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The Silver Pass

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Elevation, modelled: 101 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Chestnut Hill169 m · 24.5 mi
Nearest byway: George Washington Memorial Parkway6.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 20:38local time
Coordinates: 38.9899, -77.0269

The Silver Pass from directly overhead

The Silver Pass is a artwork in Maryland, at a modelled 101 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Philadelphia Avenue Urban Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 6.5 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

Built: 2006
Material: glass;paint;concrete

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Chestnut Hill	NNE 30°	169 m	24.5 mi
Hunting Hill	NW 306°	156 m	11.3 mi
Gantt Hill	WSW 248°	156 m	11.9 mi
Black Hill	NW 313°	148 m	19.9 mi
Mount Daniel	SW 233°	144 m	10.5 mi
Minor's Hill	SW 230°	140 m	9.3 mi
Freedom Hill	WSW 248°	140 m	12.5 mi
Prout Hill	SW 230°	137 m	11.6 mi

On the road

6.5 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
6.8 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
7.4 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
6.0 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway

Overlooks nearby

George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 2 · 6 mi
George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 7 mi
Freedom Park Viewpoint · 7 mi
Viewing Area · 7 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Artworks

Gardens

Fenton Street Local Park Community Garden: 0.2 mi
Koiner Farm: 0.4 mi
Shepherd Park Community Garden: 0.5 mi
Centennial Garden: 0.7 mi
Takoma Community Garden: 0.9 mi

Nature reserves

Dartmouth Neighborhood Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
Hastings Neighborhood Conservation Area: 1.7 mi
Pinehurst Parkway: 1.8 mi
Birch Drive Neighborhood Conservation Area: 1.9 mi
Woodend Nature Sanctuary: 2.3 mi

Historic sites

Sgt. Christopher Thornton: 1.1 mi
John W. Coffman: 1.1 mi
150th Ohio National Guard Monument: 1.3 mi
122nd New York Volunteer Mounment: 1.3 mi
98th Pennsylvania Volunteer Monument: 1.3 mi

Picnic sites

Museums

National Museum of Health and Medicine: 1.9 mi
National Museum of Health and Medicine: 1.9 mi
Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium: 2.5 mi
President Lincoln's Cottage: 3.4 mi
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens: 3.5 mi

Attractions

Forest Glen Historic Railroad Station: 2.3 mi
Rachel Carson House: 4.2 mi
Przewalski's Horse: 4.3 mi
Wallaby yard: 4.3 mi
Lesser Kudu: 4.3 mi

Peaks36

Point Reno: 3.7 mi
Linnean Hill: 3.9 mi
Mount Saint Sepulchre: 4.3 mi
Bunker Hill: 4.3 mi
Jackson Hill: 4.6 mi

Cliffs8

Springs5

Beaches5

Waterfalls4

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:13	18:45	19:20
June solstice	05:43	19:58	20:38
September equinox	06:56	18:32	19:07
December solstice	07:24	16:08	16:50

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

OpenStreetMap record

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