 1.7 mi
- City of Bowie Open Space: 3.0 mi
- Belt Woods Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 3.1 mi
- Pride Finance Natural Resource Management Area: 3.2 mi
- Belt Woods Natural Environment Area: 3.5 mi
- Lake Deborah: 4.6 mi
- Lake View: 4.6 mi
- Hamilton Cemetery: 8.1 mi
- World War II Memorial: 8.5 mi
- Belvoir Manor: 9.2 mi
- Crofton Go Kart Raceway: 5.8 mi
- National Wildlife Visitor Center: 6.3 mi
- Childs Residence: 8.6 mi
- Elephant Ride: 8.6 mi
- Dragon's Den: 8.6 mi
- The Island at Piney Orchard: 7.0 mi
- East Capitol Urban Farm: 10.7 mi
- Radichevich Garden: 10.9 mi
- Fraternity and Sorority Centennial Garden: 11.1 mi
- Deanwood Garden: 11.3 mi
- Mother and Child Statue: 8.5 mi
- former Confederate Soldier Benjamin Welch Owens: 9.7 mi
- Site of College Park Airport: 10.5 mi
- Snail: 10.9 mi
- Snail: 10.9 mi
- Picnic Area 10: 5.6 mi
- Picnic Area 11: 5.6 mi
- Picnic Area 12: 5.6 mi
- Picnic Area 13: 5.6 mi
- Picnic Area 14: 5.6 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 10.7 mi
- Hickey Hill: 12.4 mi
- Mount Misery: 12.8 mi
- Barnard Hill: 12.9 mi
- Hoover Hill: 12.9 mi
- Wild Rose Shores: 11.0 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 11.1 mi
- Selby Beach: 12.2 mi
- Bare Neck Shore: 12.4 mi
- Lindamoor Community Beach: 12.6 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 11.6 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 16.8 mi
- Fairhaven Cliffs: 17.4 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 20.2 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 20.9 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.3 mi
- Takoma Spring: 14.8 mi
- Silver Spring: 16.2 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 18.2 mi
- Sandy Spring: 20.3 mi
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 16.3 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 20.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 20.0 mi
- failed mill dam: 23.9 mi
- Wilson: 15.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Heather Hills Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | N 352° | 169 m | 24.1 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 261° | 144 m | 24.5 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 262° | 140 m | 23.2 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 257° | 125 m | 22.9 mi |
| Point Reno | W 270° | 123 m | 18.5 mi |
| Spy Hill | WSW 256° | 114 m | 22.6 mi |
| Munson Hill | WSW 254° | 112 m | 23.1 mi |
| Mount Alto | W 264° | 107 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:07 | 16:49 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenn Dale Bell STN, 4 mi away.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail49 obs
- Canada Goose41 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee28 obs
- American sweetgum26 obs
- red deadnettle26 obs
- mock strawberry26 obs
- Painted Turtle25 obs
- Monarch25 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/358253508
Day trips start here
- Bowie · 1 mi
- Largo · 7 mi
- New Carrollton · 8 mi
- Greenbelt · 9 mi
- Upper Marlboro · 9 mi
- Berwyn Heights · 10 mi
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