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Dedication of the National Guard Armory

Dedication of the National Guard Armory from directly overhead

Dedication of the National Guard Armory is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 98 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is The Noyes Library, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 6.0 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Dedication of the National Guard Armory at 3710 Mitchell Street. It housed the National Guard, the Fire Department, and then the Motor Vehicle Administration. It was purchased from the state and has been the Kensington Town Hall since 1976.

The record

What the record says

Built
1927
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Coordinates39.02820, -77.07731

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Reinhardt Park: 0.1 mi
  • Ernest Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
  • Howard Avenue Park: 0.3 mi
  • St. Paul Park: 0.3 mi
  • Edith Throckmorton Park: 0.3 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves
Attractions
Museums
Picnic sites
Peaks: 38
Cliffs: 8
Waterfalls: 6
  • Stubblefield Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Great Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 22.8 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 24.4 mi
Springs: 5
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Silver Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Takoma Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Indian Springs: 10.0 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Fishing Shore: 8.2 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 13.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Truck Rest Area: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainNW 314°387 m23.4 mi
Chestnut HillNE 39°169 m23.8 mi
Hunting HillWNW 301°156 m7.6 mi
Gantt HillSW 230°156 m11.0 mi
Black HillNW 313°148 m16.2 mi
Mount DanielSSW 212°144 m10.6 mi
Minor's HillSSW 207°140 m9.7 mi
Freedom HillSW 231°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 °F353745566573787669574739
Precip in3.12.63.73.23.54.04.03.14.03.53.33.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockville 1 NE, 6 mi away.

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10659842115

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