Western Regional Park
Western Regional Park is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 61 m. Minor's Hill stands 140 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinefield Community Park, a park 1.3 miles away. Booth's Escape passes 0.4 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 61 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 6.8 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 8.9 mi off the Religious Freedom Byway, National
- 11.3 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fort Washington Overlook · 11 mi
- Viewing Area · 21 mi
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 21 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pinefield Community Park: 1.3 mi
- Nicks Park: 1.5 mi
- Wexford Village Park: 2.8 mi
- Robert Stethem Memorial Complex: 3.1 mi
- Fountain Park: 3.6 mi
- Surratt House: 9.3 mi
- George Washington's Mount Vernon: 12.9 mi
- Mansion Circle/Specialty Tours: 13.0 mi
- Mansion Line Entry: 13.0 mi
- Historic Area Entrance & Exit: 13.1 mi
- Port Tobacco Courthouse: 11.8 mi
- The American Indian Village at Patuxent River Park: 12.1 mi
- Patuxent Rural Life Museums: 12.8 mi
- Lives Bound Together: Slavery at Mount Vernon: 13.0 mi
- Donald W. Reynolds Museum & Education Center: 13.1 mi
- Columbia Air Center: 11.9 mi
- Lockheed C-140 Jetstar: 12.1 mi
- Grumann F6F Hellcat: 12.6 mi
- Fort Foote: 12.8 mi
- Purple Heart Memorial: 13.0 mi
- Upper Garden: 13.0 mi
- Lower Garden: 13.0 mi
- Fruit Garden & Nursery: 13.0 mi
- Garden Mulch Supply: 14.4 mi
- Woodlawn Plantation Garden: 15.8 mi
- The Awakening: 13.3 mi
- MGM Lion: 13.6 mi
- The Path of Thorns and Roses: 14.9 mi
- The Ship Builder: 15.0 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 1: 15.2 mi
- Patuxent Park Pavillion: 11.8 mi
- Treehouse: 16.4 mi
- Enchanted Pond Picnic Areas (4): 17.7 mi
- Picnic Area 14: 18.0 mi
- Picnic Area 13: 18.0 mi
- Rose Hill: 11.6 mi
- Bald Eagle Hill: 15.2 mi
- Shooters Hill: 16.5 mi
- Ellenboro Hill: 16.6 mi
- Bunker Hill: 17.1 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 12.0 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Indian Head: 16.8 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 18.3 mi
- Fairhaven Cliffs: 18.4 mi
- Brownie's Beach: 18.3 mi
- Breezy Point Beach: 19.1 mi
- Wicomico Beach: 21.1 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 21.2 mi
- Fishing Shore: 22.9 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 24.3 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 24.4 mi
- Wilson: 14.9 mi
- Takoma Spring: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Western Regional Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minor's Hill | NW 320° | 140 m | 24.5 mi |
| Prout Hill | NW 315° | 137 m | 24.6 mi |
| Upton Hill | NW 318° | 125 m | 22.5 mi |
| Point Reno | NNW 333° | 123 m | 24.8 mi |
| Spy Hill | NW 318° | 114 m | 21.9 mi |
| Munson Hill | NW 316° | 112 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mount Alto | NNW 331° | 107 m | 23.1 mi |
| Camp Hill | NNW 332° | 85 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 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 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mechanicsville 5 NE, 12 mi away.
- Common Box Turtle11 obs
- Eastern Fence Lizard7 obs
- Fowler's Toad6 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle5 obs
- American Toad5 obs
- Eastern Hercules Beetle5 obs
- House Sparrow4 obs
- American Lady4 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/358246815
Day trips start here
- Waldorf · 2 mi
- La Plata · 9 mi
- Clinton-Camp Springs · 11 mi
- Fort Washington · 11 mi
- National Harbor · 13 mi
- Mount Vernon · 14 mi
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