North Englewood Playground
North Englewood Playground is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 6 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinkey's Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 0.8 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 6 m
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 4.5 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 7.2 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 12.7 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Pinkey's Park: 0.4 mi
- North Fairmont Heights Park: 0.5 mi
- Cheverly Euclid Street Park: 0.9 mi
- Cedar Heights Park: 0.9 mi
- Deanwood: 0.9 mi
- Ghost Bike Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Charles Jackson: 1.5 mi
- Anthony Shaw: 2.5 mi
- United Brick Corporation Brick Company: 2.7 mi
- National Capitol Columns: 2.7 mi
- Deanwood Garden: 1.0 mi
- IDEA Academy garden: 1.1 mi
- East Capitol Urban Farm: 1.6 mi
- Asian Collections: 2.0 mi
- Dogwood Collection: 2.1 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 1.9 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 2.1 mi
- Walker Mill Regional Park: 3.9 mi
- Alger Park: 4.2 mi
- Glenn Dale Estates Park: 6.1 mi
- Market Master House Historic Site: 2.1 mi
- Prince Georges African American Museum and Cultural Center: 2.7 mi
- National Bonsai and Penjing Museum: 2.7 mi
- National Deaf Life Museum at Gallaudet University: 4.2 mi
- College Park Aviation Museum: 4.6 mi
- Hyattsville Horns: 3.0 mi
- Vanglorious Bluebird: 3.1 mi
- Birdwatcher's View: 3.1 mi
- Gypsy: 3.8 mi
- Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet Statue: 3.9 mi
- John Smilie: 3.8 mi
- David Walker: 3.8 mi
- Nathaniel Hazard: 3.8 mi
- Elbridge Gerry: 3.8 mi
- William Pinkney: 3.8 mi
- Laurel Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Sweetgum Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Holly Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 6.6 mi
- Picnic Area 11: 6.8 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 1.9 mi
- Hickey Hill: 2.1 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 3.1 mi
- Barnard Hill: 3.3 mi
- Hoover Hill: 3.4 mi
- Fishing Shore: 9.6 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 13.2 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 17.9 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 18.0 mi
- Bare Neck Shore: 20.9 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 11.4 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 21.8 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 22.3 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.7 mi
- Indian Springs: 6.2 mi
- Takoma Spring: 6.3 mi
- Silver Spring: 8.0 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 9.9 mi
- Sandy Spring: 16.7 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 15.4 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 15.8 mi
- Great Falls: 18.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 24.3 mi
- Wilson: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of North Englewood Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 273° | 156 m | 16.9 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 308° | 156 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 266° | 144 m | 14.3 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 267° | 140 m | 12.9 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 273° | 140 m | 17.5 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 262° | 137 m | 14.9 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 258° | 125 m | 12.6 mi |
| Point Reno | WNW 288° | 123 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:07 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natl Arboretum DC, 3 mi away.
- Blue Dasher1,028 obs
- Domestic Cat533 obs
- Fragile Forktail399 obs
- pickerelweed388 obs
- Mallard362 obs
- Slaty Skimmer361 obs
- Great Egret345 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee319 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/358245412
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier · 3 mi
- Hyattsville · 4 mi
- New Carrollton · 4 mi
- Suitland · 4 mi
- Washington, D.C./Anacostia · 4 mi
- Washington, D.C./Capitol Hill · 4 mi
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