Newport Mill Local Park
Newport Mill Local Park is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 113 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Pleasant View Local Park, a park 0.3 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 6.9 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 113 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montgomery Parks
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 6.3 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 7.9 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 9.0 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Pleasant View Local Park: 0.3 mi
- Kensington Heights Park: 0.4 mi
- Connecticut Avenue Neighborhood Park: 0.5 mi
- College View Neighborhood Park: 0.5 mi
- Wheaton-Claridge Local Park: 0.6 mi
- Kensington Moai: 0.5 mi
- Bear Bench: 0.8 mi
- Hold Your Light: 0.9 mi
- Book Plants: 0.9 mi
- 3758 & 3762 Howard Avenue: 0.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Photo captions: 0.9 mi
- Newport Mills: 0.9 mi
- World War II Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Frank Lawrence Towers: 1.7 mi
- No Place Like Home: 1.0 mi
- Hawk Island: 1.1 mi
- Children's Garden: 2.1 mi
- Fragrance Garden: 2.2 mi
- Maple Terrace: 2.2 mi
- Wheaton Miniature Train: 1.6 mi
- Wheaton Carousel: 1.6 mi
- Forest Glen Historic Railroad Station: 1.9 mi
- Rachel Carson House: 3.7 mi
- Cabin John Station: 4.3 mi
- Spectator Area: 1.8 mi
- South Terrace: 2.1 mi
- Woodland Picnic / Campfire Area: 2.4 mi
- Pond Classroom: 2.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 10: 4.7 mi
- Birch Drive Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.2 mi
- Locust Hill Neighborhood Park: 2.3 mi
- Woodend Nature Sanctuary: 2.6 mi
- Beret Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.8 mi
- Arctic Neighborhood Conservation Area: 3.0 mi
- National Museum of Health and Medicine: 2.3 mi
- National Museum of Health and Medicine: 2.3 mi
- Brookside Nature Center: 2.3 mi
- Josiah Henson Museum: 2.8 mi
- Ratner Museum: 3.1 mi
- Point Reno: 6.1 mi
- Linnean Hill: 7.3 mi
- Hunting Hill: 7.6 mi
- Mount Alto: 8.0 mi
- Jackson Hill: 8.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 12.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 12.1 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 18.6 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 19.9 mi
- Quarry (former): 21.5 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 2.8 mi
- Silver Spring: 4.1 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.7 mi
- Sandy Spring: 7.4 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.8 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 8.4 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 8.8 mi
- Great Falls: 10.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 21.9 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 23.6 mi
- Fishing Shore: 9.0 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 10.0 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 10.1 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 14.0 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 23.4 mi
- Daniels: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Newport Mill Local Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 312° | 387 m | 23.2 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NE 40° | 169 m | 22.9 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WNW 294° | 156 m | 7.6 mi |
| Gantt Hill | SW 228° | 156 m | 11.8 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 310° | 148 m | 16.0 mi |
| Mount Daniel | SSW 212° | 144 m | 11.6 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SSW 207° | 140 m | 10.6 mi |
| Freedom Hill | SW 229° | 140 m | 12.4 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 | 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, 6 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel384 obs
- White-tailed Deer360 obs
- American Robin303 obs
- Northern Cardinal232 obs
- House Sparrow176 obs
- wineberry174 obs
- Red Fox172 obs
- Canada Goose157 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/374791499
Day trips start here
- Kensington · 1 mi
- Wheaton · 1 mi
- Glenmont · 3 mi
- Bethesda · 4 mi
- Silver Spring · 4 mi
- Capital Region · 5 mi
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