- Elevation, modelled
- 104 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf Mountain387 m · 23.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- George Washington Memorial Parkway8.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 39.0580, -77.0376
South Terrace is a picnic site in Maryland, at a modelled 104 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Brookside Gardens, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 8.9 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of South Terrace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 307° | 387 m | 23.7 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NE 38° | 169 m | 20.9 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WNW 282° | 156 m | 8.8 mi |
| Gantt Hill | SW 229° | 156 m | 13.9 mi |
| Black Hill | WNW 303° | 148 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mount Daniel | SW 215° | 144 m | 13.5 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SSW 211° | 140 m | 12.5 mi |
| Freedom Hill | SW 230° | 140 m | 14.4 mi |
- 8.9 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 8.4 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 7.6 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 9.9 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Brookside Gardens: 0.0 mi
- Saddlebrook Local Park: 0.7 mi
- Glenfield Local Park: 0.9 mi
- Westchester HOA park: 1.1 mi
- Kemp Mill Urban Park: 1.2 mi
- Children's Garden: 0.0 mi
- Fragrance Garden: 0.1 mi
- Maple Terrace: 0.1 mi
- Yew Garden: 0.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.1 mi
- DC Sniper Victims Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Frank Lawrence Towers: 2.8 mi
- Oscar Osorio: 2.8 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Photo captions: 3.0 mi
- The Only Time is Now: 0.1 mi
- Kensington Moai: 2.5 mi
- Bear Bench: 2.7 mi
- Howling Dog: 2.8 mi
- Who Let the Dogs Out: 2.8 mi
- Brookside Nature Center: 0.3 mi
- National Museum of Health and Medicine: 3.5 mi
- National Museum of Health and Medicine: 3.5 mi
- Josiah Henson Museum: 4.6 mi
- Ratner Museum: 5.2 mi
- Spectator Area: 0.3 mi
- Woodland Picnic / Campfire Area: 0.3 mi
- Pond Classroom: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 10: 5.7 mi
- Picnic Grove 9: 5.8 mi
- Wheaton Carousel: 0.5 mi
- Wheaton Miniature Train: 0.5 mi
- Rachel Carson House: 2.1 mi
- Forest Glen Historic Railroad Station: 3.2 mi
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: 6.0 mi
- Point Reno: 7.6 mi
- Linnean Hill: 8.4 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 8.8 mi
- Hunting Hill: 8.8 mi
- Bunker Hill: 8.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 11.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 11.1 mi
- Quarry (former): 19.4 mi
- Friction Wall: 19.4 mi
- Quarry (former): 19.4 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 4.3 mi
- Silver Spring: 4.7 mi
- Sandy Spring: 5.7 mi
- Takoma Spring: 6.1 mi
- Indian Springs: 8.7 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.5 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.9 mi
- Great Falls: 12.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 19.8 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 21.8 mi
- Fishing Shore: 10.6 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.1 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.1 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 15.8 mi
- Daniels: 21.4 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 22.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:07 | 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 | 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, 6 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Glenmont · 1 mi
- Wheaton · 1 mi
- Colesville-Burtonsville · 3 mi
- Kensington · 3 mi
- Capital Region · 4 mi
- Silver Spring · 5 mi
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