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Sherman Park

Sherman Park from directly overhead

Sherman Park is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 44 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Glenwood Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 1.6 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
44 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.96900, -76.83803

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Lake Deborah: 1.6 mi
  • Lake View: 1.6 mi
  • Hamilton Cemetery: 2.8 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 3.0 mi
  • College Park Airport: 4.7 mi
Museums
Artworks
Attractions
Gardens
Picnic sites: 56
Peaks: 35
Beaches: 21
  • Fishing Shore: 14.5 mi
  • Herald Harbor Beach 1: 15.5 mi
  • Wild Rose Shores: 16.8 mi
  • Pines on the Severn Community Beach: 17.8 mi
  • Lindamoor Community Beach: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 11
Springs: 5
  • Indian Springs: 3.7 mi
  • Takoma Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Silver Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chestnut HillN 6°169 m22.7 mi
Hunting HillWNW 293°156 m20.9 mi
Gantt HillW 262°156 m21.4 mi
Mount DanielWSW 255°144 m19.2 mi
Minor's HillWSW 255°140 m17.8 mi
Freedom HillW 262°140 m22.0 mi
Prout HillWSW 252°137 m20.0 mi
Upton HillWSW 249°125 m17.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:19
June solstice05:4319:5720:37
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:2316:0716:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543546372777668564537

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenn Dale Bell STN, 2 mi away.

  • White-tailed Deer38 obs
  • Huron Skipper31 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel29 obs
  • Domestic Cat29 obs
  • Common Box Turtle28 obs
  • Monarch26 obs
  • Mourning Dove22 obs
  • Painted Turtle22 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 node/358245725

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