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David Gregg

David Gregg from directly overhead

David Gregg is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 89 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Reinhardt Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 6.0 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Carved from American Ash. This statue is a tribute to local tree guy David Gregg, who at the young age of 90 decided to retire from a business he had been in for more than 70 years. He had served the Kensington area for many years.

The record

What the record says

Built
2019
Material
wood
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.02668, -77.07536

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Reinhardt Park: 0.0 mi
  • Ernest Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • Howard Avenue Park: 0.1 mi
  • Flinn Park: 0.2 mi
  • Warner Circle Special Park: 0.2 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
Attractions
Nature reserves
Museums
Picnic sites
Peaks: 38
Cliffs: 8
Waterfalls: 6
  • Stubblefield Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Great Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 22.7 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 24.5 mi
Springs: 5
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Silver Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Takoma Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Indian Springs: 9.9 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Fishing Shore: 8.1 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 13.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Truck Rest Area: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainNW 314°387 m23.6 mi
Chestnut HillNE 39°169 m23.8 mi
Hunting HillWNW 301°156 m7.7 mi
Gantt HillSW 230°156 m11.0 mi
Black HillNW 313°148 m16.3 mi
Mount DanielSSW 213°144 m10.6 mi
Minor's HillSSW 208°140 m9.6 mi
Freedom HillSW 232°140 m11.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:20
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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8878618281

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