- Elevation, modelled
- 97 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Chestnut Hill169 m · 24.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- George Washington Memorial Parkway6.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 38.9896, -77.0290
Silver Spring is a spring in Maryland, at a modelled 97 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Acorn, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 6.4 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Silver Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | NNE 30° | 169 m | 24.5 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 306° | 156 m | 11.2 mi |
| Gantt Hill | WSW 248° | 156 m | 11.8 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 313° | 148 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mount Daniel | SW 232° | 144 m | 10.4 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SW 229° | 140 m | 9.2 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WSW 248° | 140 m | 12.4 mi |
| Prout Hill | SW 230° | 137 m | 11.5 mi |
- 6.4 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 6.9 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 7.3 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 5.9 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Acorn: 0.0 mi
- The Silver Pass: 0.1 mi
- COASTLINE: 0.1 mi
- PENGUIN RUSH HOUR: 0.3 mi
- A BRUSHSTROKE OF DISCOVERY: 0.4 mi
- Philadelphia Avenue Urban Park: 0.1 mi
- Fenton Street Urban Park: 0.3 mi
- Sonny's Green: 0.3 mi
- Gene Lynch Urban Park: 0.4 mi
- Jesup Blair Park: 0.4 mi
- Fenton Street Local Park Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Shepherd Park Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Koiner Farm: 0.5 mi
- Centennial Garden: 0.8 mi
- Takoma Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 10: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 9: 1.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 8: 1.4 mi
- Picnic Grove 7: 1.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 6: 2.0 mi
- Sgt. Christopher Thornton: 1.2 mi
- John W. Coffman: 1.2 mi
- 150th Ohio National Guard Monument: 1.3 mi
- 122nd New York Volunteer Mounment: 1.3 mi
- 98th Pennsylvania Volunteer Monument: 1.3 mi
- Forest Glen Historic Railroad Station: 2.3 mi
- Przewalski's Horse: 4.2 mi
- Wallaby yard: 4.2 mi
- Lesser Kudu: 4.2 mi
- Ostrich: 4.2 mi
- Point Reno: 3.6 mi
- Linnean Hill: 3.9 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 4.3 mi
- Bunker Hill: 4.3 mi
- Jackson Hill: 4.6 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 15.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 15.8 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 16.3 mi
- Quarry (former): 22.8 mi
- Takoma Spring: 1.7 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 2.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 7.3 mi
- Sandy Spring: 10.4 mi
- Fishing Shore: 6.5 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 11.3 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 11.4 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 11.8 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.0 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 9.5 mi
- Great Falls: 12.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 22.8 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 | 16:08 | 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 | 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, 6 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Sep, Dec — fullest in Jul, leanest in Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 10.2 | 9.5 | 11.3 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 9.9 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Sligo Creek Near Takoma Park, MD, 1 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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