Inner Being
Inner Being is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 141 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Crown Community Green, a park 0.3 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 5.6 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Charles Strain is a Missouri-based sculptor whose work explores the fusion of man and nature and the celebration of human emotion. His large bronze sculptures twist and arch into elegant forms that explore balance and movement.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 9.2 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 10.3 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 11.8 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook rock, high · 8 mi
- Overlook rock, lower · 8 mi
- Washington Aqueduct Observation Platform · 8 mi
- Olmsted Island and Overlook Trail · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Crown Community Green: 0.3 mi
- Downtown Crown Event Park: 0.3 mi
- Rio Park: 0.4 mi
- Axis at Shady Grove Civic Green Park: 0.6 mi
- Malcolm King Park: 0.7 mi
- Synergy: 0.3 mi
- Innovator's Park: 0.3 mi
- Celebración: 0.4 mi
- Fruit Mural: 0.4 mi
- Cosmic Coffee: 0.4 mi
- Carousel at Rio: 0.4 mi
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: 3.6 mi
- Cabin John Station: 6.1 mi
- Lock 21: Swains Lock: 6.1 mi
- Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock: 6.3 mi
- Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 3.4 mi
- Glenview Mansion Garden: 4.2 mi
- No Place Like Home: 8.6 mi
- Hawk Island: 9.1 mi
- Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory: 1.6 mi
- Montgomery County Public Safety Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Inspiration Park: 2.2 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 4.0 mi
- Lake Placid Dam: 1.9 mi
- Asbury "Wildlife at Work" Protected Habitat: 2.4 mi
- Washington Grove Forest Preserve - East Woods: 2.5 mi
- Crabbs Branch Stream Valley Park: 2.8 mi
- Mineral Springs Neighborhood Conservation Area: 3.1 mi
- Fire Museum: 2.0 mi
- Gaithersburg Community Museum: 2.0 mi
- Stonestreet Museum: 3.1 mi
- Glenstone Museum: 4.6 mi
- Josiah Henson Museum: 6.4 mi
- Oriole Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Quail Ridge: 3.4 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Blue Sky Park: 9.3 mi
- Hunting Hill: 1.9 mi
- Black Hill: 7.4 mi
- Prospect Hill: 10.2 mi
- Nokes Hill: 12.6 mi
- Point Reno: 13.0 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 9.4 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 9.4 mi
- Friction Wall: 24.2 mi
- Quarry (former): 24.3 mi
- Quarry (former): 24.3 mi
- Sandy Spring: 9.8 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 10.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 12.5 mi
- Takoma Spring: 14.2 mi
- Indian Springs: 18.2 mi
- Great Falls: 8.5 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.0 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.0 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 19.8 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 23.5 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 9.3 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 9.3 mi
- Fishing Shore: 15.0 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 18.6 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 17.5 mi
- Daniels: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Inner Being. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 315° | 387 m | 14.6 mi |
| Waterford Peak | WNW 284° | 361 m | 20.6 mi |
| Pine Rock | NW 308° | 346 m | 22.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 290° | 235 m | 21.1 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | W 267° | 187 m | 21.9 mi |
| Hunting Hill | S 177° | 156 m | 1.9 mi |
| Gantt Hill | S 188° | 156 m | 13.1 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 314° | 148 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11510332043
Day trips start here
- Gaithersburg · 2 mi
- Montgomery County · 2 mi
- Rockville · 3 mi
- Germantown · 6 mi
- Potomac · 7 mi
- Olney · 8 mi
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