Eyes Open
Eyes Open is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 79 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Clum-Kennedy 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.
Native plants, wildflowers, and an epigraph are painted on the side of the bridge. The mural concept was drawn from a line from the journal of one of the Town’s original residents, Ms. Bertha Clum.
What the record says
- Built
- 2020
- Inscription
- Finding wildflowers is not all luck. You have to keep your eyes open.
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 7.0 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 5.5 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 9.1 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Clum-Kennedy Park: 0.0 mi
- Flinn Park: 0.1 mi
- Frederick Avenue Park: 0.1 mi
- Warner Circle Special Park: 0.2 mi
- Howard Avenue Park: 0.2 mi
- Summer Days: 0.0 mi
- Neighborhood Birds: 0.0 mi
- BabyCat: 0.1 mi
- Crosby the Owl: 0.1 mi
- Who Let the Dogs Out: 0.1 mi
- Hawk Island: 0.2 mi
- No Place Like Home: 0.7 mi
- Learning Garden: 1.4 mi
- Rain Garden: 1.5 mi
- Hemlock Grove: 1.5 mi
- World War II Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Photo captions: 0.4 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Newport Mills: 0.9 mi
- Old Ice House: 1.5 mi
- Forest Glen Historic Railroad Station: 1.1 mi
- Wheaton Miniature Train: 2.4 mi
- Wheaton Carousel: 2.4 mi
- Rachel Carson House: 4.1 mi
- Cabin John Station: 4.3 mi
- Birch Drive Neighborhood Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
- Woodend Nature Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
- Locust Hill Neighborhood Park: 1.6 mi
- East-West Highway Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.6 mi
- Hastings Neighborhood Conservation Area: 3.0 mi
- National Museum of Health and Medicine: 1.4 mi
- National Museum of Health and Medicine: 1.5 mi
- Ratner Museum: 2.7 mi
- Josiah Henson Museum: 3.0 mi
- KID Museum: 3.1 mi
- Pond Classroom: 1.6 mi
- Spectator Area: 2.6 mi
- South Terrace: 2.9 mi
- Woodland Picnic / Campfire Area: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 10: 3.7 mi
- Point Reno: 5.0 mi
- Linnean Hill: 6.2 mi
- Mount Alto: 7.0 mi
- Jackson Hill: 7.0 mi
- Camp Hill: 7.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 13.2 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 13.2 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 18.9 mi
- Quarry (former): 22.3 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 7.7 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 8.1 mi
- Great Falls: 10.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 22.6 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 24.6 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 1.8 mi
- Silver Spring: 3.3 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.0 mi
- Sandy Spring: 8.4 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.7 mi
- Fishing Shore: 8.0 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 9.5 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 9.6 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 13.0 mi
- Daniels: 24.3 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Eyes Open. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 314° | 387 m | 23.8 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NE 38° | 169 m | 23.8 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WNW 301° | 156 m | 8.0 mi |
| Gantt Hill | SW 232° | 156 m | 11.1 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 313° | 148 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mount Daniel | SW 214° | 144 m | 10.6 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SSW 209° | 140 m | 9.6 mi |
| Freedom Hill | SW 233° | 140 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10942563461
Day trips start here
- Kensington · 0 mi
- Wheaton · 2 mi
- Bethesda · 3 mi
- Silver Spring · 3 mi
- Capital Region · 4 mi
- Glenmont · 4 mi
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