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Bud/Blossom

Bud/Blossom from directly overhead

Bud/Blossom is an artwork in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 81 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Welburn Square, a park 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 2.0 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2003
Material
stainless_steel

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.87987, -77.11315

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Welburn Square: 0.1 mi
  • Ellen's Trace: 0.1 mi
  • Nature Conservancy: 0.2 mi
  • Glebe & Randolph Park: 0.2 mi
  • Liberty Center Park: 0.3 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Constitution Park Bell: 0.4 mi
  • Washington & Old Dominion Caboose: 1.1 mi
  • Eden Center: 2.3 mi
  • Memorial Gate Fountain: 2.4 mi
  • Barco Rebar Rehearsal Space: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Picnic sites
Peaks: 43
Beaches: 7
  • Fishing Shore: 2.3 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 9.8 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 9.9 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Stubblefield Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Great Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Coe Creek: 17.1 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 23.4 mi
Springs: 5
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Takoma Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Silver Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Indian Springs: 14.4 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 18.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 21.1 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 21.1 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 22.4 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 22.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillWNW 296°156 m7.2 mi
Hunting HillNNW 342°156 m14.9 mi
Black HillNNW 335°148 m23.4 mi
Mount DanielWNW 288°144 m3.9 mi
Minor's HillWNW 304°140 m2.9 mi
Freedom HillWNW 293°140 m7.6 mi
Prout HillW 271°137 m4.3 mi
Upton HillWSW 258°125 m1.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:4419:5820:38
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2416:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744566573787669574638
Precip in3.33.24.13.54.44.25.14.44.54.43.33.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/7089997033

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