Western Branch Stream Valley Park
Western Branch Stream Valley Park is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 11 m. Mount Daniel stands 144 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Foxchase Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 1.5 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 11 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 7.6 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 11.1 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
- 14.7 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing Area · 17 mi
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 17 mi
- Fort Washington Overlook · 17 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Foxchase Park: 0.9 mi
- King's Grant Community Park: 0.9 mi
- Randall Tract Recreation Area: 1.4 mi
- Federal Spring Recreation Center: 1.8 mi
- Westphalia Woods: 3.2 mi
- William Beanes Gravesite: 1.8 mi
- Railroad Monument: 1.9 mi
- Archbishop John Carroll: 1.9 mi
- World War I Monument: 1.9 mi
- Grumann F6F Hellcat: 5.1 mi
- Darnall's Chance House Museum: 1.8 mi
- Darnall's Chance House Museum: 1.9 mi
- Patuxent Rural Life Museums: 5.6 mi
- National Capital Radio & Television Museum: 6.3 mi
- The American Indian Village at Patuxent River Park: 7.1 mi
- Show Place Arena: 2.3 mi
- Prince George's Equestrian Center: 2.4 mi
- Billingsley House Museum: 4.2 mi
- Glendening Walking Trails at Jug Bay Nature Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Surratt House: 8.6 mi
- Watkins Regional Park: 3.6 mi
- Billingsley Natural Resource Management Area: 4.2 mi
- Glendening Nature Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Belt Woods Natural Environment Area: 4.5 mi
- Jug Bay Nature Preserve at Waysons Corner: 4.6 mi
- former Confederate Soldier Benjamin Welch Owens: 5.9 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 8: 8.6 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 3: 8.6 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 2: 8.6 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 4: 8.6 mi
- East Capitol Urban Farm: 8.5 mi
- Deanwood Garden: 9.9 mi
- IDEA Academy garden: 10.0 mi
- Ex Garden Future & MTB Pump Track: 10.0 mi
- Community Garden Plots (NPS): 10.1 mi
- Picnic Area 14: 3.5 mi
- Picnic Area 13: 3.5 mi
- Picnic Area 12: 3.5 mi
- Picnic Area 11: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Area 10: 3.6 mi
- Good Hope Hill: 10.6 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 11.0 mi
- Hickey Hill: 11.3 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 12.0 mi
- Barnard Hill: 12.8 mi
- Bare Neck Shore: 12.5 mi
- Selby Beach: 14.6 mi
- Triton Beach: 15.1 mi
- Wild Rose Shores: 15.1 mi
- Mayo Beach: 15.4 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 12.9 mi
- Fairhaven Cliffs: 13.4 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 18.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 12.9 mi
- Takoma Spring: 15.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 17.4 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 19.3 mi
- Sandy Spring: 24.7 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 24.6 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 24.9 mi
- Wilson: 10.5 mi
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Western Branch Stream Valley Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Daniel | W 280° | 144 m | 22.6 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WNW 282° | 140 m | 21.4 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 277° | 137 m | 22.9 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 277° | 125 m | 20.4 mi |
| Point Reno | WNW 295° | 123 m | 18.2 mi |
| Spy Hill | W 276° | 114 m | 19.9 mi |
| Munson Hill | W 274° | 112 m | 20.3 mi |
| Mount Alto | WNW 290° | 107 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:07 | 16:49 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Upper Marlboro 3 NNW, under a mile away.
- Canada Goose90 obs
- Great Blue Heron88 obs
- Pond Slider73 obs
- Mallard64 obs
- Northern Shoveler60 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird59 obs
- Double-crested Cormorant50 obs
- Gadwall49 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358243719
Day trips start here
- Upper Marlboro · 2 mi
- Largo · 4 mi
- Prince George's County · 4 mi
- Clinton-Camp Springs · 8 mi
- Suitland · 8 mi
- Bowie · 9 mi
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