Olney Square Park
Olney Square Park is a park in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 139 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Norbeck Grove, a park 0.6 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 12 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 11.6 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 11.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 14.0 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 13.2 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Aqueduct Observation Platform · 14 mi
- Olmsted Island and Overlook Trail · 14 mi
- Great Falls Overlook · 14 mi
- Great Falls Overlook 1 · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Norbeck Grove: 0.6 mi
- Olney Oaks HOA Park: 0.6 mi
- Cashell Neighborhood Park: 0.8 mi
- Olney Boys and Girls Community Park: 1.0 mi
- Greenwood Park: 1.1 mi
- Oakley Cabin: 1.7 mi
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: 6.2 mi
- Carousel at Rio: 6.8 mi
- Wheaton Carousel: 7.6 mi
- Wheaton Miniature Train: 7.7 mi
- Upper Rock Creek Local Park: 2.5 mi
- Winter's Run Local Park: 2.9 mi
- Norwood Village Neighborhood Conservation Area: 3.7 mi
- Mineral Springs Neighborhood Conservation Area: 4.5 mi
- Crabbs Branch Stream Valley Park: 4.5 mi
- Sandy Spring Slave Museum: 2.7 mi
- Sandy Spring Museum: 3.4 mi
- Gaithersburg Community Museum: 6.0 mi
- Fire Museum: 6.2 mi
- Stonestreet Museum: 6.4 mi
- Brighton Azalea Garden: 4.7 mi
- Glenview Mansion Garden: 5.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 7.3 mi
- Idea Garden: 7.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 7.4 mi
- King Farm Park Statue: 5.5 mi
- Flight of Fancy: 5.8 mi
- The Flow of History: 6.0 mi
- Rockville Pike Globe: 6.1 mi
- Upward Bound: 6.6 mi
- Parkland Memorial: 6.2 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory: 6.3 mi
- Oscar Osorio: 6.8 mi
- Frank Lawrence Towers: 6.8 mi
- South Terrace: 7.4 mi
- Woodland Picnic / Campfire Area: 7.4 mi
- Spectator Area: 7.5 mi
- Oriole Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Hunting Hill: 8.0 mi
- Black Hill: 11.7 mi
- Point Reno: 14.3 mi
- Linnean Hill: 15.4 mi
- Prospect Hill: 15.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 3.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 3.9 mi
- Friction Wall: 17.3 mi
- Quarry (former): 17.3 mi
- Quarry (former): 17.4 mi
- Great Falls: 14.3 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 14.4 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 14.6 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 17.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 18.6 mi
- Sandy Spring: 3.6 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 11.0 mi
- Silver Spring: 12.0 mi
- Takoma Spring: 13.4 mi
- Indian Springs: 14.9 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 14.8 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 14.8 mi
- Fishing Shore: 17.1 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 21.8 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 15.4 mi
- Daniels: 18.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Olney Square Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WNW 294° | 387 m | 18.1 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | ENE 58° | 169 m | 18.1 mi |
| The Bunker | NNE 27° | 157 m | 23.1 mi |
| Hunting Hill | SW 230° | 156 m | 8.0 mi |
| Gantt Hill | SSW 207° | 156 m | 18.0 mi |
| Black Hill | W 280° | 148 m | 11.7 mi |
| Mount Daniel | SSW 196° | 144 m | 18.8 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SSW 193° | 140 m | 18.1 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 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 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 | 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, 5 mi away.
- White-tailed Deer209 obs
- Red Fox191 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel152 obs
- Northern Cardinal85 obs
- Common Raccoon61 obs
- Eastern Bluebird47 obs
- Common Box Turtle47 obs
- Mourning Dove46 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/47318702
Day trips start here
- Olney · 1 mi
- Glenmont · 6 mi
- Montgomery County · 6 mi
- Rockville · 6 mi
- Gaithersburg · 8 mi
- Wheaton · 8 mi
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