- Elevation, modelled
- 116 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf Mountain387 m · 16.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway5.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:39local time
- Coordinates
- 39.1004, -77.1693
Upper Watts Branch Forest Preserve is a park in Maryland, at a modelled 116 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 5.7 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Upper Watts Branch Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 313° | 387 m | 16.4 mi |
| Waterford Peak | WNW 285° | 361 m | 22.4 mi |
| Pine Rock | NW 308° | 346 m | 24.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 291° | 235 m | 22.9 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | W 269° | 187 m | 23.5 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NE 56° | 169 m | 24.1 mi |
| Hunting Hill | SW 235° | 156 m | 1.9 mi |
| Gantt Hill | SSW 196° | 156 m | 12.6 mi |
- 5.7 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 9.4 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 9.4 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 13.6 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Upper Watts Branch Forest Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Woodley Gardens Park: 0.3 mi
- Anderson Park: 0.4 mi
- College Gardens Park: 0.4 mi
- Senior Center Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks
- Flight of Fancy: 0.3 mi
- King Farm Park Statue: 0.7 mi
- The Flow of History: 1.4 mi
- Upward Bound: 1.5 mi
- Rockville Pike Globe: 1.5 mi
Museums
- Stonestreet Museum: 1.3 mi
- Gaithersburg Community Museum: 3.1 mi
- Fire Museum: 3.2 mi
- Josiah Henson Museum: 4.7 mi
- Glenstone Museum: 5.2 mi
Historic sites
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory: 3.0 mi
- Montgomery County Public Safety Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Parkland Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Inspiration Park: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: 1.8 mi
- Carousel at Rio: 2.0 mi
- Cabin John Station: 4.7 mi
- Lock 21: Swains Lock: 6.2 mi
- Henry-Duffy Park: 6.6 mi
Gardens
- Glenview Mansion Garden: 2.4 mi
- Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 5.2 mi
- No Place Like Home: 6.8 mi
- Hawk Island: 7.3 mi
Picnic sites
- Oriole Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Quail Ridge: 5.3 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Spectator Area: 7.5 mi
Peaks: 43
- Hunting Hill: 1.9 mi
- Black Hill: 9.2 mi
- Prospect Hill: 9.9 mi
- Point Reno: 11.4 mi
- Gantt Hill: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 9.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 9.1 mi
- Friction Wall: 23.2 mi
- Quarry (former): 23.2 mi
- Quarry (former): 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Great Falls: 8.4 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.2 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 9.3 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 21.0 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 23.0 mi
Springs: 6
- Sandy Spring: 8.4 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 9.0 mi
- Silver Spring: 10.7 mi
- Takoma Spring: 12.4 mi
- Indian Springs: 16.3 mi
Beaches: 4
- Purplehorse Beach: 9.0 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 9.0 mi
- Fishing Shore: 13.6 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 17.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Truck Rest Area: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Daniels: 24.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 37 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockville 1 NE, 1 mi away.
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