- Elevation, modelled
- 130 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf Mountain387 m · 17.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway5.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:39local time
- Coordinates
- 39.0874, -77.1482
The Flow of History is a artwork in Maryland, at a modelled 130 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Rockville Pike Globe, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 5.6 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Flow of History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 313° | 387 m | 17.8 mi |
| Waterford Peak | WNW 287° | 361 m | 23.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 292° | 235 m | 24.3 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | W 272° | 187 m | 24.6 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NE 53° | 169 m | 23.7 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 266° | 156 m | 2.7 mi |
| Gantt Hill | SSW 202° | 156 m | 12.1 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 311° | 148 m | 10.6 mi |
- 5.6 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 8.5 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 9.2 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 14.9 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Rockville Pike Globe: 0.1 mi
- Flight of Fancy: 1.2 mi
- King Farm Park Statue: 1.9 mi
- Agio: 2.2 mi
- Upward Bound: 2.9 mi
- Rockville Town Center Park: 0.2 mi
- Mary Trumbo Park: 0.2 mi
- Promenade Park: 0.2 mi
- Kinship Park: 0.3 mi
- James Monroe Park: 0.3 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Parkland Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Abandoned Gaynor Road bridge: 3.5 mi
- Oscar Osorio: 3.6 mi
- Frank Lawrence Towers: 3.7 mi
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: 0.4 mi
- Carousel at Rio: 3.4 mi
- Cabin John Station: 3.7 mi
- Henry-Duffy Park: 5.8 mi
- Wheaton Carousel: 6.1 mi
- Stonestreet Museum: 0.4 mi
- Josiah Henson Museum: 3.3 mi
- Gaithersburg Community Museum: 4.4 mi
- Fire Museum: 4.6 mi
- Ratner Museum: 4.9 mi
- Glenview Mansion Garden: 1.1 mi
- Community Garden: 4.3 mi
- No Place Like Home: 5.4 mi
- Hawk Island: 5.9 mi
- Children's Garden: 6.3 mi
- Spectator Area: 6.1 mi
- South Terrace: 6.3 mi
- Woodland Picnic / Campfire Area: 6.5 mi
- Oriole Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- Quail Ridge: 6.7 mi
- Hunting Hill: 2.7 mi
- Prospect Hill: 9.6 mi
- Point Reno: 10.1 mi
- Black Hill: 10.6 mi
- Linnean Hill: 11.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 9.4 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 9.4 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 22.6 mi
- Friction Wall: 22.7 mi
- Quarry (former): 22.7 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.6 mi
- Sandy Spring: 7.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 9.3 mi
- Takoma Spring: 11.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 14.9 mi
- Great Falls: 8.4 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 8.6 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 8.8 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 21.7 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 23.0 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 8.8 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 8.8 mi
- Fishing Shore: 12.5 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 16.6 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Daniels: 23.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| 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, under a mile away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Gaithersburg · 5 mi
- Montgomery County · 5 mi
- Glenmont · 6 mi
- Kensington · 6 mi
- Olney · 6 mi
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