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Man Controlling Trade

Man Controlling Trade from directly overhead

Man Controlling Trade is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Federal Triangle Park, a park 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.8 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Height
12'
Material
limestone

How to reach it

Coordinates38.89236, -77.02063

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
Picnic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks: 34
Springs: 5
  • Takoma Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Silver Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Indian Springs: 10.1 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 17.1 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Fishing Shore: 4.3 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 13.3 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 13.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Stubblefield Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Great Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Coe Creek: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillWNW 281°156 m11.6 mi
Hunting HillNW 324°156 m16.4 mi
Mount DanielW 272°144 m8.7 mi
Minor's HillW 276°140 m7.4 mi
Freedom HillW 280°140 m12.1 mi
Prout HillW 265°137 m9.3 mi
Upton HillW 260°125 m6.9 mi
Point RenoNW 324°123 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:20
June solstice05:4419:5820:38
September equinox06:5618:3219:07
December solstice07:2416:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946576776807972594941
Precip in3.02.84.03.44.34.64.63.74.14.23.23.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natl Arboretum DC, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/358957433

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