Bear Bench
Bear Bench is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 91 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is St. Paul Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 6.2 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Carved wooden bears, with a bench seat connecting them. Carved from a combination of American Ash, Black Cherry, and Red Oak.
What the record says
- Built
- 2018
- Material
- wood
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 7.2 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 5.7 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 9.1 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- St. Paul Park: 0.0 mi
- Joseph's Park: 0.1 mi
- Howard Avenue Park: 0.1 mi
- Reinhardt Park: 0.2 mi
- Flinn Park: 0.3 mi
- Book Plants: 0.2 mi
- 1894: 0.2 mi
- Who Let the Dogs Out: 0.2 mi
- Howling Dog: 0.2 mi
- BabyCat: 0.2 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Photo captions: 0.3 mi
- World War II Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Newport Mills: 0.7 mi
- Old Ice House: 1.8 mi
- Hawk Island: 0.3 mi
- No Place Like Home: 0.5 mi
- Learning Garden: 1.7 mi
- Rain Garden: 1.8 mi
- Hemlock Grove: 1.8 mi
- Forest Glen Historic Railroad Station: 1.3 mi
- Wheaton Miniature Train: 2.2 mi
- Wheaton Carousel: 2.2 mi
- Rachel Carson House: 4.0 mi
- Cabin John Station: 4.2 mi
- Locust Hill Neighborhood Park: 1.7 mi
- Birch Drive Neighborhood Conservation Area: 1.7 mi
- Woodend Nature Sanctuary: 1.8 mi
- East-West Highway Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.8 mi
- Hastings Neighborhood Conservation Area: 3.2 mi
- National Museum of Health and Medicine: 1.7 mi
- National Museum of Health and Medicine: 1.7 mi
- Ratner Museum: 2.7 mi
- Josiah Henson Museum: 2.9 mi
- Brookside Nature Center: 2.9 mi
- Pond Classroom: 1.9 mi
- Spectator Area: 2.4 mi
- South Terrace: 2.7 mi
- Woodland Picnic / Campfire Area: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 10: 4.0 mi
- Point Reno: 5.3 mi
- Linnean Hill: 6.5 mi
- Mount Alto: 7.3 mi
- Jackson Hill: 7.3 mi
- Camp Hill: 7.4 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 12.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 12.9 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 17.8 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Quarry (former): 22.1 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 7.8 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 8.2 mi
- Great Falls: 10.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 22.5 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 24.3 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 2.1 mi
- Silver Spring: 3.6 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.2 mi
- Sandy Spring: 8.1 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.8 mi
- Fishing Shore: 8.2 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 9.6 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 9.6 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 13.2 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 24.1 mi
- Daniels: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bear Bench. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 313° | 387 m | 23.6 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NE 39° | 169 m | 23.6 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WNW 300° | 156 m | 7.8 mi |
| Gantt Hill | SW 230° | 156 m | 11.2 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 312° | 148 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mount Daniel | SSW 213° | 144 m | 10.8 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SSW 208° | 140 m | 9.8 mi |
| Freedom Hill | SW 232° | 140 m | 11.7 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 | 35 | 37 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockville 1 NE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7563015898
Day trips start here
- Kensington · 0 mi
- Wheaton · 2 mi
- Glenmont · 3 mi
- Bethesda · 4 mi
- Capital Region · 4 mi
- Silver Spring · 4 mi
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