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The Family

The Family from directly overhead

The Family is an artwork in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 127 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Memory Bricks, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.7 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2004
Material
powder_coated_steel
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.89626, -77.12795

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Halls Hill High View Park: 0.0 mi
  • Langston-Brown Park: 0.1 mi
  • High View Park: 0.2 mi
  • Slater Park: 0.3 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 0.4 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Constitution Park Bell: 1.3 mi
  • Washington & Old Dominion Caboose: 1.6 mi
  • Eden Center: 2.1 mi
  • Barco Rebar Rehearsal Space: 2.7 mi
  • Lock 5: 3.0 mi
Museums
Picnic sites
  • Fletcher's Cove: 2.0 mi
  • Olney Park: 3.7 mi
  • Picnic site for Rose park: 4.0 mi
  • Area 2: 4.6 mi
  • Area 3: 4.6 mi
Peaks: 44
Beaches: 7
  • Fishing Shore: 2.0 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 22.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • Stubblefield Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Great Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Coe Creek: 17.3 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 22.3 mi
Springs: 5
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Silver Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Takoma Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Indian Springs: 14.5 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 17.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 20.6 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 20.6 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 23.0 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 23.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Family. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillWNW 290°156 m6.0 mi
Hunting HillNNW 344°156 m13.6 mi
Black HillNNW 336°148 m22.1 mi
Mount DanielW 272°144 m2.9 mi
Minor's HillWNW 287°140 m1.7 mi
Freedom HillWNW 287°140 m6.5 mi
Prout HillWSW 253°137 m3.6 mi
Upton HillSSW 213°125 m1.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:4419:5820:38
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2416:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744566573787669574638
Precip in3.33.24.13.54.44.25.14.44.54.43.33.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/5049522779

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