Market Square Colonnade
Market Square Colonnade is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 126 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Market Square, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 4.1 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The peristyle at Market Square recalls the open courtyards of Rome and Greece while the hand-hammered aluminum frieze atop the peristyle is a modern interpretation of the traditional foliage ornamentation on classical buildings.
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 9.0 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 9.9 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 11.2 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook rock, high · 7 mi
- Overlook rock, lower · 7 mi
- Washington Aqueduct Observation Platform · 8 mi
- Olmsted Island and Overlook Trail · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Market Square: 0.0 mi
- Main Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Kentlands Green: 0.2 mi
- Inspiration Park: 0.3 mi
- Kentlands Mansion: 0.3 mi
- A Circle of Acanthus Leaf Chairs: 0.2 mi
- Three Big Dogs: 1.3 mi
- Innovator's Park: 1.7 mi
- Cosmic Coffee: 1.8 mi
- Hayley's World: 1.8 mi
- Inspiration Park: 0.3 mi
- Montgomery County Public Safety Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory: 2.2 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 2.5 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 2.5 mi
- Lake Placid Dam: 0.7 mi
- Orchard Neighborhood Park: 1.4 mi
- Asbury "Wildlife at Work" Protected Habitat: 2.9 mi
- Washington Grove Forest Preserve - East Woods: 3.7 mi
- Mineral Springs Neighborhood Conservation Area: 4.1 mi
- Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 1.8 mi
- Glenview Mansion Garden: 6.2 mi
- Poolesville Community Garden: 9.9 mi
- No Place Like Home: 10.4 mi
- Quail Ridge: 1.6 mi
- Oriole Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
- Blue Sky Park: 8.3 mi
- Carousel at Rio: 2.0 mi
- Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock: 5.5 mi
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: 5.5 mi
- Lock 21: Swains Lock: 6.2 mi
- Lock 23: Violettes Lock: 6.2 mi
- Fire Museum: 2.5 mi
- Gaithersburg Community Museum: 2.7 mi
- Glenstone Museum: 4.4 mi
- Mooseum: 4.4 mi
- Stonestreet Museum: 4.9 mi
- Hunting Hill: 3.2 mi
- Black Hill: 5.7 mi
- Prospect Hill: 10.6 mi
- Nokes Hill: 11.3 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 12.9 mi
- Sandy Spring: 11.6 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 12.4 mi
- Silver Spring: 14.3 mi
- Takoma Spring: 16.0 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 18.8 mi
- Great Falls: 8.6 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.7 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.7 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 18.5 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 24.5 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 9.6 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 9.6 mi
- Fishing Shore: 16.3 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 19.5 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 10.3 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 10.3 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- Harmony Grove: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Market Square Colonnade. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 319° | 387 m | 12.9 mi |
| Waterford Peak | WNW 284° | 361 m | 18.6 mi |
| Pine Rock | NW 310° | 346 m | 20.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 291° | 235 m | 19.1 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | W 265° | 187 m | 20.0 mi |
| Steptoe Hill | WSW 257° | 176 m | 24.4 mi |
| Hunting Hill | SE 142° | 156 m | 3.2 mi |
| Gantt Hill | S 179° | 156 m | 13.5 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 | 18:33 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11541843942
Day trips start here
- Gaithersburg · 1 mi
- Montgomery County · 2 mi
- Germantown · 5 mi
- Rockville · 5 mi
- Potomac · 7 mi
- Great Falls · 9 mi
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