- Elevation, modelled
- 125 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf Mountain387 m · 11.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway3.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:39local time
- Coordinates
- 39.1453, -77.2474
Oriole Picnic Area is a picnic site in Maryland, at a modelled 125 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Schwartz Peony Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 3.0 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oriole Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 316° | 387 m | 11.2 mi |
| Ridge Hill | NNW 327° | 373 m | 24.1 mi |
| Waterford Peak | W 279° | 361 m | 17.7 mi |
| Pine Rock | NW 308° | 346 m | 19.2 mi |
| Jigger Hill | NW 326° | 341 m | 23.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 286° | 235 m | 18.0 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | W 260° | 187 m | 19.6 mi |
| Steptoe Hill | WSW 252° | 176 m | 24.2 mi |
- 3.0 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 8.5 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 10.4 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 13.0 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook rock, high · 7 mi
- Overlook rock, lower · 7 mi
- Washington Aqueduct Observation Platform · 10 mi
- Olmsted Island and Overlook Trail · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 0.1 mi
- Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Glenview Mansion Garden: 7.5 mi
- Poolesville Community Garden: 9.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 9.6 mi
Artworks
- Historic Cupola: 0.3 mi
- Historic Cupola: 0.3 mi
- Historic Cupola: 0.3 mi
- A Circle of Acanthus Leaf Chairs: 1.7 mi
- Market Square Colonnade: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 0.7 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 0.7 mi
- Inspiration Park: 1.8 mi
- Montgomery County Public Safety Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Quince Orchard Valley Park: 1.1 mi
- South Gunner's Branch Local Park: 1.4 mi
- South Gunners Branch Park: 1.4 mi
- Cloppers Mill Park: 1.4 mi
- Main Street Park: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Orchard Neighborhood Park: 1.7 mi
- Lake Placid Dam: 2.5 mi
- Asbury "Wildlife at Work" Protected Habitat: 2.9 mi
- Goshen Elm Conservation Park: 3.6 mi
- Washington Grove Forest Preserve - East Woods: 4.0 mi
Museums
- Fire Museum: 2.7 mi
- Gaithersburg Community Museum: 2.9 mi
- Mooseum: 3.3 mi
- Glenstone Museum: 6.0 mi
- Stonestreet Museum: 6.4 mi
Attractions
- Carousel at Rio: 3.2 mi
- Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock: 6.7 mi
- Lock 23: Violettes Lock: 6.9 mi
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: 7.0 mi
- Lock 24: Rileys Lock: 7.3 mi
Picnic sites: 58
- Pines Picnic Area: 0.2 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
- Quail Ridge: 0.6 mi
- Blue Sky Park: 6.5 mi
- Carderock, Chesapeake & Ohio National Historic Park: 12.2 mi
Peaks: 44
- Black Hill: 4.0 mi
- Hunting Hill: 4.9 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 11.2 mi
- Nokes Hill: 11.9 mi
- Prospect Hill: 12.3 mi
Springs: 6
- Sandy Spring: 12.2 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 14.1 mi
- Silver Spring: 15.9 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 17.4 mi
- Takoma Spring: 17.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Great Falls: 10.2 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 12.5 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 12.5 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 18.9 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 4
- Sycamore Beach: 11.3 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 11.3 mi
- Fishing Shore: 18.1 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 9.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 9.9 mi
- Sevenfoot Rock: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Truck Rest Area: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Harmony Grove: 22.8 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 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 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, 6 mi away.
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