- Elevation, modelled
- 131 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf Mountain387 m · 17.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway4.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:39local time
- Coordinates
- 39.0697, -77.1695
Orchard Ridge Park is a park in Maryland, at a modelled 131 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Rockmead Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 4.0 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Orchard Ridge Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 318° | 387 m | 17.9 mi |
| Waterford Peak | WNW 290° | 361 m | 23.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 296° | 235 m | 23.7 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | W 275° | 187 m | 23.5 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 304° | 156 m | 1.9 mi |
| Gantt Hill | SSW 199° | 156 m | 10.5 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 320° | 148 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mount Daniel | S 183° | 144 m | 11.9 mi |
- 4.0 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 7.3 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 7.6 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 14.3 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Rockmead Park: 0.5 mi
- Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Millenium Garden Park: 0.5 mi
- Fallsmead Park: 0.6 mi
- Potomac Woods Park: 0.6 mi
Museums
- Stonestreet Museum: 1.3 mi
- Josiah Henson Museum: 3.1 mi
- Ratner Museum: 4.3 mi
- Glenstone Museum: 4.4 mi
- Gaithersburg Community Museum: 5.1 mi
Historic sites
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Parkland Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Abandoned Gaynor Road bridge: 4.1 mi
- Oscar Osorio: 4.3 mi
- Frank Lawrence Towers: 4.4 mi
Attractions
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: 1.6 mi
- Cabin John Station: 2.7 mi
- Carousel at Rio: 3.7 mi
- Henry-Duffy Park: 4.5 mi
- Lock 21: Swains Lock: 4.8 mi
Artworks
- Agio: 1.6 mi
- Rockville Pike Globe: 1.6 mi
- The Flow of History: 1.7 mi
- Flight of Fancy: 2.2 mi
- King Farm Park Statue: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
- Glenview Mansion Garden: 2.5 mi
- Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- No Place Like Home: 5.5 mi
- Hawk Island: 6.0 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites
- Quail Ridge: 6.6 mi
- Oriole Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Carderock, Chesapeake & Ohio National Historic Park: 6.9 mi
- Spectator Area: 6.9 mi
Peaks: 41
- Hunting Hill: 1.9 mi
- Prospect Hill: 8.0 mi
- Point Reno: 9.6 mi
- Gantt Hill: 10.5 mi
- Black Hill: 10.7 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 11.0 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 11.0 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 21.8 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 23.1 mi
- Friction Wall: 24.3 mi
Springs: 6
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.5 mi
- Sandy Spring: 9.3 mi
- Silver Spring: 9.3 mi
- Takoma Spring: 11.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 15.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Great Falls: 6.7 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 7.1 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 7.3 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 20.2 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 4
- Purplehorse Beach: 7.2 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 7.2 mi
- Fishing Shore: 11.6 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 15.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Truck Rest Area: 20.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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, 2 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Rockville · 1 mi
- Potomac · 4 mi
- Gaithersburg · 5 mi
- Montgomery County · 5 mi
- Kensington · 6 mi
- Bethesda · 7 mi
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