- Elevation, modelled
- 94 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf Mountain387 m · 17.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway3.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:39local time
- Coordinates
- 39.0739, -77.1829
Watts Branch Park is a park in Maryland, at a modelled 94 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Fallsmead Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 3.7 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Watts Branch Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 319° | 387 m | 17.2 mi |
| Waterford Peak | WNW 290° | 361 m | 22.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 296° | 235 m | 23.0 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | W 274° | 187 m | 22.8 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 313° | 156 m | 1.1 mi |
| Gantt Hill | SSW 195° | 156 m | 10.6 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 322° | 148 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mount Daniel | S 180° | 144 m | 12.2 mi |
- 3.7 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 7.6 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 7.5 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 13.5 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Fallsmead Park: 0.4 mi
- Fox Hills West Neighborhood Park: 0.6 mi
- Woottons Mill Park: 0.7 mi
- Rockmead Park: 0.7 mi
- Open Space: 0.8 mi
Museums
- Stonestreet Museum: 1.6 mi
- Glenstone Museum: 3.8 mi
- Josiah Henson Museum: 3.9 mi
- Gaithersburg Community Museum: 4.7 mi
- Fire Museum: 4.7 mi
Historic sites
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Montgomery County Public Safety Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Parkland Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Inspiration Park: 4.4 mi
- Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory: 4.4 mi
Artworks
- Rockville Pike Globe: 2.0 mi
- The Flow of History: 2.1 mi
- Flight of Fancy: 2.1 mi
- Agio: 2.3 mi
- Upward Bound: 2.7 mi
Attractions
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: 2.1 mi
- Carousel at Rio: 3.2 mi
- Cabin John Station: 3.3 mi
- Lock 21: Swains Lock: 4.4 mi
- Henry-Duffy Park: 4.8 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
- Glenview Mansion Garden: 3.1 mi
- Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 6.0 mi
- No Place Like Home: 6.2 mi
- Hawk Island: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites
- Quail Ridge: 5.9 mi
- Oriole Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Carderock, Chesapeake & Ohio National Historic Park: 7.1 mi
Peaks: 41
- Hunting Hill: 1.1 mi
- Prospect Hill: 7.9 mi
- Black Hill: 10.0 mi
- Point Reno: 10.2 mi
- Gantt Hill: 10.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 11.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 11.1 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 22.4 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 23.7 mi
- Friction Wall: 24.7 mi
Springs: 6
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.2 mi
- Sandy Spring: 9.8 mi
- Silver Spring: 10.1 mi
- Takoma Spring: 11.8 mi
- Indian Springs: 16.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Great Falls: 6.5 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 7.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 7.4 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 19.6 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 4
- Purplehorse Beach: 7.1 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 7.1 mi
- Fishing Shore: 12.1 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 15.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Truck Rest Area: 20.1 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 24.8 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 24.8 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, 3 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Rockville · 2 mi
- Potomac · 4 mi
- Gaithersburg · 5 mi
- Montgomery County · 5 mi
- Glenmont · 7 mi
- Kensington · 7 mi
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