- Elevation, modelled
- 123 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf Mountain387 m · 12.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway4.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:39local time
- Coordinates
- 39.1191, -77.2402
Inspiration Park is a park in Maryland, at a modelled 123 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 4.0 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Inspiration Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 320° | 387 m | 12.9 mi |
| Waterford Peak | WNW 285° | 361 m | 18.4 mi |
| Pine Rock | NW 311° | 346 m | 20.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 291° | 235 m | 18.9 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | W 265° | 187 m | 19.7 mi |
| Steptoe Hill | WSW 257° | 176 m | 24.1 mi |
| Hunting Hill | SE 136° | 156 m | 3.3 mi |
| Gantt Hill | S 178° | 156 m | 13.4 mi |
- 4.0 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 8.7 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 9.6 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 11.1 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook rock, high · 6 mi
- Overlook rock, lower · 6 mi
- Washington Aqueduct Observation Platform · 8 mi
- Olmsted Island and Overlook Trail · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Inspiration Park: 0.0 mi
- Montgomery County Public Safety Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 2.5 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 2.5 mi
- Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Kentlands Mansion: 0.1 mi
- Kentlands Green: 0.1 mi
- Main Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Market Square: 0.3 mi
- Lakelands Park: 0.3 mi
Artworks
- A Circle of Acanthus Leaf Chairs: 0.2 mi
- Market Square Colonnade: 0.3 mi
- Three Big Dogs: 1.6 mi
- Innovator's Park: 1.9 mi
- Historic Cupola: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
- Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 1.9 mi
- Glenview Mansion Garden: 6.4 mi
- Poolesville Community Garden: 9.7 mi
- Vermont Maple Garden: 10.1 mi
Picnic sites: 60
- Quail Ridge: 1.6 mi
- Oriole Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
- Blue Sky Park: 8.3 mi
Attractions
- Carousel at Rio: 2.2 mi
- Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock: 5.2 mi
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: 5.7 mi
- Lock 23: Violettes Lock: 5.9 mi
- Lock 21: Swains Lock: 6.1 mi
Museums
- Fire Museum: 2.8 mi
- Gaithersburg Community Museum: 3.0 mi
- Glenstone Museum: 4.2 mi
- Mooseum: 4.3 mi
- Stonestreet Museum: 5.1 mi
Peaks: 44
- Hunting Hill: 3.3 mi
- Black Hill: 5.6 mi
- Prospect Hill: 10.5 mi
- Nokes Hill: 11.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 12.9 mi
Springs: 6
- Sandy Spring: 11.9 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 12.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 14.4 mi
- Takoma Spring: 16.1 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 18.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Great Falls: 8.4 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.7 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.7 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 18.2 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 4
- Sycamore Beach: 9.5 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 9.5 mi
- Fishing Shore: 16.3 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 10.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 10.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Truck Rest Area: 17.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Harmony Grove: 24.6 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 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 37 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockville 1 NE, 5 mi away.
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