- Elevation, modelled
- 126 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf Mountain387 m · 16.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway5.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:39local time
- Coordinates
- 39.1006, -77.1629
Flight of Fancy is a artwork in Maryland, at a modelled 126 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is College Gardens Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 5.9 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Flight of Fancy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 312° | 387 m | 16.7 mi |
| Waterford Peak | WNW 285° | 361 m | 22.8 mi |
| Pine Rock | NW 307° | 346 m | 24.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 291° | 235 m | 23.2 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | W 269° | 187 m | 23.8 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NE 55° | 169 m | 23.8 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WSW 240° | 156 m | 2.2 mi |
| Gantt Hill | SSW 197° | 156 m | 12.7 mi |
- 5.9 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 9.4 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 9.6 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 13.9 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- College Gardens Park: 0.1 mi
- Anderson Park: 0.2 mi
- Upper Watts Branch Forest Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Woodley Gardens Park: 0.5 mi
- Upper Watts Branch Forest Preserve: 0.6 mi
- King Farm Park Statue: 0.7 mi
- The Flow of History: 1.2 mi
- Rockville Pike Globe: 1.3 mi
- Upward Bound: 1.8 mi
- Synergy: 2.0 mi
- Stonestreet Museum: 1.2 mi
- Gaithersburg Community Museum: 3.3 mi
- Fire Museum: 3.4 mi
- Josiah Henson Museum: 4.5 mi
- Glenstone Museum: 5.5 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory: 3.1 mi
- Parkland Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Montgomery County Public Safety Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Inspiration Park: 4.3 mi
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: 1.6 mi
- Carousel at Rio: 2.3 mi
- Cabin John Station: 4.6 mi
- Lock 21: Swains Lock: 6.5 mi
- Henry-Duffy Park: 6.6 mi
- Glenview Mansion Garden: 2.1 mi
- Community Garden: 3.3 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 5.4 mi
- No Place Like Home: 6.6 mi
- Hawk Island: 7.1 mi
- Oriole Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Quail Ridge: 5.6 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Spectator Area: 7.2 mi
- Hunting Hill: 2.2 mi
- Black Hill: 9.4 mi
- Prospect Hill: 10.0 mi
- Point Reno: 11.3 mi
- Gantt Hill: 12.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 8.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 8.9 mi
- Friction Wall: 22.9 mi
- Quarry (former): 22.9 mi
- Quarry (former): 22.9 mi
- Sandy Spring: 8.1 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.8 mi
- Silver Spring: 10.5 mi
- Takoma Spring: 12.2 mi
- Indian Springs: 16.0 mi
- Great Falls: 8.6 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 9.4 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 21.3 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 22.7 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 9.2 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 9.2 mi
- Fishing Shore: 13.6 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 17.5 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- Daniels: 23.8 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 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| 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, under a mile away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Montgomery County · 3 mi
- Gaithersburg · 4 mi
- Olney · 6 mi
- Potomac · 6 mi
- Glenmont · 7 mi
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