- Elevation, modelled
- 85 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf Mountain387 m · 16.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway1.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:39local time
- Coordinates
- 39.0589, -77.2479
Contour 290 (2004) by Richard Serra is a artwork in Maryland, at a modelled 85 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Smug (1973/2005) by Tony Smith, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 1.2 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Contour 290 (2004) by Richard Serra. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 331° | 387 m | 16.1 mi |
| Waterford Peak | WNW 297° | 361 m | 19.5 mi |
| Pine Rock | NW 320° | 346 m | 23.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 303° | 235 m | 20.4 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | W 278° | 187 m | 19.4 mi |
| Steptoe Hill | W 267° | 176 m | 23.1 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NE 56° | 156 m | 3.2 mi |
| Gantt Hill | S 175° | 156 m | 9.3 mi |
- 1.2 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 4.7 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 7.4 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 10.9 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Aqueduct Observation Platform · 4 mi
- Overlook rock, high · 4 mi
- Olmsted Island and Overlook Trail · 4 mi
- Great Falls Overlook · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
Museums
- Glenstone Museum: 0.1 mi
- Stonestreet Museum: 5.3 mi
- Fire Museum: 6.4 mi
- Gaithersburg Community Museum: 6.4 mi
- Colvin Run General Store: 6.6 mi
Parks
- Greenbriar Local Park: 1.0 mi
- Lock 21 “Swains” Campground: 1.9 mi
- Tobytown Neighborhood Park: 2.1 mi
- Glen Hills Local Park: 2.1 mi
- Glen Hills Park: 2.1 mi
Attractions
- Lock 21: Swains Lock: 1.9 mi
- Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock: 2.2 mi
- Riverbend Park Nature Center: 2.5 mi
- Lock 20: 4.1 mi
- Lock 19: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Fraser Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Lake Placid Dam: 3.6 mi
- Orchard Neighborhood Park: 4.4 mi
- Berryville Road Neighborhood Conservation Area: 4.5 mi
- Windsor Neighborhood Conservation Area: 4.7 mi
Gardens
- Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 6.0 mi
- Glenview Mansion Garden: 6.7 mi
- Vermont Maple Garden: 7.6 mi
- Fred Packard Grove: 8.4 mi
Historic sites
- Montgomery County Public Safety Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Darnestown Confederate Visit: 4.1 mi
- Inspiration Park: 4.2 mi
- The Cliff Bland Recreation Area: 4.2 mi
- Mather Gorge: 4.6 mi
Picnic sites
- Quail Ridge: 5.5 mi
- Oriole Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Carderock, Chesapeake & Ohio National Historic Park: 6.5 mi
Peaks: 52
- Hunting Hill: 3.2 mi
- Prospect Hill: 6.3 mi
- Nokes Hill: 8.7 mi
- Gantt Hill: 9.3 mi
- Black Hill: 9.3 mi
Springs: 6
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 10.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 12.7 mi
- Sandy Spring: 13.4 mi
- Takoma Spring: 14.3 mi
- Indian Springs: 19.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Great Falls: 4.2 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 6.8 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 6.8 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 16.0 mi
- Coe Creek: 23.7 mi
Beaches: 4
- Sycamore Beach: 5.3 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 5.4 mi
- Fishing Shore: 13.0 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 15.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 13.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 13.9 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 23.0 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Truck Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 21.7 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 21.8 mi
| 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 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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.
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