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Fragments of Sky

Fragments of Sky from directly overhead

Fragments of Sky is an artwork in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Wonder Wander, a artwork 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway runs past it. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates38.84467, -77.05171

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Short Bridge Park: 0.2 mi
  • Eads Park: 0.3 mi
  • Fort Scott Park: 0.4 mi
  • Crystal City Workout Park: 0.5 mi
  • Four Mile Run Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
Picnic sites
Attractions
Nature reserves
Gardens
Peaks: 35
Beaches: 7
  • Fishing Shore: 5.2 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 13.9 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 22.5 mi
Springs: 5
  • Takoma Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Silver Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Indian Springs: 13.7 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Stubblefield Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Great Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Coe Creek: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 22.3 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 22.3 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 23.9 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillWNW 300°156 m11.2 mi
Hunting HillNNW 335°156 m18.4 mi
Mount DanielWNW 298°144 m7.9 mi
Minor's HillNW 305°140 m7.0 mi
Freedom HillWNW 298°140 m11.6 mi
Prout HillWNW 288°137 m8.0 mi
Upton HillWNW 292°125 m5.5 mi
Point RenoN 350°123 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:20
June solstice05:4419:5820:37
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
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, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/8298203552

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