Laurel Picnic Area
Laurel Picnic Area is a picnic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 46 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Sweetgum Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.2 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States National Park Service
- Access
- permit
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 10.1 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 11.4 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 14.3 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 12 mi
- Viewing Area · 12 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 13 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 2 · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sweetgum Picnic Area: 0.2 mi
- Holly Picnic Area: 0.2 mi
- Spectator Area: 6.2 mi
- Spectator Area: 6.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 9: 8.0 mi
- Buddy Attick Lake Park: 0.9 mi
- Buddy Attick Lake Park: 0.9 mi
- Greenbelt Park Campground: 1.0 mi
- Hudgins Park: 1.0 mi
- Schrom Hills Lake Park: 1.1 mi
- World War II Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Hamilton Cemetery: 1.5 mi
- College Park Airport: 1.9 mi
- Site of College Park Airport: 1.9 mi
- College Park Veterans Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Mother and Child Statue: 1.1 mi
- Site of College Park Airport: 1.9 mi
- Snail: 2.6 mi
- Bradford: 2.6 mi
- Testudo (Comcast Center): 2.6 mi
- Radichevich Garden: 2.3 mi
- Fraternity and Sorority Centennial Garden: 2.3 mi
- Peace Garden: 2.6 mi
- Weber Memorial Garden: 2.7 mi
- Gluckstern Garden: 2.7 mi
- LEAFHouse: 2.7 mi
- National Wildlife Visitor Center: 5.5 mi
- Rachel Carson House: 6.9 mi
- John Smilie: 8.8 mi
- David Walker: 8.8 mi
- Blue Ponds Park: 4.8 mi
- Glenn Dale Estates Park: 5.1 mi
- Calverton Neighborhood Conservation Area: 6.2 mi
- Dartmouth Neighborhood Conservation Area: 6.8 mi
- Hastings Neighborhood Conservation Area: 6.8 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 4.2 mi
- Barnard Hill: 5.6 mi
- Hoover Hill: 5.6 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 6.2 mi
- Bunker Hill: 6.5 mi
- Fishing Shore: 12.3 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 17.0 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 17.8 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 18.7 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 18.7 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 16.9 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 18.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 18.6 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 19.0 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 16.4 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 16.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 18.7 mi
- Great Falls: 19.4 mi
- failed mill dam: 24.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 0.6 mi
- Takoma Spring: 6.2 mi
- Silver Spring: 7.4 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 9.2 mi
- Sandy Spring: 12.3 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Laurel Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | NNE 14° | 169 m | 21.6 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WNW 291° | 156 m | 17.6 mi |
| Gantt Hill | WSW 256° | 156 m | 18.9 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 247° | 144 m | 16.9 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 247° | 140 m | 15.6 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WSW 256° | 140 m | 19.4 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 245° | 137 m | 17.9 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 239° | 125 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 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 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beltsville, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1105832967
Day trips start here
- Berwyn Heights · 1 mi
- Greenbelt · 1 mi
- New Carrollton · 2 mi
- Beltsville · 3 mi
- College Park · 3 mi
- Hyattsville · 4 mi
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