Washington Square Park
Washington Square Park is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 163 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Creek Gardens Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 7.2 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 163 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 11.9 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 12.0 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 12.5 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook rock, high · 10 mi
- Overlook rock, lower · 10 mi
- Washington Aqueduct Observation Platform · 11 mi
- Olmsted Island and Overlook Trail · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mill Creek Gardens Park: 0.1 mi
- Wade Park: 0.3 mi
- McCouley Park: 0.3 mi
- Howard Park: 0.4 mi
- Hickory Park: 0.4 mi
- Washington Grove Forest Preserve - East Woods: 0.3 mi
- Mineral Springs Neighborhood Conservation Area: 0.3 mi
- Asbury "Wildlife at Work" Protected Habitat: 1.3 mi
- Winter's Run Local Park: 2.0 mi
- Lois Y. Green Conservation Park: 2.1 mi
- Gaithersburg Community Museum: 1.2 mi
- Fire Museum: 1.4 mi
- Stonestreet Museum: 4.2 mi
- Glenstone Museum: 7.4 mi
- Mooseum: 7.4 mi
- Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory: 1.6 mi
- Inspiration Park: 4.2 mi
- Montgomery County Public Safety Memorial: 4.2 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 4.5 mi
- King Farm Park Statue: 2.4 mi
- Celebración: 2.4 mi
- Hayley's World: 2.5 mi
- Synergy: 2.5 mi
- Fruit Mural: 2.5 mi
- Carousel at Rio: 2.4 mi
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: 4.6 mi
- Oakley Cabin: 5.8 mi
- Cabin John Station: 7.7 mi
- Lock 21: Swains Lock: 8.8 mi
- Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 4.1 mi
- Glenview Mansion Garden: 4.6 mi
- Brighton Azalea Garden: 9.3 mi
- No Place Like Home: 9.3 mi
- Oriole Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Quail Ridge: 4.6 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Blue Sky Park: 8.1 mi
- Hunting Hill: 4.4 mi
- Black Hill: 7.5 mi
- Prospect Hill: 12.8 mi
- Point Reno: 14.3 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 14.4 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 6.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 6.6 mi
- Friction Wall: 21.9 mi
- Quarry (former): 22.0 mi
- Quarry (former): 22.0 mi
- Sandy Spring: 8.0 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 11.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 13.2 mi
- Takoma Spring: 14.8 mi
- Indian Springs: 17.9 mi
- Great Falls: 11.1 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 12.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 12.4 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 20.8 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 22.3 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 11.9 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 11.9 mi
- Fishing Shore: 16.6 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 20.6 mi
- Daniels: 22.3 mi
- Harmony Grove: 24.6 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 15.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Washington Square Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 304° | 387 m | 14.4 mi |
| Waterford Peak | W 277° | 361 m | 21.8 mi |
| Pine Rock | WNW 301° | 346 m | 22.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 283° | 235 m | 22.0 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | W 262° | 187 m | 23.7 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | ENE 62° | 169 m | 22.5 mi |
| Hunting Hill | SSW 200° | 156 m | 4.4 mi |
| Gantt Hill | SSW 192° | 156 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
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, 3 mi away.
- White-tailed Deer199 obs
- Red Fox172 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel171 obs
- Monarch98 obs
- Northern Cardinal86 obs
- Canada Goose72 obs
- Eastern Bluebird67 obs
- American Robin54 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/374791688
Day trips start here
- Montgomery County · 2 mi
- Gaithersburg · 3 mi
- Rockville · 4 mi
- Germantown · 6 mi
- Olney · 6 mi
- Glenmont · 8 mi
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