- Elevation, modelled
- 153 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- High Knob472 m · 21.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway3.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:39local time
- Coordinates
- 39.1953, -77.2760
Waters Landing Local Park is a park in Maryland, at a modelled 153 m. High Knob stands 472 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Germantown Town Center Urban Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 3.4 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Montgomery Parks
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Waters Landing Local Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | NNW 328° | 472 m | 21.9 mi |
| Short Hill Mountain | WNW 283° | 441 m | 23.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 307° | 387 m | 7.8 mi |
| Ridge Hill | NW 325° | 373 m | 20.3 mi |
| Waterford Peak | W 268° | 361 m | 15.9 mi |
| Buzzard Rock | WNW 290° | 349 m | 23.7 mi |
| Pine Rock | WNW 301° | 346 m | 16.0 mi |
| White Rock | WNW 289° | 346 m | 23.8 mi |
- 3.4 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 5.3 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 12.3 mi off the Historic National Road - MarylandNational
- 13.0 mi off the Old Main Streets
Overlooks nearby
- East View · 8 mi
- Potomac Overlook · 8 mi
- McCormack Overlook · 8 mi
- West View · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Germantown Town Center Urban Park: 1.0 mi
- Black Hill Regional Park: 1.0 mi
- Germantown Square Urban Park: 1.3 mi
- Jaeger Overlook Park: 1.8 mi
- Gunner's Lake Local Park: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Waters House Special Park: 1.2 mi
- Cabin Branch Stream Valley Park: 1.7 mi
- Boyds Local Park: 2.3 mi
- Ten Mile Creek Conservation Park: 3.4 mi
- Bucklodge Branch Stream Valley Park: 4.0 mi
Historic sites
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 3.1 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 3.1 mi
- Earl's Picnic Spot: 5.6 mi
- Inspiration Park: 5.6 mi
- Norwood Tobacco Barn: 5.8 mi
Museums
- Mooseum: 3.5 mi
- Fire Museum: 5.6 mi
- Gaithersburg Community Museum: 5.8 mi
- Damascus Heritage Museum: 7.6 mi
- Glenstone Museum: 9.5 mi
Artworks
- Historic Cupola: 3.6 mi
- Historic Cupola: 3.6 mi
- Historic Cupola: 3.6 mi
- A Circle of Acanthus Leaf Chairs: 5.5 mi
- Market Square Colonnade: 5.6 mi
Gardens
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 3.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.0 mi
- Community Garden: 6.7 mi
- Poolesville Community Garden: 8.2 mi
- Glenview Mansion Garden: 10.9 mi
Attractions
- Carousel at Rio: 6.8 mi
- Lock 23: Violettes Lock: 9.3 mi
- Lock 24: Rileys Lock: 9.4 mi
- Monocacy Aqueduct: 9.6 mi
- Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock: 9.8 mi
Picnic sites: 53
- Blue Sky Park: 3.1 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
- Oriole Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Quail Ridge: 4.1 mi
Peaks: 45
- Black Hill: 1.3 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Hunting Hill: 8.7 mi
- Nokes Hill: 13.7 mi
- Furnace Mountain: 15.6 mi
Springs: 8
- Sandy Spring: 14.2 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 14.5 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 17.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 19.4 mi
- Takoma Spring: 21.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Great Falls: 13.7 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 16.2 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 16.2 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 20.1 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 10.3 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 10.3 mi
- Sevenfoot Rock: 20.7 mi
Beaches: 3
- Sycamore Beach: 14.9 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 14.9 mi
- Fishing Shore: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Truck Rest Area: 12.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Harmony Grove: 19.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 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 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Damascus 3 SSW, 5 mi away.
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