Meloy Field
Meloy Field is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 45 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Lanham Forest Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 1.9 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 45 m
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 8.5 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 11.2 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 15.7 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 12 mi
- Viewing Area · 12 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 13 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 2 · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lanham Forest Park: 0.9 mi
- West Lanham Hills Neighborhood Park: 1.2 mi
- Sherman Park: 1.7 mi
- H P Johnson Park: 1.7 mi
- Glenwood Park: 1.8 mi
- Lake View: 2.2 mi
- Lake Deborah: 2.2 mi
- Hamilton Cemetery: 3.6 mi
- World War II Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Riversdale House Museum: 4.0 mi
- Glenn Dale Estates Park: 2.3 mi
- Watkins Regional Park: 5.4 mi
- Walker Mill Regional Park: 5.6 mi
- Belt Woods Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 5.8 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 6.0 mi
- Laurel Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Holly Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Sweetgum Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Area 10: 5.5 mi
- Picnic Area 11: 5.5 mi
- Mother and Child Statue: 3.7 mi
- Site of College Park Airport: 4.1 mi
- Snail: 4.2 mi
- Snail: 4.2 mi
- Snail: 4.3 mi
- Radichevich Garden: 4.4 mi
- Fraternity and Sorority Centennial Garden: 4.7 mi
- Garden of Reflection and Remembrance: 5.0 mi
- Chapel Garden: 5.0 mi
- Peace Garden: 5.1 mi
- LEAFHouse: 5.6 mi
- National Wildlife Visitor Center: 6.2 mi
- John Smilie: 7.9 mi
- David Walker: 7.9 mi
- Nathaniel Hazard: 7.9 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 3.9 mi
- Hickey Hill: 5.9 mi
- Barnard Hill: 6.1 mi
- Hoover Hill: 6.1 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 6.9 mi
- Fishing Shore: 13.1 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 17.0 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 17.1 mi
- Wild Rose Shores: 17.8 mi
- Bare Neck Shore: 18.5 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 16.3 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 17.9 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 21.2 mi
- Fairhaven Cliffs: 21.8 mi
- Indian Springs: 3.9 mi
- Takoma Spring: 8.1 mi
- Silver Spring: 9.6 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 11.6 mi
- Sandy Spring: 15.8 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 18.2 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 18.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 20.8 mi
- Great Falls: 21.5 mi
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 23.0 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 25.0 mi
- Wilson: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Meloy Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | N 8° | 169 m | 24.1 mi |
| Gantt Hill | W 265° | 156 m | 20.2 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WNW 297° | 156 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 258° | 144 m | 17.8 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 259° | 140 m | 16.4 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 265° | 140 m | 20.8 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 255° | 137 m | 18.6 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 251° | 125 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 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.
- Domestic Cat29 obs
- White-tailed Deer25 obs
- Common Box Turtle22 obs
- Northern Cardinal20 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel20 obs
- Mourning Dove19 obs
- American Robin17 obs
- Blue Jay14 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/358245366
Day trips start here
- New Carrollton · 2 mi
- Berwyn Heights · 4 mi
- Greenbelt · 4 mi
- College Park · 5 mi
- Hyattsville · 5 mi
- Largo · 5 mi
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