Huntington South Recreation Area
Huntington South Recreation Area is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 53 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Town Bowie Welcome Center, a museum 0.4 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 2.5 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 53 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 12.1 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
- 14.4 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 17.2 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rappe's Overlook · 13 mi
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Viewing Area · 18 mi
- Friction Wall Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Town Bowie Welcome Center: 0.4 mi
- Bowie Railroad Museum: 0.4 mi
- Marietta House Museum: 3.0 mi
- Belair Stable Museum: 3.1 mi
- Montpelier House Museum: 5.6 mi
- Huntington North Recreation Area: 0.9 mi
- Sandy Hill Neighborhood Park: 1.0 mi
- Rockledge Park: 1.2 mi
- Patuxent River Park: 1.4 mi
- High Bridge Park: 1.5 mi
- Lemon Bridge Road Landfill Site: 1.2 mi
- MeyerStation: 2.1 mi
- Patuxent River Park: 2.2 mi
- Two Rivers Open Space: 2.4 mi
- Two Rivers Open Space: 2.4 mi
- National Wildlife Visitor Center: 2.0 mi
- Crofton Go Kart Raceway: 4.7 mi
- Childs Residence: 7.5 mi
- LEAFHouse: 9.1 mi
- Elephant Ride: 10.1 mi
- Lake Deborah: 4.3 mi
- Lake View: 4.3 mi
- Hamilton Cemetery: 5.1 mi
- World War II Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Corey Walter: 8.0 mi
- The Island at Piney Orchard: 4.6 mi
- Radichevich Garden: 8.7 mi
- Fraternity and Sorority Centennial Garden: 8.8 mi
- Peace Garden: 9.1 mi
- Weber Memorial Garden: 9.1 mi
- Mother and Child Statue: 5.6 mi
- Osprey: 7.6 mi
- Site of College Park Airport: 8.3 mi
- Snail: 8.9 mi
- Snail: 8.9 mi
- Holly Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Laurel Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- Sweetgum Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Picnic Area 10: 8.2 mi
- Picnic Area 11: 8.3 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 9.6 mi
- Barnard Hill: 11.6 mi
- Hoover Hill: 11.6 mi
- Hickey Hill: 11.8 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 12.3 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 11.4 mi
- Wild Rose Shores: 13.7 mi
- Pines on the Severn Community Beach: 14.0 mi
- Lindamoor Community Beach: 14.2 mi
- Selby Beach: 15.6 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 12.5 mi
- Quarry (former): 17.7 mi
- Quarry (former): 17.7 mi
- Quarry (former): 17.8 mi
- Friction Wall: 17.9 mi
- Indian Springs: 6.5 mi
- Takoma Spring: 12.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 13.8 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 15.6 mi
- Sandy Spring: 16.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 16.2 mi
- failed mill dam: 20.6 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 22.8 mi
- Round Falls: 23.1 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 23.3 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 19.0 mi
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Huntington South Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | N 356° | 169 m | 20.1 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WNW 284° | 156 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 251° | 144 m | 23.3 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 251° | 140 m | 21.9 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 249° | 137 m | 24.1 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 246° | 125 m | 22.1 mi |
| Point Reno | WSW 257° | 123 m | 16.7 mi |
| Spy Hill | WSW 244° | 114 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 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, 3 mi away.
- American holly28 obs
- American beech27 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel23 obs
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage23 obs
- striped wintergreen23 obs
- Northern Cardinal22 obs
- White-tailed Deer21 obs
- Green Frog20 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/358253321
Day trips start here
- Bowie · 3 mi
- Greenbelt · 6 mi
- New Carrollton · 6 mi
- Beltsville · 8 mi
- Berwyn Heights · 8 mi
- Laurel · 8 mi
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