Howard Avenue
Howard Avenue is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 98 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is The Noyes Library, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 6.0 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Howard Avenue has served as the commercial area in Kensington since the town began. The buildings have housed various businesses, and in the 1960s, Howard Avenue began to develop into Antique Row.
What the record says
- Built
- 1940
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 7.0 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 5.4 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 9.4 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- The Noyes Library: 0.0 mi
- The Kensington Volunteer Fire Department: 0.0 mi
- Dedication of the National Guard Armory: 0.0 mi
- 3758 & 3762 Howard Avenue: 0.0 mi
- Warner Memorial Presbyterian Church: 0.0 mi
- Photo captions: 0.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 0.1 mi
- World War II Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Newport Mills: 0.5 mi
- Old Ice House: 1.9 mi
- Reinhardt Park: 0.1 mi
- Ernest Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Howard Avenue Park: 0.3 mi
- St. Paul Park: 0.3 mi
- Edith Throckmorton Park: 0.3 mi
- No Place Like Home: 0.3 mi
- Hawk Island: 0.3 mi
- Learning Garden: 1.8 mi
- Rain Garden: 1.8 mi
- Hemlock Grove: 1.8 mi
- Locust Hill Neighborhood Park: 1.4 mi
- Birch Drive Neighborhood Conservation Area: 1.8 mi
- Woodend Nature Sanctuary: 1.9 mi
- East-West Highway Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.8 mi
- Hastings Neighborhood Conservation Area: 3.4 mi
- Forest Glen Historic Railroad Station: 1.5 mi
- Wheaton Miniature Train: 2.5 mi
- Wheaton Carousel: 2.5 mi
- Cabin John Station: 3.9 mi
- Rachel Carson House: 4.3 mi
- National Museum of Health and Medicine: 1.9 mi
- National Museum of Health and Medicine: 1.9 mi
- Ratner Museum: 2.4 mi
- Josiah Henson Museum: 2.6 mi
- KID Museum: 3.2 mi
- Pond Classroom: 1.9 mi
- Spectator Area: 2.7 mi
- South Terrace: 3.0 mi
- Woodland Picnic / Campfire Area: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 10: 4.1 mi
- Point Reno: 5.3 mi
- Linnean Hill: 6.5 mi
- Mount Alto: 7.2 mi
- Jackson Hill: 7.3 mi
- Camp Hill: 7.4 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 12.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 12.9 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 17.8 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 19.1 mi
- Quarry (former): 22.4 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 7.5 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 7.9 mi
- Great Falls: 9.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 22.8 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 24.4 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 2.1 mi
- Silver Spring: 3.7 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.4 mi
- Sandy Spring: 8.3 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.0 mi
- Fishing Shore: 8.2 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 9.3 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 9.4 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 13.1 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 24.1 mi
- Daniels: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Howard Avenue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 314° | 387 m | 23.4 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NE 39° | 169 m | 23.8 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WNW 301° | 156 m | 7.6 mi |
| Gantt Hill | SW 230° | 156 m | 11.0 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 313° | 148 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mount Daniel | SSW 212° | 144 m | 10.6 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SSW 207° | 140 m | 9.7 mi |
| Freedom Hill | SW 231° | 140 m | 11.5 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 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10686981838
Day trips start here
- Kensington · 0 mi
- Wheaton · 2 mi
- Bethesda · 4 mi
- Glenmont · 4 mi
- Silver Spring · 4 mi
- Capital Region · 5 mi
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