- Elevation, modelled
- 39 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Chestnut Hill169 m · 22.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Star-Spangled Banner Byway2.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 38.9926, -76.9449
La Plata Beach is a park in Maryland, at a modelled 39 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Community Learning Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 2.8 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of La Plata Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | NNE 21° | 169 m | 22.4 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WNW 295° | 156 m | 15.0 mi |
| Gantt Hill | WSW 253° | 156 m | 16.1 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 305° | 148 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 243° | 144 m | 14.4 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 242° | 140 m | 13.0 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WSW 253° | 140 m | 16.7 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 240° | 137 m | 15.4 mi |
- 2.8 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 9.5 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 9.2 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 11.6 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Viewing Area · 10 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 2 · 10 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Community Learning Garden: 0.1 mi
- Gluckstern Garden: 0.2 mi
- Weber Memorial Garden: 0.2 mi
- Dessie M Moxley Gardens: 0.3 mi
- The Survivor Garden: 0.3 mi
Artworks
- Testudo (Maryland Stadium): 0.2 mi
- Testudo (Football Team House): 0.2 mi
- Testudo (Comcast Center): 0.3 mi
- Testudo (Alumni Center): 0.3 mi
- Testudo (Adele H. Stamp Student Union): 0.3 mi
Attractions
- LEAFHouse: 0.5 mi
- Rachel Carson House: 4.8 mi
- Forest Glen Historic Railroad Station: 6.2 mi
- Wheaton Miniature Train: 6.7 mi
- Wheaton Carousel: 6.7 mi
Parks
- Northgate Urban Park: 0.6 mi
- College Park Woods Park: 0.9 mi
- College Park Community Center: 1.0 mi
- Calvert Hills Playground & Athletic Field: 1.1 mi
- Old Town Playground: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
- Point of Failure: 0.6 mi
- College Park Veterans Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Site of College Park Airport: 1.4 mi
- College Park Airport: 1.4 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 2.1 mi
Museums
Picnic sites
- Sweetgum Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
- Laurel Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Holly Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 10: 5.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 9: 5.3 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 35
- Lowndes Hill: 3.8 mi
- Barnard Hill: 4.0 mi
- Hoover Hill: 4.0 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 4.4 mi
- Bunker Hill: 4.6 mi
Beaches: 10
- Fishing Shore: 9.9 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 14.9 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 15.8 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 15.9 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Rosier Bluff: 15.9 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 17.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 17.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 17.1 mi
- Quarry (former): 20.4 mi
Springs: 5
- Indian Springs: 2.8 mi
- Takoma Spring: 3.5 mi
- Silver Spring: 4.5 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 6.4 mi
- Sandy Spring: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Stubblefield Falls: 13.5 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 14.0 mi
- Great Falls: 16.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 20.0 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 25.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:57 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:07 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- College Park · 1 mi
- Berwyn Heights · 2 mi
- Hyattsville · 2 mi
- Beltsville · 3 mi
- Capital Region · 3 mi
- Greenbelt · 3 mi
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