Picnic site · Maryland
Picnic Area 11
Picnic Area 11 is a picnic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 32 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Picnic Area 12, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 2.6 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Height
- 3.86917824921 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.88722, -76.79558
- 2.6 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 8.1 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 12.2 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
- 13.2 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Viewing Area · 15 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 17 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 2 · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Watkins Regional Park: 0.2 mi
- Belt Woods Natural Environment Area: 2.3 mi
- Belt Woods Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 2.5 mi
- Walker Mill Regional Park: 4.1 mi
- Glenn Dale Estates Park: 4.4 mi
Parks
- Enterprise East Recreation Center: 1.5 mi
- Arbor Park: 2.1 mi
- Largo-Northampton Park: 2.1 mi
- Largo-Lottsford Community Park: 2.3 mi
- Largo-Lottsford Park: 2.3 mi
Museums
- National Capital Radio & Television Museum: 4.3 mi
- Darnall's Chance House Museum: 5.3 mi
- Darnall's Chance House Museum: 5.4 mi
- Marietta House Museum: 5.5 mi
- Belair Stable Museum: 6.2 mi
Historic sites
- Lake View: 4.7 mi
- Lake Deborah: 4.7 mi
- William Beanes Gravesite: 5.3 mi
- Railroad Monument: 5.4 mi
- Archbishop John Carroll: 5.5 mi
Attractions
- Show Place Arena: 5.8 mi
- Prince George's Equestrian Center: 5.9 mi
- Billingsley House Museum: 7.6 mi
- Glendening Walking Trails at Jug Bay Nature Preserve: 8.4 mi
- National Wildlife Visitor Center: 9.6 mi
Gardens
- East Capitol Urban Farm: 6.4 mi
- Deanwood Garden: 7.5 mi
- IDEA Academy garden: 7.7 mi
- Ex Garden Future & MTB Pump Track: 8.2 mi
- Community Garden Plots (NPS): 8.4 mi
Artworks
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 8: 7.7 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 3: 7.7 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 2: 7.7 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 4: 7.7 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 6: 7.8 mi
Picnic sites: 52
- Picnic Area 12: 0.0 mi
- Picnic Area 10: 0.0 mi
- Picnic Area 13: 0.0 mi
- Picnic Area 14: 0.0 mi
- Laurel Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
Peaks: 32
- Lowndes Hill: 8.1 mi
- Hickey Hill: 8.9 mi
- Good Hope Hill: 9.1 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 9.8 mi
- Barnard Hill: 10.0 mi
Beaches: 24
- Bare Neck Shore: 14.1 mi
- Wild Rose Shores: 15.1 mi
- Selby Beach: 15.3 mi
- Triton Beach: 16.2 mi
- Fishing Shore: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Rosier Bluff: 14.9 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 15.4 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 15.9 mi
- Fairhaven Cliffs: 16.4 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 16.8 mi
Springs: 5
- Indian Springs: 9.4 mi
- Takoma Spring: 12.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 14.4 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 16.4 mi
- Sandy Spring: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Stubblefield Falls: 22.2 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 22.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wilson: 13.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Picnic Area 11. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 277° | 156 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 272° | 144 m | 20.8 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 273° | 140 m | 19.5 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 276° | 140 m | 24.2 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 269° | 137 m | 21.4 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 267° | 125 m | 18.9 mi |
| Point Reno | WNW 287° | 123 m | 15.7 mi |
| Spy Hill | W 266° | 114 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/613492565
Day trips start here
- Largo · 2 mi
- Prince George's County · 5 mi
- Upper Marlboro · 5 mi
- Bowie · 6 mi
- New Carrollton · 7 mi
- Suitland · 7 mi
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