Old Germantown Park
Old Germantown Park is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 121 m. High Knob stands 472 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Millstone Community Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 1.4 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 121 m
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 6.5 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 11.1 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 13.7 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook rock, lower · 7 mi
- Overlook rock, high · 7 mi
- East View · 9 mi
- Potomac Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Millstone Community Park: 0.1 mi
- Kingsview Local Park: 0.2 mi
- Fountain Hills Local Park: 0.4 mi
- Cedar Creek Local Park: 0.4 mi
- South Gunner's Branch Local Park: 0.6 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 1.5 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 1.5 mi
- Inspiration Park: 3.5 mi
- The Cliff Bland Recreation Area: 3.6 mi
- Darnestown Confederate Visit: 3.7 mi
- Mooseum: 1.5 mi
- Fire Museum: 4.7 mi
- Gaithersburg Community Museum: 4.9 mi
- Glenstone Museum: 7.1 mi
- Stonestreet Museum: 8.4 mi
- Historic Cupola: 1.7 mi
- Historic Cupola: 1.7 mi
- Historic Cupola: 1.7 mi
- A Circle of Acanthus Leaf Chairs: 3.4 mi
- Market Square Colonnade: 3.6 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 2.1 mi
- Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Poolesville Community Garden: 7.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 8.6 mi
- Glenview Mansion Garden: 9.6 mi
- Boyds Local Park: 2.3 mi
- Orchard Neighborhood Park: 2.7 mi
- Waters House Special Park: 3.6 mi
- Bucklodge Branch Stream Valley Park: 3.6 mi
- Lake Placid Dam: 4.1 mi
- Carousel at Rio: 5.2 mi
- Lock 23: Violettes Lock: 6.8 mi
- Lock 24: Rileys Lock: 7.0 mi
- Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock: 7.2 mi
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: 9.0 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
- Quail Ridge: 1.9 mi
- Oriole Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
- Blue Sky Park: 5.7 mi
- Black Hill: 2.2 mi
- Hunting Hill: 6.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 9.4 mi
- Nokes Hill: 11.4 mi
- Prospect Hill: 13.4 mi
- Sandy Spring: 14.0 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 15.4 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 16.0 mi
- Silver Spring: 17.8 mi
- Takoma Spring: 19.5 mi
- Great Falls: 11.2 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 13.8 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 13.9 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 18.1 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 24.9 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.4 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.4 mi
- Fishing Shore: 19.7 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 22.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 11.2 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 11.2 mi
- Sevenfoot Rock: 22.8 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 15.1 mi
- Harmony Grove: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Germantown Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | NNW 331° | 472 m | 23.9 mi |
| Short Hill Mountain | WNW 289° | 441 m | 24.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 320° | 387 m | 9.4 mi |
| Ridge Hill | NNW 329° | 373 m | 22.3 mi |
| Waterford Peak | W 277° | 361 m | 15.8 mi |
| Buzzard Rock | WNW 296° | 349 m | 24.4 mi |
| Pine Rock | NW 309° | 346 m | 17.2 mi |
| White Rock | WNW 295° | 346 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 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 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Damascus 3 SSW, 8 mi away.
- Ring-necked Duck115 obs
- Hooded Merganser94 obs
- American Wigeon86 obs
- Canada Goose84 obs
- Gadwall83 obs
- Mallard80 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly71 obs
- wineberry69 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/358251677
Day trips start here
- Germantown · 2 mi
- Gaithersburg · 3 mi
- Montgomery County · 5 mi
- Rockville · 9 mi
- Potomac · 10 mi
- Great Falls · 11 mi
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