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University Square Park

University Square Park from directly overhead

University Square Park is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 22 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Redwood Arch, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland runs past it. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
22 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.28877, -76.62305

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Attractions
Historic sites
Parks
  • Russell Street Park: 0.3 mi
  • Ridgelys Delight Historic District: 0.3 mi
  • The Meadow: 0.3 mi
  • Penn & Melvin Street Park: 0.3 mi
  • Hopkins Plaza: 0.3 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves
Peaks: 28
  • Federal Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Bend Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Tank Hill: 5.1 mi
  • German Hill: 5.7 mi
Picnic sites: 17
  • Etting Park: Hope Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Glen Artney Area: 6.8 mi
  • Avalon Area: 6.9 mi
  • Hilton Shelters: 7.2 mi
  • Orange Grove Area: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 15
Cliffs: 10
  • Quarry (former): 9.0 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.0 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.1 mi
  • Friction Wall: 9.2 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 10.0 mi
Springs: 5
  • Crises Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Marble Springs: 10.1 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 23.6 mi
  • Indian Springs: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNNW 348°233 m24.5 mi
Ivy HillNNW 347°200 m12.1 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 346°191 m14.1 mi
Chestnut HillW 273°169 m9.3 mi
The BunkerNW 309°157 m18.3 mi
Abell RidgeN 357°155 m8.5 mi
Satyr HillNNE 28°151 m9.1 mi
Cherry HillNE 36°149 m16.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:4119:5720:37
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2316:0516:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373947586777827973615041
Precip in3.12.83.93.53.43.44.74.34.53.53.03.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maryland SCI CTR, under a mile away.

  • White-throated Sparrow1,076 obs
  • Mallard855 obs
  • Common Yellowthroat554 obs
  • Ovenbird527 obs
  • House Sparrow454 obs
  • Black-crowned Night Heron406 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly397 obs
  • Atlantic Blue Crab381 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 way/106906035

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