Pheasant Run Community Park
Pheasant Run Community Park is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 50 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is South Laurel Neighborhood Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 50 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 15.4 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 16.4 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
- 16.7 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rappe's Overlook · 12 mi
- Friction Wall Overlook · 15 mi
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 17 mi
- Viewing Area · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- South Laurel Neighborhood Park: 0.7 mi
- Muirkirk Park: 0.7 mi
- Montpelier Park: 0.8 mi
- Montpelier Community Association: 1.1 mi
- Bedford Neighborhood Park: 1.2 mi
- Montpelier House Museum: 0.9 mi
- Laurel Historical Society: 4.0 mi
- Bowie Railroad Museum: 4.4 mi
- Old Town Bowie Welcome Center: 4.4 mi
- Good Knight Castle Children's Museum: 4.5 mi
- Blue Ponds Park: 2.1 mi
- Lemon Bridge Road Landfill Site: 4.1 mi
- Patuxent River Park: 4.3 mi
- Two Rivers Open Space: 5.0 mi
- Riden - Patuxent River Greenway: 5.2 mi
- National Wildlife Visitor Center: 2.7 mi
- Scott’s Cove at Rocky Gorge Reservoir: 6.3 mi
- LEAFHouse: 7.1 mi
- Crofton Go Kart Raceway: 7.9 mi
- Rachel Carson House: 9.1 mi
- Osprey: 2.9 mi
- Mother and Child Statue: 4.5 mi
- old bank vault door: 6.7 mi
- Testudo (Comcast Center): 7.2 mi
- Site of College Park Airport: 7.2 mi
- Hamilton Cemetery: 4.2 mi
- World War II Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Former Canal Gates: 5.6 mi
- Old Savage Dam Gates: 5.6 mi
- Old Quarry Works: 5.9 mi
- Holly Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Spectator Area: 5.4 mi
- Spectator Area: 5.4 mi
- Sweetgum Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Laurel Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- The Island at Piney Orchard: 6.6 mi
- Gluckstern Garden: 7.4 mi
- Weber Memorial Garden: 7.4 mi
- Fraternity and Sorority Centennial Garden: 7.4 mi
- Community Learning Garden: 7.4 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 9.7 mi
- Barnard Hill: 11.0 mi
- Hoover Hill: 11.0 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 11.6 mi
- Bunker Hill: 11.8 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 14.1 mi
- Pines on the Severn Community Beach: 17.2 mi
- Fishing Shore: 17.4 mi
- Lindamoor Community Beach: 17.7 mi
- Wild Rose Shores: 17.9 mi
- Quarry (former): 14.3 mi
- Quarry (former): 14.4 mi
- Quarry (former): 14.5 mi
- Friction Wall: 14.5 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 15.7 mi
- Indian Springs: 5.1 mi
- Takoma Spring: 10.9 mi
- Silver Spring: 11.5 mi
- Sandy Spring: 11.7 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 13.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 13.4 mi
- failed mill dam: 18.5 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 20.4 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 20.6 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 20.8 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 19.2 mi
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pheasant Run Community Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | N 7° | 169 m | 16.6 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 276° | 156 m | 19.8 mi |
| Gantt Hill | WSW 247° | 156 m | 23.4 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 240° | 144 m | 21.8 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 239° | 140 m | 20.5 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WSW 248° | 140 m | 23.9 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 238° | 137 m | 22.8 mi |
| Upton Hill | SW 233° | 125 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 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 | 34 | 37 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurel 3 W, 4 mi away.
- Virginia Springbeauty101 obs
- White-throated Sparrow47 obs
- White-tailed Deer44 obs
- Common Box Turtle43 obs
- yellow trout lily38 obs
- American Toad35 obs
- Song Sparrow32 obs
- Mourning Dove31 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/741823057
Day trips start here
- Laurel · 3 mi
- Beltsville · 5 mi
- Greenbelt · 5 mi
- Berwyn Heights · 6 mi
- Savage · 6 mi
- New Carrollton · 7 mi
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