- Elevation, modelled
- 89 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 12.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Star-Spangled Banner Byway5.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 38.9745, -77.0123
Roscoe is a artwork in Maryland, at a modelled 89 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Ward Sinclair Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 5.6 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Roscoe. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WSW 254° | 156 m | 12.3 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 307° | 156 m | 12.5 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 314° | 148 m | 21.2 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 240° | 144 m | 10.6 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 238° | 140 m | 9.3 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WSW 254° | 140 m | 12.9 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 236° | 137 m | 11.6 mi |
| Upton Hill | SW 226° | 125 m | 10.0 mi |
- 5.6 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 6.0 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 7.8 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 8.7 mi off the Booth's Escape
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Ward Sinclair Plaza: 0.0 mi
- Takoma Urban Park: 0.1 mi
- Thomas Siegler Historic Site: 0.2 mi
- Spring Park: 0.4 mi
- Takoma Recreation Center: 0.4 mi
Gardens
- TPPC Native Plant Garden: 0.2 mi
- Takoma Recreational Center Garden: 0.4 mi
- Takoma Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Centennial Garden: 0.6 mi
- Whittier Garden: 0.7 mi
Artworks
- From a Model to a Rainbow: 0.3 mi
- Playing In The Fields Of Lamond: 0.5 mi
- Leave No One Behind: 1.3 mi
- The Silver Pass: 1.3 mi
- Acorn: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
- John W. Coffman: 0.5 mi
- Sgt. Christopher Thornton: 0.5 mi
- 150th Ohio National Guard Monument: 0.8 mi
- 122nd New York Volunteer Mounment: 0.8 mi
- 98th Pennsylvania Volunteer Monument: 0.8 mi
Picnic sites
- Picnic Grove 9: 1.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 10: 1.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 8: 1.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 5: 1.8 mi
- Picnic Grove 22: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Dartmouth Neighborhood Conservation Area: 1.8 mi
- Pinehurst Parkway: 2.4 mi
- Little Forest Park: 2.6 mi
- Hastings Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.7 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 3.2 mi
Museums
Attractions
- Komodo Dragon: 3.6 mi
- False Gavial: 3.6 mi
- Red-Bellied Turtle: 3.6 mi
- Chinese alligator: 3.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 3.6 mi
Peaks: 34
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 2.9 mi
- Bunker Hill: 3.0 mi
- Linnean Hill: 3.3 mi
- Hoover Hill: 3.3 mi
- Barnard Hill: 3.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Rosier Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 17.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 17.1 mi
- Quarry (former): 23.2 mi
Springs: 5
- Takoma Spring: 0.4 mi
- Silver Spring: 1.4 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 3.3 mi
- Indian Springs: 6.6 mi
- Sandy Spring: 11.4 mi
Beaches: 5
- Fishing Shore: 6.3 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 11.5 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.2 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.3 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.8 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.2 mi
- Great Falls: 13.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 23.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Silver Spring · 1 mi
- Takoma Park · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./Brookland-Petworth-Takoma · 1 mi
- Capital Region · 2 mi
- Hyattsville · 3 mi
- Mount Rainier · 3 mi
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