Patuxent Park Pavillion
Patuxent Park Pavillion is a picnic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Point Reno stands 123 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Columbia Air Center, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway runs past it. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- M-NCPPC
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 6.5 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
- 9.5 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 17.9 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fort Washington Overlook · 18 mi
- Viewing Area · 22 mi
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 22 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Columbia Air Center: 0.2 mi
- World War I Monument: 5.0 mi
- Archbishop John Carroll: 5.0 mi
- Railroad Monument: 5.0 mi
- William Beanes Gravesite: 5.1 mi
- The American Indian Village at Patuxent River Park: 0.5 mi
- Patuxent Rural Life Museums: 1.5 mi
- Darnall's Chance House Museum: 5.1 mi
- Darnall's Chance House Museum: 5.1 mi
- Bayside History Museum: 10.0 mi
- Jug Bay Natural Area Camping: 0.5 mi
- Patuxent River Park Canoe Camp: 0.6 mi
- Patuxent River Park III: 0.9 mi
- Patuxent River Park III: 1.6 mi
- Jug Bay- Krause Property: 2.1 mi
- Croom Natural Resource Management Area: 0.8 mi
- Glendening Nature Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Billingsley Natural Resource Management Area: 3.1 mi
- Glendening Nature Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Charles Branch Conservation Park: 3.4 mi
- Glendening Walking Trails at Jug Bay Nature Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Billingsley House Museum: 3.0 mi
- Prince George's Equestrian Center: 4.6 mi
- Show Place Arena: 4.6 mi
- Surratt House: 10.1 mi
- former Confederate Soldier Benjamin Welch Owens: 5.4 mi
- Ecphora: 10.1 mi
- Cecil: 10.1 mi
- Tadpole: 10.1 mi
- Sunburst: 10.1 mi
- East Capitol Urban Farm: 14.6 mi
- Community Garden Plots (NPS): 15.6 mi
- Ex Garden Future & MTB Pump Track: 15.7 mi
- Deanwood Garden: 16.1 mi
- IDEA Academy garden: 16.1 mi
- Picnic Area 14: 10.4 mi
- Picnic Area 13: 10.4 mi
- Picnic Area 12: 10.4 mi
- Picnic Area 11: 10.5 mi
- Picnic Area 10: 10.5 mi
- Good Hope Hill: 15.8 mi
- Bald Eagle Hill: 16.9 mi
- Hickey Hill: 17.4 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 17.6 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 17.9 mi
- Brownie's Beach: 10.8 mi
- Bare Neck Shore: 11.7 mi
- Breezy Point Beach: 13.9 mi
- Triton Beach: 14.7 mi
- Selby Beach: 15.2 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 8.0 mi
- Fairhaven Cliffs: 8.4 mi
- Roosevelt Cliffs: 12.6 mi
- Roosevelt Cliffs: 13.0 mi
- Roosevelt Cliffs: 13.3 mi
- Indian Springs: 19.8 mi
- Takoma Spring: 22.1 mi
- Silver Spring: 23.8 mi
- Wilson: 4.6 mi
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Patuxent Park Pavillion. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point Reno | NW 305° | 123 m | 24.1 mi |
| Spy Hill | WNW 290° | 114 m | 24.4 mi |
| Munson Hill | WNW 288° | 112 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mount Alto | WNW 301° | 107 m | 23.0 mi |
| Camp Hill | WNW 302° | 85 m | 22.5 mi |
| Good Hope Hill | WNW 301° | 84 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mount Hamilton | NW 307° | 72 m | 17.9 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NW 310° | 71 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/229839925
Day trips start here
- Upper Marlboro · 5 mi
- Prince George's County · 9 mi
- Chesapeake Beach · 10 mi
- Clinton-Camp Springs · 11 mi
- Largo · 11 mi
- Waldorf · 12 mi
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