- Elevation, modelled
- 133 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf Mountain387 m · 21.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Star-Spangled Banner Byway9.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 39.1399, -77.0206
Sandy Spring is a spring in Maryland, at a modelled 133 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandy Spring Museum, a museum 0.7 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 9.9 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sandy Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WNW 293° | 387 m | 21.7 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NE 48° | 169 m | 16.1 mi |
| The Bunker | NNE 18° | 157 m | 22.9 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WSW 248° | 156 m | 10.2 mi |
| Gantt Hill | SW 218° | 156 m | 18.7 mi |
| Black Hill | WNW 282° | 148 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mount Daniel | SSW 207° | 144 m | 18.9 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SSW 204° | 140 m | 17.9 mi |
- 9.9 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 13.1 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 11.8 mi off the Historic National Road - MarylandNational
- 14.1 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Friction Wall Overlook · 15 mi
- Stubblefield Falls Overlook · 15 mi
- Scott's Run Falls · 15 mi
- Putney's Bridge · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Sandy Spring Museum: 0.7 mi
- Sandy Spring Slave Museum: 1.5 mi
- Brookside Nature Center: 5.6 mi
- Stonestreet Museum: 8.2 mi
- Josiah Henson Museum: 8.6 mi
Parks
- Ednor Local Park: 1.8 mi
- Norwood Park: 2.0 mi
- Southeast Olney Park: 2.4 mi
- Stonegate Park: 2.6 mi
- Cloverly Park: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
- Brighton Azalea Garden: 3.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 5.6 mi
- Idea Garden: 5.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 5.7 mi
- Perennial Garden: 5.7 mi
Attractions
- Oakley Cabin: 3.9 mi
- Wheaton Carousel: 6.2 mi
- Wheaton Miniature Train: 6.2 mi
- Rachel Carson House: 6.5 mi
- Scott’s Cove at Rocky Gorge Reservoir: 6.9 mi
Artworks
- old bank vault door: 5.0 mi
- The Only Time is Now: 5.6 mi
- Commons Tower: 6.6 mi
- The Flow of History: 7.7 mi
- Rockville Pike Globe: 7.8 mi
Picnic sites
- Woodland Picnic / Campfire Area: 5.6 mi
- South Terrace: 5.7 mi
- Spectator Area: 6.0 mi
- Midtown Park Gazebo: 6.3 mi
- Spectator Area: 6.5 mi
Historic sites
- DC Sniper Victims Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Frank Lawrence Towers: 6.6 mi
- Oscar Osorio: 6.6 mi
- Parkland Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Abandoned Gaynor Road bridge: 6.8 mi
Peaks: 39
- Hunting Hill: 10.2 mi
- Point Reno: 13.3 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 14.1 mi
- Hoover Hill: 14.2 mi
- Barnard Hill: 14.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Stubblefield Falls: 15.1 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 15.4 mi
- Great Falls: 15.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 16.0 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 6.2 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 6.2 mi
- Friction Wall: 15.0 mi
- Quarry (former): 15.0 mi
- Quarry (former): 15.0 mi
Springs: 6
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 10.0 mi
- Silver Spring: 10.4 mi
- Takoma Spring: 11.5 mi
- Indian Springs: 11.8 mi
- Crises Spring: 23.9 mi
Beaches: 4
- Purplehorse Beach: 16.1 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 16.1 mi
- Fishing Shore: 16.3 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Daniels: 16.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Truck Rest Area: 18.0 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 | 07:25 | 16:07 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Olney · 3 mi
- Glenmont · 5 mi
- Colesville-Burtonsville · 7 mi
- Wheaton · 7 mi
- Kensington · 8 mi
- Rockville · 8 mi
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