- Elevation, modelled
- 61 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Chestnut Hill169 m · 24.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Star-Spangled Banner Byway5.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 38.9736, -77.0052
Takoma Spring is a spring in Maryland, at a modelled 61 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 5.2 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Takoma Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | NNE 27° | 169 m | 24.9 mi |
| Gantt Hill | WSW 255° | 156 m | 12.7 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 307° | 156 m | 12.9 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 313° | 148 m | 21.6 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 241° | 144 m | 10.9 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 240° | 140 m | 9.6 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WSW 255° | 140 m | 13.2 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 238° | 137 m | 11.9 mi |
- 5.2 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 6.1 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 8.1 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 8.6 mi off the Booth's Escape
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Spring Park: 0.1 mi
- Takoma Park South Neighborhood Park: 0.3 mi
- Forest Park: 0.3 mi
- B.Y. Morrison Park: 0.3 mi
- Takoma Urban Park: 0.3 mi
- Roscoe: 0.4 mi
- Playing In The Fields Of Lamond: 0.4 mi
- From a Model to a Rainbow: 0.7 mi
- Leave No One Behind: 1.4 mi
- The Silver Pass: 1.6 mi
- TPPC Native Plant Garden: 0.5 mi
- Takoma Recreational Center Garden: 0.6 mi
- Maple Avenue Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Centennial Garden: 0.9 mi
- Whittier Garden: 0.9 mi
- John W. Coffman: 0.6 mi
- Sgt. Christopher Thornton: 0.6 mi
- 150th Ohio National Guard Monument: 1.2 mi
- 122nd New York Volunteer Mounment: 1.2 mi
- 98th Pennsylvania Volunteer Monument: 1.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 9: 1.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 10: 1.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 8: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 5: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 22: 2.2 mi
- Dartmouth Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.0 mi
- Pinehurst Parkway: 2.8 mi
- Hastings Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.8 mi
- Little Forest Park: 3.0 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 3.4 mi
- Komodo Dragon: 3.8 mi
- Tiger Tracks: 3.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 3.8 mi
- False Gavial: 3.8 mi
- Chinese alligator: 3.8 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 2.7 mi
- Bunker Hill: 2.8 mi
- Hoover Hill: 3.0 mi
- Barnard Hill: 3.1 mi
- Round Hill: 3.4 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 17.2 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 17.2 mi
- Quarry (former): 23.0 mi
- Fishing Shore: 6.5 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 11.7 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.6 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.7 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 24.0 mi
- Silver Spring: 1.7 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 3.6 mi
- Indian Springs: 6.3 mi
- Sandy Spring: 11.5 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.2 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.6 mi
- Great Falls: 13.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 22.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 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–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natl Arboretum DC, 5 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, under a mile away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Mount Rainier · 3 mi
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