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Bradford

Bradford from directly overhead

Bradford is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Weber Memorial Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 2.5 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Getting there

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Coordinates38.98930, -76.94040

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Artworks
  • Statue of Frederick Douglass: 0.1 mi
  • Testudo (Adele H. Stamp Student Union): 0.3 mi
  • Jim Henson and Kermit Statue: 0.3 mi
  • Testudo (Football Team House): 0.3 mi
  • Testudo (McKeldin): 0.3 mi
Parks
  • Northgate Urban Park: 0.3 mi
  • La Plata Beach: 0.3 mi
  • College Park Community Center: 0.7 mi
  • Calvert Hills Playground & Athletic Field: 0.8 mi
  • Old Town Playground: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Museums
Picnic sites
Nature reserves
  • Dartmouth Neighborhood Conservation Area: 4.2 mi
  • Hastings Neighborhood Conservation Area: 4.4 mi
  • Calverton Neighborhood Conservation Area: 5.3 mi
  • Birch Drive Neighborhood Conservation Area: 6.1 mi
  • Blue Ponds Park: 6.1 mi
Peaks: 35
Beaches: 10
  • Fishing Shore: 10.0 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 14.9 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 16.1 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 16.2 mi
  • Herald Harbor Beach 1: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 5
  • Indian Springs: 2.6 mi
  • Takoma Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Silver Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 11.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Stubblefield Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Great Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bradford. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chestnut HillNNE 20°169 m22.5 mi
Hunting HillWNW 296°156 m15.3 mi
Gantt HillWSW 254°156 m16.3 mi
Black HillNW 306°148 m23.6 mi
Mount DanielWSW 244°144 m14.5 mi
Minor's HillWSW 243°140 m13.1 mi
Freedom HillWSW 254°140 m16.9 mi
Prout HillWSW 241°137 m15.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4319:5720:37
September equinox06:5618:3119:07
December solstice07:2416:0716:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343644556473777669574738
Precip in2.92.43.73.34.34.24.53.94.44.02.93.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beltsville, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6547692313

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