- Elevation, modelled
- 18 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Chestnut Hill169 m · 23.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Star-Spangled Banner Byway1.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 38.9706, -76.9329
Snail is a artwork in Maryland, at a modelled 18 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 1.6 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Snail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | NNE 18° | 169 m | 23.6 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WNW 299° | 156 m | 16.3 mi |
| Gantt Hill | W 259° | 156 m | 16.4 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 307° | 148 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 249° | 144 m | 14.3 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 249° | 140 m | 13.0 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 259° | 140 m | 17.0 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 246° | 137 m | 15.3 mi |
- 1.6 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 8.1 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 8.8 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 11.9 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Snail: 0.0 mi
- Snail: 0.0 mi
- Snail: 0.1 mi
- What Lifts You: 0.2 mi
- Kermit The Frog: 0.7 mi
Parks
- Calvert Park: 0.2 mi
- Riverdale Neighborhood Playground: 0.3 mi
- Art Walk at Discovery District: 0.5 mi
- Calvert Hills Playground & Athletic Field: 0.5 mi
- Calvert Memorial: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- Veteran's Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Riversdale House Museum: 0.7 mi
- College Park Airport: 0.8 mi
- Site of College Park Airport: 0.8 mi
- Point of Failure: 1.1 mi
Gardens
- Radichevich Garden: 0.6 mi
- Fraternity and Sorority Centennial Garden: 0.9 mi
- Garden of Reflection and Remembrance: 1.0 mi
- Chapel Garden: 1.0 mi
- Woods Hall Rain Garden: 1.1 mi
Museums
Attractions
- LEAFHouse: 2.1 mi
- Rachel Carson House: 6.4 mi
- Washington Union Station: 6.4 mi
- John Smilie: 6.5 mi
- Elbridge Gerry: 6.5 mi
Picnic sites
- Sweetgum Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- Laurel Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- Holly Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Picnic Grove 9: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Grove 10: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Dartmouth Neighborhood Conservation Area: 5.0 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 5.2 mi
- Hastings Neighborhood Conservation Area: 5.4 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 5.7 mi
- Glenn Dale Estates Park: 6.5 mi
Peaks: 34
- Lowndes Hill: 2.2 mi
- Barnard Hill: 3.0 mi
- Hoover Hill: 3.0 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 3.6 mi
- Bunker Hill: 3.8 mi
Beaches: 16
- Fishing Shore: 9.7 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 14.4 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 16.5 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 16.6 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 20.3 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Rosier Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 18.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 18.7 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 21.4 mi
Springs: 5
- Indian Springs: 2.9 mi
- Takoma Spring: 3.9 mi
- Silver Spring: 5.3 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.3 mi
- Sandy Spring: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Stubblefield Falls: 14.1 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 14.5 mi
- Great Falls: 17.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 21.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:07 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- College Park · 1 mi
- Hyattsville · 1 mi
- Berwyn Heights · 2 mi
- Greenbelt · 3 mi
- Mount Rainier · 3 mi
- New Carrollton · 3 mi
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