National Vigilance Park
National Vigilance Park is a park in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 46 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the north-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is National Cryptologic Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway runs past it. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- On the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 10.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 13.7 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 14.4 mi off the National Historic Seaport
Overlooks nearby
- Rappe's Overlook · 7 mi
- Friction Wall Overlook · 11 mi
- Putney's Bridge · 15 mi
- Old quarry filled with trash · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- National Cryptologic Museum: 0.2 mi
- Fort George G. Meade Museum: 1.9 mi
- Odenton Heritage Society Museum: 4.1 mi
- Laurel Historical Society: 4.4 mi
- Montpelier House Museum: 5.0 mi
- Hatler Park: 1.0 mi
- Shadow Park: 1.4 mi
- Saratoga at Parkside Community Park: 1.7 mi
- Bacontown Recreation Area: 2.3 mi
- Burba Lake Recreation Area: 2.5 mi
- Corey Walter: 2.0 mi
- Former Canal Gates: 3.5 mi
- Old Savage Dam Gates: 3.5 mi
- Old Quarry Works: 3.7 mi
- Harmans: 4.6 mi
- Lake Marion Park: 3.2 mi
- Jacobs Forest Nature Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Jacobs Forest Nature Preserve Path: 3.3 mi
- Quail Run Environmental Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Collins Property: 4.1 mi
- The Island at Piney Orchard: 5.6 mi
- Columbia Gardeners Elkhorn: 6.1 mi
- Columbia Gardeners Elkhorn: 6.1 mi
- Long Reach Community Gardens: 6.7 mi
- Long Reach Community Gardens: 6.8 mi
- National Wildlife Visitor Center: 6.1 mi
- Scott’s Cove at Rocky Gorge Reservoir: 6.4 mi
- Tardis: 7.3 mi
- Crofton Go Kart Raceway: 7.4 mi
- Childs Residence: 7.8 mi
- Midtown Park Gazebo: 7.7 mi
- Avalon Area: 8.4 mi
- Spectator Area: 8.6 mi
- Spectator Area: 8.6 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 8.8 mi
- Lawyers Hill: 7.6 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 12.7 mi
- Mount Misery: 13.2 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 14.6 mi
- Federal Hill: 14.6 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 11.9 mi
- Pines on the Severn Community Beach: 15.3 mi
- Lindamoor Community Beach: 16.1 mi
- Wild Rose Shores: 17.4 mi
- Lake Claire Beach: 17.9 mi
- Quarry (former): 10.3 mi
- Quarry (former): 10.3 mi
- Quarry (former): 10.4 mi
- Friction Wall: 10.5 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 13.8 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.0 mi
- Sandy Spring: 13.3 mi
- Takoma Spring: 15.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 16.1 mi
- Crises Spring: 16.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 8.9 mi
- failed mill dam: 13.7 mi
- Round Falls: 16.4 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 17.6 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 24.6 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 14.6 mi
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 23.4 mi
- Daniels: 14.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of National Vigilance Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Hill | NNE 13° | 200 m | 24.6 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | N 355° | 169 m | 12.7 mi |
| The Bunker | NNW 346° | 157 m | 24.5 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 265° | 156 m | 22.8 mi |
| Abell Ridge | NNE 20° | 155 m | 22.0 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NNE 31° | 151 m | 23.7 mi |
| Cub Hill | NNE 33° | 147 m | 24.8 mi |
| Luskins Hill | NNE 29° | 144 m | 22.8 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 | 07:24 | 16:06 | 16:48 |
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 | 55 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baltimore-washington Intl AP, 6 mi away.
- Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth56 obs
- Wood Duck51 obs
- Bobolink51 obs
- Smoky Tetanolita Moth50 obs
- Solitary Sandpiper44 obs
- Ring-billed Gull44 obs
- Cliff Swallow44 obs
- Great Blue Heron41 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 way/244111744
Day trips start here
- Savage · 3 mi
- Laurel · 5 mi
- Hanover · 6 mi
- Beltsville · 9 mi
- Columbia · 9 mi
- Glen Burnie · 9 mi
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