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Flash Point

Flash Point from directly overhead

Flash Point is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzard Point Park, a park 0.4 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.5 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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How to reach it

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Coordinates38.86960, -77.01237

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Buzzard Point Park: 0.4 mi
  • King-Greenleaf Recreation Center: 0.4 mi
  • James Creek Marina: 0.4 mi
  • Diamond Teague Park: 0.4 mi
  • Southwest Waterfront Park - East: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Museums
Gardens
  • River Street Gardens: 0.7 mi
  • Barracks Row Community Garden: 1.2 mi
  • World Deserts: 1.3 mi
  • Hawaii: 1.3 mi
  • Medicinal Plants: 1.3 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
Peaks: 34
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 5
  • Takoma Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Silver Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Indian Springs: 11.0 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 18.7 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Fishing Shore: 5.4 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 14.4 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 14.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Stubblefield Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Great Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Coe Creek: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 24.9 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillWNW 288°156 m12.5 mi
Hunting HillNW 326°156 m17.9 mi
Mount DanielWNW 282°144 m9.4 mi
Minor's HillWNW 287°140 m8.2 mi
Freedom HillWNW 287°140 m12.9 mi
Prout HillW 275°137 m9.7 mi
Upton HillW 273°125 m7.2 mi
Point RenoNNW 329°123 m6.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4419:5720:37
September equinox06:5618:3219:07
December solstice07:2416:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384048586776817972615042
Precip in2.92.63.53.23.94.24.33.33.93.72.93.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington Reagan Natl AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/8455863109

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