- Elevation, modelled
- 158 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf Mountain387 m · 14.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway6.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:39local time
- Coordinates
- 39.1409, -77.1756
Howard Park is a park in Maryland, at a modelled 158 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Chapel Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 6.9 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Howard Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 306° | 387 m | 14.4 mi |
| Waterford Peak | W 278° | 361 m | 21.5 mi |
| Pine Rock | WNW 302° | 346 m | 22.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 284° | 235 m | 21.7 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | W 262° | 187 m | 23.3 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | ENE 62° | 169 m | 22.9 mi |
| Hunting Hill | SSW 197° | 156 m | 4.1 mi |
| Gantt Hill | SSW 192° | 156 m | 15.2 mi |
- 6.9 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 11.5 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 11.9 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 12.2 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook rock, high · 10 mi
- Overlook rock, lower · 10 mi
- Washington Aqueduct Observation Platform · 10 mi
- Olmsted Island and Overlook Trail · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Chapel Park: 0.1 mi
- Wade Park: 0.1 mi
- Hickory Park: 0.1 mi
- McCouley Park: 0.1 mi
- Mill Creek Gardens Park: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
- Gaithersburg Community Museum: 0.9 mi
- Fire Museum: 1.1 mi
- Stonestreet Museum: 4.0 mi
- Glenstone Museum: 6.9 mi
- Mooseum: 7.1 mi
Historic sites
- Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory: 1.3 mi
- Inspiration Park: 3.8 mi
- Montgomery County Public Safety Memorial: 3.8 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 4.3 mi
Artworks
- Celebración: 2.0 mi
- Hayley's World: 2.1 mi
- Synergy: 2.1 mi
- Fruit Mural: 2.1 mi
- Cosmic Coffee: 2.1 mi
Attractions
- Carousel at Rio: 2.0 mi
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: 4.4 mi
- Oakley Cabin: 6.2 mi
- Cabin John Station: 7.5 mi
- Lock 21: Swains Lock: 8.4 mi
Gardens
- Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 3.8 mi
- Glenview Mansion Garden: 4.5 mi
- No Place Like Home: 9.2 mi
- Children's Garden: 9.4 mi
Picnic sites
- Oriole Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Quail Ridge: 4.2 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Blue Sky Park: 8.2 mi
Peaks: 43
- Hunting Hill: 4.1 mi
- Black Hill: 7.3 mi
- Prospect Hill: 12.4 mi
- Point Reno: 14.1 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 7.0 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 7.1 mi
- Friction Wall: 22.2 mi
- Quarry (former): 22.3 mi
- Quarry (former): 22.4 mi
Springs: 6
- Sandy Spring: 8.3 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 11.5 mi
- Silver Spring: 13.1 mi
- Takoma Spring: 14.7 mi
- Indian Springs: 18.0 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Great Falls: 10.7 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 11.9 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 12.1 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 21.2 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 21.9 mi
Beaches: 4
- Sycamore Beach: 11.5 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 11.5 mi
- Fishing Shore: 16.4 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Daniels: 22.7 mi
- Harmony Grove: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Truck Rest Area: 15.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Montgomery County · 1 mi
- Gaithersburg · 3 mi
- Rockville · 4 mi
- Germantown · 6 mi
- Olney · 6 mi
- Glenmont · 8 mi
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