Celebración
Celebración is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 135 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Carousel at Rio, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 5.9 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
A whimsical sculpture of Fridolin, the bronze bear.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 9.6 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 10.7 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 11.7 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook rock, high · 8 mi
- Overlook rock, lower · 8 mi
- Washington Aqueduct Observation Platform · 9 mi
- Olmsted Island and Overlook Trail · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Carousel at Rio: 0.0 mi
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: 3.8 mi
- Cabin John Station: 6.3 mi
- Lock 21: Swains Lock: 6.5 mi
- Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock: 6.6 mi
- Rio Park: 0.1 mi
- Downtown Crown Event Park: 0.5 mi
- Malcolm King Park: 0.5 mi
- Crown Community Green: 0.5 mi
- Morris Park: 0.6 mi
- Fruit Mural: 0.2 mi
- Hayley's World: 0.2 mi
- Cosmic Coffee: 0.2 mi
- Synergy: 0.3 mi
- Inner Being: 0.4 mi
- Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory: 1.3 mi
- Montgomery County Public Safety Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Inspiration Park: 2.3 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 3.9 mi
- Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 3.2 mi
- Glenview Mansion Garden: 4.3 mi
- No Place Like Home: 8.7 mi
- Hawk Island: 9.3 mi
- Fire Museum: 1.6 mi
- Gaithersburg Community Museum: 1.7 mi
- Stonestreet Museum: 3.2 mi
- Glenstone Museum: 5.0 mi
- Mooseum: 6.3 mi
- Asbury "Wildlife at Work" Protected Habitat: 2.0 mi
- Lake Placid Dam: 2.1 mi
- Washington Grove Forest Preserve - East Woods: 2.1 mi
- Crabbs Branch Stream Valley Park: 2.7 mi
- Mineral Springs Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.7 mi
- Oriole Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Quail Ridge: 3.4 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
- Blue Sky Park: 9.0 mi
- Hunting Hill: 2.3 mi
- Black Hill: 7.2 mi
- Prospect Hill: 10.6 mi
- Nokes Hill: 12.8 mi
- Point Reno: 13.2 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 9.0 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 9.0 mi
- Friction Wall: 24.0 mi
- Quarry (former): 24.1 mi
- Quarry (former): 24.1 mi
- Sandy Spring: 9.6 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 10.9 mi
- Silver Spring: 12.7 mi
- Takoma Spring: 14.4 mi
- Indian Springs: 18.2 mi
- Great Falls: 8.8 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.4 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 20.1 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 23.2 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 9.7 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 9.7 mi
- Fishing Shore: 15.3 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 18.9 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- Daniels: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Celebración. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 314° | 387 m | 14.5 mi |
| Waterford Peak | WNW 283° | 361 m | 20.6 mi |
| Pine Rock | NW 307° | 346 m | 22.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 289° | 235 m | 21.1 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | W 266° | 187 m | 22.0 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | ENE 60° | 169 m | 24.7 mi |
| Hunting Hill | S 180° | 156 m | 2.3 mi |
| Gantt Hill | S 188° | 156 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11493249310
Day trips start here
- Gaithersburg · 2 mi
- Montgomery County · 2 mi
- Rockville · 4 mi
- Germantown · 6 mi
- Olney · 7 mi
- Potomac · 7 mi
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