Woodberry Forest Recreation Center
Woodberry Forest Recreation Center is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 83 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Allentown Road Recreation Center, a park 1.1 miles away. Booth's Escape passes 0.9 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 83 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 3.8 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 6.4 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 15.4 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
- Fort Washington Overlook · 9 mi
- Viewing Area · 10 mi
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 10 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Allentown Road Recreation Center: 1.1 mi
- Andrews Park: 1.2 mi
- Camp Springs Recreation Center: 1.3 mi
- Temple Hills Recreation Center: 1.7 mi
- Michael J Polley Neighborhood Park: 2.2 mi
- Plaque marking the establishment of Saint Ignatius Catholic Church in 1849: 2.2 mi
- Lockheed C-140 Jetstar: 2.3 mi
- Officer Lawrence Buckner Memorial: 2.9 mi
- GSA-Photovoltaic Array: 3.3 mi
- Grumann F6F Hellcat: 3.7 mi
- Smithsonian NMAI Cultural Resources Center: 2.7 mi
- Smithsonian Museum Support Center: 2.7 mi
- Smithsonian Gardens Greenhouse: 2.8 mi
- Oxon Hill Farm: 4.4 mi
- Smithsonian Institution Anacostia Community Museum: 4.5 mi
- Hillcrest Park: 2.8 mi
- Barnaby Run Park: 3.3 mi
- Alger Park: 4.6 mi
- Walker Mill Regional Park: 5.4 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 5.8 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 1: 2.9 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 7: 2.9 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 5: 2.9 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 6: 2.9 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 2: 2.9 mi
- Surratt House: 3.2 mi
- Spirit Park Carousel: 5.0 mi
- Frederick Douglass National Historic Site: 5.1 mi
- The Capital Wheel at National Harbor: 5.2 mi
- Republic F-105D Thunderchief: 5.4 mi
- Community Garden Plots (NPS): 5.1 mi
- Ex Garden Future & MTB Pump Track: 5.4 mi
- East Capitol Urban Farm: 5.9 mi
- River Street Gardens: 6.1 mi
- Barracks Row Community Garden: 6.2 mi
- Troy Park: 8.3 mi
- Picnic Area 13: 9.0 mi
- Picnic Area 14: 9.0 mi
- Picnic Area 12: 9.0 mi
- Picnic Area 11: 9.0 mi
- Bald Eagle Hill: 4.7 mi
- Good Hope Hill: 4.8 mi
- Hickey Hill: 7.6 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 7.6 mi
- Shooters Hill: 7.8 mi
- Fishing Shore: 11.7 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 12.3 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 20.8 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 20.9 mi
- Bare Neck Shore: 21.2 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 6.0 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 6.4 mi
- Indian Head: 19.3 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 20.0 mi
- Fairhaven Cliffs: 20.5 mi
- Takoma Spring: 12.4 mi
- Indian Springs: 13.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 13.9 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 15.3 mi
- Sandy Spring: 23.7 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 18.4 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 18.6 mi
- Great Falls: 22.0 mi
- Coe Creek: 24.2 mi
- Wilson: 16.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Woodberry Forest Recreation Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 297° | 156 m | 18.5 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 323° | 156 m | 24.2 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WNW 295° | 144 m | 15.2 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WNW 299° | 140 m | 14.2 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 296° | 140 m | 18.9 mi |
| Prout Hill | WNW 290° | 137 m | 15.3 mi |
| Upton Hill | WNW 292° | 125 m | 12.8 mi |
| Point Reno | NW 322° | 123 m | 13.0 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 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 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 | 36 | 38 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oxon Hill, 4 mi away.
- Common Box Turtle28 obs
- Northern Cardinal20 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel20 obs
- Domestic Cat17 obs
- Mourning Dove16 obs
- American pokeweed16 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly14 obs
- American Robin13 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 way/244779304
Day trips start here
- Clinton-Camp Springs · 1 mi
- Suitland · 3 mi
- Prince George's County · 4 mi
- National Harbor · 5 mi
- Washington, D.C./Anacostia · 5 mi
- Fort Washington · 6 mi
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