Testudo (Van Munching Hall)
Testudo (Van Munching Hall) is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Nocturne, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 2.6 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Given by Joseph M. Saad '90
What the record says
- Built
- August 2017
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 8.9 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 8.7 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 11.3 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Nocturne: 0.1 mi
- Testudo (McKeldin): 0.2 mi
- Jim Henson and Kermit Statue: 0.3 mi
- Testudo (Adele H. Stamp Student Union): 0.3 mi
- Testudo (Alumni Center): 0.4 mi
- Point of Failure: 0.2 mi
- Site of College Park Airport: 1.3 mi
- College Park Airport: 1.3 mi
- College Park Veterans Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Woods Hall Rain Garden: 0.3 mi
- Garden of Reflection and Remembrance: 0.3 mi
- Chapel Garden: 0.3 mi
- The Survivor Garden: 0.4 mi
- Peace Garden: 0.4 mi
- La Plata Beach: 0.7 mi
- Calvert Hills Playground & Athletic Field: 0.7 mi
- Northgate Urban Park: 0.9 mi
- Lane Manor Aquatic Center: 0.9 mi
- Old Town Playground: 1.0 mi
- LEAFHouse: 1.2 mi
- Rachel Carson House: 5.2 mi
- Forest Glen Historic Railroad Station: 6.2 mi
- Tiger Tracks: 6.5 mi
- Tiger Survival: 6.5 mi
- Sweetgum Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Laurel Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Holly Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 9: 5.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 10: 5.0 mi
- Dartmouth Neighborhood Conservation Area: 4.0 mi
- Hastings Neighborhood Conservation Area: 4.3 mi
- Calverton Neighborhood Conservation Area: 5.7 mi
- Pinehurst Parkway: 5.9 mi
- Birch Drive Neighborhood Conservation Area: 5.9 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 3.2 mi
- Barnard Hill: 3.3 mi
- Hoover Hill: 3.3 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 3.7 mi
- Bunker Hill: 4.0 mi
- Fishing Shore: 9.4 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 14.3 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 15.7 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 15.8 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 20.8 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 16.4 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 17.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 17.6 mi
- Quarry (former): 21.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 3.1 mi
- Takoma Spring: 3.2 mi
- Silver Spring: 4.4 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 6.3 mi
- Sandy Spring: 11.5 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 13.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 13.8 mi
- Great Falls: 16.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Testudo (Van Munching Hall). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | NNE 21° | 169 m | 23.0 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WNW 298° | 156 m | 15.2 mi |
| Gantt Hill | WSW 256° | 156 m | 15.8 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 307° | 148 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 245° | 144 m | 13.9 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 244° | 140 m | 12.6 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WSW 255° | 140 m | 16.4 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 242° | 137 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:57 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:07 | 16:49 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beltsville, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6542330335
Day trips start here
- College Park · 1 mi
- Berwyn Heights · 2 mi
- Hyattsville · 2 mi
- Capital Region · 3 mi
- Greenbelt · 3 mi
- Mount Rainier · 3 mi
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