Riverdale Recreation Center
Riverdale Recreation Center is a park in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Art Walk at Discovery District, a park 0.3 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 1.0 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 7.8 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 9.0 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 12.3 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Art Walk at Discovery District: 0.3 mi
- Riverdale Road Park: 0.3 mi
- Park and Recreation Administration Building: 0.4 mi
- Kenilworth Roadside Park: 0.5 mi
- Mabelle L Munch Park: 0.6 mi
- Riversdale House Museum: 0.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 0.6 mi
- College Park Airport: 1.0 mi
- Site of College Park Airport: 1.0 mi
- Edmonston Veterans Park: 1.2 mi
- Snail: 0.6 mi
- Snail: 0.6 mi
- Snail: 0.6 mi
- Snail: 0.6 mi
- What Lifts You: 0.8 mi
- Radichevich Garden: 1.0 mi
- Fraternity and Sorority Centennial Garden: 1.4 mi
- Garden of Reflection and Remembrance: 1.6 mi
- Chapel Garden: 1.6 mi
- Peace Garden: 1.7 mi
- Laurel Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
- Sweetgum Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
- Holly Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Grove 23: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 24: 6.2 mi
- LEAFHouse: 2.5 mi
- John Smilie: 6.4 mi
- Elbridge Gerry: 6.4 mi
- David Walker: 6.4 mi
- Nathaniel Hazard: 6.4 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 4.9 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 5.4 mi
- Dartmouth Neighborhood Conservation Area: 5.6 mi
- Hastings Neighborhood Conservation Area: 6.0 mi
- Glenn Dale Estates Park: 6.0 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 1.8 mi
- Barnard Hill: 3.1 mi
- Hoover Hill: 3.1 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 3.8 mi
- Bunker Hill: 4.0 mi
- Fishing Shore: 10.0 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 14.6 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 17.0 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 17.0 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 20.0 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 14.5 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 15.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 19.3 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 19.3 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 21.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 2.9 mi
- Takoma Spring: 4.4 mi
- Silver Spring: 5.9 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.9 mi
- Sandy Spring: 13.1 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 14.6 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 15.0 mi
- Great Falls: 17.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Riverdale Recreation Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | NNE 17° | 169 m | 23.8 mi |
| Gantt Hill | W 261° | 156 m | 16.8 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WNW 299° | 156 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 251° | 144 m | 14.6 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 251° | 140 m | 13.3 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 260° | 140 m | 17.4 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 248° | 137 m | 15.5 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 242° | 125 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:07 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natl Arboretum DC, 4 mi away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee561 obs
- Western Honey Bee519 obs
- Northern Mockingbird402 obs
- Ring-necked Duck398 obs
- Mallard366 obs
- Northern Cardinal366 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel363 obs
- Huron Skipper340 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/200152788
Day trips start here
- College Park · 1 mi
- Berwyn Heights · 2 mi
- Hyattsville · 2 mi
- Greenbelt · 3 mi
- Mount Rainier · 3 mi
- New Carrollton · 3 mi
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