- Elevation, modelled
- 89 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf Mountain387 m · 16.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway1.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:39local time
- Coordinates
- 39.0563, -77.2488
Sylvester (2001) by Richard Serra is a artwork in Maryland, at a modelled 89 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Untitled (1992-95) by Felix Gonzalez-Torres, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 1.0 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sylvester (2001) by Richard Serra. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 332° | 387 m | 16.2 mi |
| Waterford Peak | WNW 297° | 361 m | 19.5 mi |
| Pine Rock | NW 320° | 346 m | 23.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 303° | 235 m | 20.5 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | W 278° | 187 m | 19.4 mi |
| Steptoe Hill | W 267° | 176 m | 23.1 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NE 54° | 156 m | 3.4 mi |
| Gantt Hill | S 175° | 156 m | 9.1 mi |
- 1.0 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 4.5 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 7.3 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 10.9 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Glenstone Museum: 0.2 mi
- Stonestreet Museum: 5.4 mi
- Colvin Run General Store: 6.5 mi
- Blacksmith Shop: 6.5 mi
- Colvin Run Mill House: 6.5 mi
- Greenbriar Local Park: 1.1 mi
- Lock 21 “Swains” Campground: 1.8 mi
- Tobytown Neighborhood Park: 2.1 mi
- Glen Hills Local Park: 2.2 mi
- Glen Hills Park: 2.2 mi
- Lock 21: Swains Lock: 1.8 mi
- Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock: 2.2 mi
- Riverbend Park Nature Center: 2.4 mi
- Lock 20: 3.9 mi
- Lock 19: 4.0 mi
- Fraser Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Lake Placid Dam: 3.8 mi
- Berryville Road Neighborhood Conservation Area: 4.6 mi
- Orchard Neighborhood Park: 4.6 mi
- Windsor Neighborhood Conservation Area: 4.7 mi
- Community Garden: 3.7 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 6.2 mi
- Glenview Mansion Garden: 6.8 mi
- Vermont Maple Garden: 7.5 mi
- Fred Packard Grove: 8.2 mi
- Montgomery County Public Safety Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Darnestown Confederate Visit: 4.2 mi
- The Cliff Bland Recreation Area: 4.3 mi
- Inspiration Park: 4.4 mi
- Mather Gorge: 4.4 mi
- Quail Ridge: 5.7 mi
- Oriole Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Carderock, Chesapeake & Ohio National Historic Park: 6.4 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Hunting Hill: 3.4 mi
- Prospect Hill: 6.2 mi
- Nokes Hill: 8.6 mi
- Gantt Hill: 9.1 mi
- Freedom Hill: 9.2 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 10.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 12.7 mi
- Sandy Spring: 13.5 mi
- Takoma Spring: 14.3 mi
- Indian Springs: 19.5 mi
- Great Falls: 4.1 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 6.6 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 6.7 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 15.9 mi
- Coe Creek: 23.5 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 5.2 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 5.2 mi
- Fishing Shore: 12.9 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 15.4 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 14.0 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 14.0 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 22.8 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 24.1 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 21.6 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 21.6 mi
| 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).
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, 6 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Potomac · 3 mi
- Gaithersburg · 5 mi
- Great Falls · 5 mi
- Montgomery County · 6 mi
- Rockville · 6 mi
- Germantown · 9 mi
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