former Confederate Soldier Benjamin Welch Owens
former Confederate Soldier Benjamin Welch Owens is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Point Reno stands 123 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Jug Bay Nature Preserve at Waysons Corner, a nature reserve 1.8 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 3.8 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1999
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 5.5 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
- 12.7 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 20.4 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fort Washington Overlook · 22 mi
- Viewing Area · 22 mi
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 22 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jug Bay Nature Preserve at Waysons Corner: 1.8 mi
- Glendening Nature Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Glendening Nature Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Billingsley Natural Resource Management Area: 3.4 mi
- Croom Natural Resource Management Area: 5.5 mi
- Jug Bay- Dorr Property: 2.0 mi
- Patuxent Wetland Park: 2.5 mi
- Jug Bay- Krause Property: 3.3 mi
- Old South Park: 3.4 mi
- South County Rec Center: 4.0 mi
- Glendening Walking Trails at Jug Bay Nature Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Billingsley House Museum: 3.4 mi
- Prince George's Equestrian Center: 4.5 mi
- Show Place Arena: 4.7 mi
- Historic London Town and Gardens: 10.6 mi
- Patuxent Rural Life Museums: 4.2 mi
- Darnall's Chance House Museum: 4.5 mi
- Darnall's Chance House Museum: 4.6 mi
- The American Indian Village at Patuxent River Park: 5.2 mi
- Galesville Heritage Museum: 6.7 mi
- World War I Monument: 4.7 mi
- Archbishop John Carroll: 4.7 mi
- William Beanes Gravesite: 4.8 mi
- Railroad Monument: 4.9 mi
- Columbia Air Center: 5.3 mi
- Ecphora: 10.7 mi
- Cecil: 10.7 mi
- Tadpole: 10.7 mi
- Beach On My Mind: 10.7 mi
- Sunburst: 10.7 mi
- Tawe's Garden: 14.3 mi
- East Capitol Urban Farm: 14.3 mi
- Rainwater Garden: 14.4 mi
- Deanwood Garden: 15.7 mi
- IDEA Academy garden: 15.8 mi
- Patuxent Park Pavillion: 5.4 mi
- Picnic Area 14: 8.4 mi
- Picnic Area 13: 8.4 mi
- Picnic Area 12: 8.5 mi
- Picnic Area 11: 8.5 mi
- Bare Neck Shore: 7.2 mi
- Triton Beach: 10.0 mi
- Selby Beach: 10.1 mi
- Mayo Beach: 10.5 mi
- Wild Rose Shores: 11.6 mi
- Good Hope Hill: 16.4 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 16.5 mi
- Hickey Hill: 17.0 mi
- Mount Misery: 17.8 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 17.8 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 7.5 mi
- Fairhaven Cliffs: 8.0 mi
- Roosevelt Cliffs: 14.4 mi
- Roosevelt Cliffs: 14.9 mi
- Roosevelt Cliffs: 15.3 mi
- Indian Springs: 17.5 mi
- Takoma Spring: 21.2 mi
- Silver Spring: 22.9 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 24.8 mi
- Wilson: 6.1 mi
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 13.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of former Confederate Soldier Benjamin Welch Owens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point Reno | WNW 292° | 123 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mount Alto | WNW 288° | 107 m | 23.2 mi |
| Camp Hill | WNW 288° | 85 m | 22.8 mi |
| Good Hope Hill | WNW 282° | 84 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mount Hamilton | WNW 290° | 72 m | 17.8 mi |
| Bunker Hill | WNW 295° | 71 m | 19.2 mi |
| Lees Hill | WNW 287° | 63 m | 22.6 mi |
| Round Hill | WNW 293° | 61 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:07 | 16:49 |
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 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Upper Marlboro 3 NNW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7616441279
Day trips start here
- Upper Marlboro · 5 mi
- Largo · 10 mi
- Prince George's County · 10 mi
- Bowie · 11 mi
- Chesapeake Beach · 11 mi
- Clinton-Camp Springs · 13 mi
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