Somerset Park
Somerset Park is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 40 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Belair Stable Museum, a museum 0.4 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 5.4 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 40 m
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 9.5 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
- 14.1 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 17.7 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rappe's Overlook · 16 mi
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 19 mi
- Viewing Area · 19 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Belair Stable Museum: 0.4 mi
- National Capital Radio & Television Museum: 2.9 mi
- Marietta House Museum: 3.4 mi
- Old Town Bowie Welcome Center: 3.5 mi
- Bowie Railroad Museum: 3.5 mi
- Whitemarsh Park: 0.8 mi
- City of Bowie Open Space: 1.8 mi
- Pride Finance Natural Resource Management Area: 2.3 mi
- MeyerStation: 3.0 mi
- Two Rivers Open Space: 3.3 mi
- Whitemarsh Park: 1.0 mi
- Heather Hills Park: 1.2 mi
- Enfield Chase Park: 2.0 mi
- High Bridge Park: 2.3 mi
- Collington Branch Park: 2.3 mi
- Lake Deborah: 4.4 mi
- Lake View: 4.4 mi
- Hamilton Cemetery: 7.4 mi
- World War II Memorial: 7.8 mi
- Belvoir Manor: 8.9 mi
- Crofton Go Kart Raceway: 4.9 mi
- National Wildlife Visitor Center: 5.2 mi
- Childs Residence: 7.7 mi
- Elephant Ride: 8.4 mi
- Dragon's Den: 8.5 mi
- The Island at Piney Orchard: 5.9 mi
- Radichevich Garden: 10.5 mi
- Fraternity and Sorority Centennial Garden: 10.7 mi
- Peace Garden: 11.0 mi
- East Capitol Urban Farm: 11.0 mi
- Mother and Child Statue: 7.9 mi
- Site of College Park Airport: 10.1 mi
- Snail: 10.5 mi
- Snail: 10.5 mi
- Snail: 10.5 mi
- Picnic Area 10: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Area 11: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Area 12: 6.5 mi
- Picnic Area 13: 6.5 mi
- Picnic Area 14: 6.5 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 10.6 mi
- Mount Misery: 12.3 mi
- Hickey Hill: 12.5 mi
- Barnard Hill: 12.7 mi
- Hoover Hill: 12.7 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 10.6 mi
- Wild Rose Shores: 11.3 mi
- Lindamoor Community Beach: 12.5 mi
- Pines on the Severn Community Beach: 12.6 mi
- Selby Beach: 12.8 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 11.3 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 17.9 mi
- Fairhaven Cliffs: 18.5 mi
- Quarry (former): 20.4 mi
- Quarry (former): 20.4 mi
- Indian Springs: 8.7 mi
- Takoma Spring: 14.4 mi
- Silver Spring: 15.8 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 17.7 mi
- Sandy Spring: 19.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 18.8 mi
- failed mill dam: 22.7 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 24.6 mi
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 16.9 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Somerset Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | N 352° | 169 m | 22.8 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 259° | 144 m | 24.5 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 259° | 140 m | 23.1 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 254° | 125 m | 23.0 mi |
| Point Reno | W 267° | 123 m | 18.3 mi |
| Spy Hill | WSW 252° | 114 m | 22.6 mi |
| Munson Hill | WSW 251° | 112 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mount Alto | W 260° | 107 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 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.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail43 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee37 obs
- Monarch35 obs
- Black Swallowtail33 obs
- Northern Cardinal28 obs
- Huron Skipper28 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly27 obs
- Pharaoh Cicada26 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/553570075
Day trips start here
- Bowie · 0 mi
- Greenbelt · 8 mi
- Largo · 8 mi
- New Carrollton · 8 mi
- Berwyn Heights · 10 mi
- Beltsville · 11 mi
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