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High Bridge Park

High Bridge Park from directly overhead

High Bridge Park is a park in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Huntington South Recreation Area, a park 1.5 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 3.2 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates38.98401, -76.77392

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Lake Deborah: 3.1 mi
  • Lake View: 3.1 mi
  • Hamilton Cemetery: 5.2 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 5.6 mi
  • College Park Airport: 8.1 mi
Attractions
Artworks
Gardens
Picnic sites: 55
Peaks: 35
Beaches: 22
  • Herald Harbor Beach 1: 11.9 mi
  • Wild Rose Shores: 13.5 mi
  • Pines on the Severn Community Beach: 14.2 mi
  • Lindamoor Community Beach: 14.4 mi
  • Selby Beach: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Wiona Cliffs: 12.9 mi
  • Quarry (former): 19.1 mi
  • Quarry (former): 19.2 mi
  • Quarry (former): 19.3 mi
  • Friction Wall: 19.4 mi
Springs: 7
  • Indian Springs: 6.5 mi
  • Takoma Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Silver Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chestnut HillN 357°169 m21.6 mi
Hunting HillWNW 287°156 m23.8 mi
Mount DanielWSW 255°144 m22.8 mi
Minor's HillWSW 255°140 m21.4 mi
Prout HillWSW 253°137 m23.6 mi
Upton HillWSW 249°125 m21.4 mi
Point RenoW 262°123 m16.4 mi
Spy HillWSW 248°114 m21.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:19
June solstice05:4219:5720:37
September equinox06:5518:3119:06
December solstice07:2316:0716:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543546372777668564537

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenn Dale Bell STN, 2 mi away.

  • Pharaoh Cicada31 obs
  • Huron Skipper29 obs
  • Monarch26 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee26 obs
  • Western Honey Bee23 obs
  • Black Swallowtail22 obs
  • House Sparrow21 obs
  • Northern Cardinal20 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/265899421

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