Pond Classroom
Pond Classroom is a picnic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 72 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodend Nature Sanctuary, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 5.1 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 6.1 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 4.6 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 9.0 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Woodend Nature Sanctuary: 0.0 mi
- Birch Drive Neighborhood Conservation Area: 1.0 mi
- East-West Highway Neighborhood Conservation Area: 1.3 mi
- Pinehurst Parkway: 1.8 mi
- Locust Hill Neighborhood Park: 1.9 mi
- Old Ice House: 0.1 mi
- World War II Memorial: 1.7 mi
- The Centennial Anchor: 1.9 mi
- Photo captions: 1.9 mi
- Madonna of the Trail: 2.0 mi
- Five Senses Garden: 0.1 mi
- Hemlock Grove: 0.1 mi
- Rain Garden: 0.1 mi
- Learning Garden: 0.1 mi
- Hawk Island: 1.6 mi
- Jones Mill Road Neighborhood Park: 0.5 mi
- Ray's Meadow Local Park: 0.6 mi
- North Chevy Chase Park: 0.8 mi
- Rosemary Hills-Lyttonsville Local Park: 0.8 mi
- Meadowbrook Local Park: 1.0 mi
- National Museum of Health and Medicine: 0.8 mi
- National Museum of Health and Medicine: 0.8 mi
- KID Museum: 2.0 mi
- Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium: 3.0 mi
- Dopamine Land: 3.1 mi
- Angel Moroni: 0.8 mi
- Grief of Cyporissus: 0.9 mi
- Justice: 0.9 mi
- Minerva: 1.0 mi
- linden lane 2403: 1.0 mi
- Forest Glen Historic Railroad Station: 1.0 mi
- Wheaton Miniature Train: 3.6 mi
- Wheaton Carousel: 3.7 mi
- Rachel Carson House: 4.7 mi
- Lock 7: 4.7 mi
- Picnic Grove 10: 2.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 9: 2.4 mi
- Picnic Grove 8: 2.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 7: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Grove 6: 2.9 mi
- Point Reno: 3.5 mi
- Linnean Hill: 4.6 mi
- Jackson Hill: 5.4 mi
- Mount Alto: 5.4 mi
- Camp Hill: 5.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 14.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 14.7 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 16.0 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Quarry (former): 23.3 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 7.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 7.7 mi
- Great Falls: 10.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 23.5 mi
- Coe Creek: 24.9 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 0.2 mi
- Silver Spring: 2.2 mi
- Takoma Spring: 3.8 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.2 mi
- Sandy Spring: 9.8 mi
- Fishing Shore: 6.5 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 9.4 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 9.5 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 11.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pond Classroom. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | NE 35° | 169 m | 24.9 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 309° | 156 m | 9.1 mi |
| Gantt Hill | WSW 239° | 156 m | 10.4 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 316° | 148 m | 17.9 mi |
| Mount Daniel | SW 221° | 144 m | 9.6 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SW 216° | 140 m | 8.4 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WSW 240° | 140 m | 11.0 mi |
| Prout Hill | SW 219° | 137 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1038377777
Day trips start here
- Bethesda · 2 mi
- Kensington · 2 mi
- Silver Spring · 2 mi
- Wheaton · 3 mi
- Capital Region · 4 mi
- Takoma Park · 4 mi
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