Park · Maryland
Pinewood Park
Pinewood Park is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 76 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Surratt House, a attraction 1.0 miles away. Booth's Escape passes 0.6 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 76 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.77623, -76.91025
- 0.6 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 4.5 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 7.6 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 15.9 mi off the Religious Freedom Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fort Washington Overlook · 8 mi
- Viewing Area · 12 mi
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 12 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Surratt House: 1.0 mi
- Spirit Park Carousel: 5.8 mi
- The Capital Wheel at National Harbor: 5.9 mi
- South Corner Boundary Stone: 7.1 mi
- World War I-Era Rudder: 7.2 mi
Parks
- Camp Springs Recreation Center: 1.2 mi
- Allentown Road Recreation Center: 1.5 mi
- Tanglewood Community Park: 1.9 mi
- Freedom Park: 2.1 mi
- Woodberry Forest Recreation Center: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
- Lockheed C-140 Jetstar: 2.6 mi
- Plaque marking the establishment of Saint Ignatius Catholic Church in 1849: 3.6 mi
- Grumann F6F Hellcat: 3.8 mi
- Officer Lawrence Buckner Memorial: 5.0 mi
- GSA-Photovoltaic Array: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Hillcrest Park: 4.8 mi
- Barnaby Run Park: 5.2 mi
- Cheltenham Wildlife Management Area: 5.5 mi
- Alger Park: 6.8 mi
- Walker Mill Regional Park: 6.8 mi
Museums
- Smithsonian NMAI Cultural Resources Center: 4.9 mi
- Smithsonian Museum Support Center: 4.9 mi
- Smithsonian Gardens Greenhouse: 5.0 mi
- Oxon Hill Farm: 5.5 mi
- Smithsonian Institution Anacostia Community Museum: 6.6 mi
Artworks
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 1: 5.0 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 7: 5.0 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 6: 5.0 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 5: 5.0 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 2: 5.0 mi
Gardens
- Community Garden Plots (NPS): 7.3 mi
- Ex Garden Future & MTB Pump Track: 7.6 mi
- East Capitol Urban Farm: 7.8 mi
- River Street Gardens: 8.2 mi
- Barracks Row Community Garden: 8.3 mi
Picnic sites: 54
- Picnic Area 14: 9.8 mi
- Picnic Area 13: 9.8 mi
- Picnic Area 12: 9.8 mi
- Picnic Area 11: 9.8 mi
- Picnic Area 10: 9.9 mi
Peaks: 30
- Bald Eagle Hill: 6.2 mi
- Good Hope Hill: 6.9 mi
- Shooters Hill: 9.0 mi
- Hickey Hill: 9.8 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 9.8 mi
Beaches: 11
- Fishing Shore: 13.7 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 13.7 mi
- Bare Neck Shore: 20.8 mi
- Brownie's Beach: 21.4 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Indian Queen Bluff: 6.4 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 6.5 mi
- Indian Head: 18.6 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 18.9 mi
- Fairhaven Cliffs: 19.3 mi
Springs: 4
- Takoma Spring: 14.6 mi
- Indian Springs: 15.5 mi
- Silver Spring: 16.1 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 17.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Stubblefield Falls: 20.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 20.6 mi
- Great Falls: 24.0 mi
- Coe Creek: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wilson: 15.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pinewood Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 301° | 156 m | 20.2 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WNW 300° | 144 m | 16.9 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WNW 303° | 140 m | 16.0 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 300° | 140 m | 20.6 mi |
| Prout Hill | WNW 296° | 137 m | 16.8 mi |
| Upton Hill | WNW 298° | 125 m | 14.4 mi |
| Point Reno | NW 324° | 123 m | 15.1 mi |
| Spy Hill | WNW 298° | 114 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 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 | 36 | 38 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oxon Hill, 5 mi away.
- Common Box Turtle12 obs
- American Robin8 obs
- White-tailed Deer7 obs
- European Starling6 obs
- Yellow-sided Skimmer6 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel5 obs
- Eastern Carpenter Bee5 obs
- Southern Leopard Frog5 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/358253558
Day trips start here
- Clinton-Camp Springs · 1 mi
- Prince George's County · 5 mi
- Suitland · 5 mi
- Fort Washington · 6 mi
- National Harbor · 6 mi
- Washington, D.C./Anacostia · 7 mi
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