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Overlook Park

Overlook Park from directly overhead

Overlook Park is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 39 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is J. Charles Linthicum Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
39 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.21554, -76.65386

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • J. Charles Linthicum Park: 0.8 mi
  • Linthicum Park: 1.0 mi
  • Pumphrey Park: 1.0 mi
  • Cabin Branch Park: 1.3 mi
  • Sandy Hills Park: 1.4 mi
Artworks
Gardens
Historic sites
  • Garrett Park Monument: 2.9 mi
  • Thomas Viaduct Marker: 3.2 mi
  • Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Monument: 3.4 mi
  • K-612: 3.7 mi
  • I-641: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves
  • Masonville Cove Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership: 3.7 mi
  • Quarterfield Crossing: 4.4 mi
  • Howard County Conservancy at Belmont: 4.9 mi
  • Scenic Easement: 5.2 mi
  • Rosemont Park: 5.6 mi
Museums
Peaks: 28
  • Lawyers Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Federal Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Tank Hill: 7.3 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Bend Hill: 8.6 mi
Picnic sites: 27
  • Avalon Area: 3.9 mi
  • Glen Artney Area: 4.2 mi
  • Hilton Shelters: 5.3 mi
  • Orange Grove Area: 5.5 mi
  • Etting Park: Hope Garden: 6.2 mi
Beaches: 18
Cliffs: 12
  • Quarry (former): 7.8 mi
  • Quarry (former): 7.8 mi
  • Quarry (former): 8.0 mi
  • Friction Wall: 8.1 mi
  • Wiona Cliffs: 14.2 mi
Springs: 5
  • Crises Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Marble Springs: 15.4 mi
  • Indian Springs: 19.7 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 20.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Overlook Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy HillN 356°200 m16.9 mi
Oregon RidgeN 355°191 m18.9 mi
Chestnut HillNW 306°169 m9.4 mi
The BunkerNW 323°157 m20.8 mi
Abell RidgeN 5°155 m13.6 mi
Satyr HillNNE 24°151 m14.3 mi
Cherry HillNNE 32°149 m21.3 mi
Cub HillNNE 27°147 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:4119:5720:37
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2316:0516:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744556474787669574739
Precip in3.12.94.03.43.94.04.54.14.43.93.13.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baltimore-washington Intl AP, 3 mi away.

  • American Robin39 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly37 obs
  • Pharaoh Cicada35 obs
  • Mourning Dove27 obs
  • Common Box Turtle27 obs
  • Porcelain Berry27 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail26 obs
  • Central Ratsnake24 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/113614230

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