Schrom Hills Lake Park
Schrom Hills Lake Park is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 37 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Holly Picnic Area, a picnic site 1.0 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 37 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 10.1 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 12.0 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 15.2 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 12 mi
- Viewing Area · 12 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 13 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 2 · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Holly Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
- Laurel Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
- Sweetgum Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
- Spectator Area: 7.0 mi
- Spectator Area: 7.0 mi
- Seabrook Park: 1.0 mi
- Buddy Attick Lake Park: 1.4 mi
- Buddy Attick Lake Park: 1.5 mi
- Greenbelt Park Campground: 1.5 mi
- Firefly Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
- World War II Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Hamilton Cemetery: 1.1 mi
- College Park Airport: 2.7 mi
- Site of College Park Airport: 2.7 mi
- College Park Veterans Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Mother and Child Statue: 1.1 mi
- Site of College Park Airport: 2.7 mi
- Snail: 3.3 mi
- Snail: 3.3 mi
- Snail: 3.3 mi
- Radichevich Garden: 3.1 mi
- Fraternity and Sorority Centennial Garden: 3.2 mi
- Peace Garden: 3.6 mi
- Garden of Reflection and Remembrance: 3.6 mi
- Chapel Garden: 3.6 mi
- LEAFHouse: 3.7 mi
- National Wildlife Visitor Center: 4.9 mi
- Rachel Carson House: 8.0 mi
- John Smilie: 9.0 mi
- David Walker: 9.0 mi
- Glenn Dale Estates Park: 4.1 mi
- Blue Ponds Park: 5.1 mi
- Lemon Bridge Road Landfill Site: 6.2 mi
- Patuxent River Park: 7.1 mi
- Calverton Neighborhood Conservation Area: 7.1 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 4.4 mi
- Barnard Hill: 6.1 mi
- Hoover Hill: 6.1 mi
- Hickey Hill: 6.7 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 6.8 mi
- Fishing Shore: 13.0 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 17.0 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 17.6 mi
- Wild Rose Shores: 18.8 mi
- Pines on the Severn Community Beach: 19.5 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 16.9 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 18.0 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 18.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 19.4 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 19.5 mi
- Indian Springs: 1.4 mi
- Takoma Spring: 7.1 mi
- Silver Spring: 8.3 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 10.2 mi
- Sandy Spring: 13.2 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 17.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 17.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 18.7 mi
- Great Falls: 20.4 mi
- failed mill dam: 23.9 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 23.9 mi
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Schrom Hills Lake Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | N 11° | 169 m | 21.8 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WNW 292° | 156 m | 18.7 mi |
| Gantt Hill | WSW 258° | 156 m | 19.7 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 250° | 144 m | 17.7 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 250° | 140 m | 16.3 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WSW 258° | 140 m | 20.3 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 247° | 137 m | 18.6 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 242° | 125 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 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 | 33 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenn Dale Bell STN, 4 mi away.
- American sweetgum145 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail132 obs
- mountain laurel120 obs
- American Robin114 obs
- Huron Skipper114 obs
- American holly105 obs
- Silver-spotted Skipper105 obs
- White-tailed Deer102 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/91278570
Day trips start here
- Greenbelt · 1 mi
- New Carrollton · 1 mi
- Berwyn Heights · 2 mi
- College Park · 3 mi
- Beltsville · 4 mi
- Hyattsville · 5 mi
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