McKenney Hills Park
McKenney Hills Park is a park in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 96 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Forest Glen Historic Railroad Station, a attraction 0.4 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 6.4 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montgomery Parks
How to reach it
- 6.4 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 7.4 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 5.9 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 8.3 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Forest Glen Historic Railroad Station: 0.4 mi
- Wheaton Miniature Train: 2.3 mi
- Wheaton Carousel: 2.3 mi
- Rachel Carson House: 3.4 mi
- Cabin John Station: 5.1 mi
- Capitol View – Homewood Park: 0.5 mi
- Forest Glen Neighborhood Park: 0.5 mi
- Carroll Knolls Park: 0.6 mi
- Getty Park: 0.7 mi
- Evans Parkway Park: 0.7 mi
- Minerva: 0.5 mi
- Justice: 0.5 mi
- Grief of Cyporissus: 0.6 mi
- Angel Moroni: 0.7 mi
- linden lane 2403: 0.8 mi
- Birch Drive Neighborhood Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Woodend Nature Sanctuary: 1.4 mi
- Hastings Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.1 mi
- Locust Hill Neighborhood Park: 2.3 mi
- Dartmouth Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.4 mi
- National Museum of Health and Medicine: 0.8 mi
- National Museum of Health and Medicine: 0.8 mi
- Brookside Nature Center: 2.9 mi
- KID Museum: 3.3 mi
- Ratner Museum: 3.5 mi
- Hawk Island: 1.1 mi
- Rain Garden: 1.3 mi
- Learning Garden: 1.3 mi
- Hemlock Grove: 1.3 mi
- Five Senses Garden: 1.3 mi
- World War II Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Photo captions: 1.3 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Old Ice House: 1.3 mi
- Newport Mills: 1.8 mi
- Pond Classroom: 1.4 mi
- Spectator Area: 2.5 mi
- South Terrace: 2.7 mi
- Woodland Picnic / Campfire Area: 2.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 10: 3.2 mi
- Point Reno: 4.9 mi
- Linnean Hill: 5.8 mi
- Jackson Hill: 6.6 mi
- Mount Alto: 6.8 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 6.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 13.5 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 13.5 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 17.2 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 18.5 mi
- Quarry (former): 21.9 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 1.5 mi
- Silver Spring: 2.6 mi
- Takoma Spring: 4.2 mi
- Sandy Spring: 8.4 mi
- Indian Springs: 8.8 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 8.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 8.7 mi
- Great Falls: 10.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 22.2 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 24.5 mi
- Fishing Shore: 7.9 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 10.3 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 10.3 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 13.0 mi
- Daniels: 24.1 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of McKenney Hills Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 313° | 387 m | 24.6 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NE 36° | 169 m | 23.5 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WNW 300° | 156 m | 8.9 mi |
| Gantt Hill | SW 235° | 156 m | 11.6 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 311° | 148 m | 17.4 mi |
| Mount Daniel | SW 219° | 144 m | 10.9 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SW 214° | 140 m | 9.8 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WSW 236° | 140 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 7 mi away.
- Pond Slider1,803 obs
- Painted Turtle1,642 obs
- American Bullfrog797 obs
- Great Blue Heron699 obs
- White-tailed Deer618 obs
- Common Snapping Turtle600 obs
- American Robin581 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel556 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/94666954
Day trips start here
- Kensington · 1 mi
- Wheaton · 2 mi
- Capital Region · 3 mi
- Silver Spring · 3 mi
- Bethesda · 4 mi
- Colesville-Burtonsville · 4 mi
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