- Elevation, modelled
- 129 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf Mountain387 m · 14.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway5.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:39local time
- Coordinates
- 39.1140, -77.2119
Three Big Dogs is a artwork in Maryland, at a modelled 129 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Innovator's Park, a artwork 0.4 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 5.2 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Material
- metal
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Three Big Dogs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 317° | 387 m | 14.1 mi |
| Waterford Peak | WNW 284° | 361 m | 20.0 mi |
| Pine Rock | NW 309° | 346 m | 22.0 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 291° | 235 m | 20.4 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | W 267° | 187 m | 21.2 mi |
| Hunting Hill | SSE 160° | 156 m | 2.1 mi |
| Gantt Hill | S 185° | 156 m | 13.1 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 318° | 148 m | 6.9 mi |
- 5.2 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 9.0 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 10.5 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 11.2 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook rock, high · 7 mi
- Overlook rock, lower · 7 mi
- Washington Aqueduct Observation Platform · 8 mi
- Olmsted Island and Overlook Trail · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Innovator's Park: 0.4 mi
- Cosmic Coffee: 0.6 mi
- Fruit Mural: 0.6 mi
- Hayley's World: 0.6 mi
- Inner Being: 0.6 mi
Parks
- Downtown Crown Event Park: 0.4 mi
- Crown Community Green: 0.4 mi
- Washingtonian Woods Park: 0.5 mi
- Malcolm King Park: 0.7 mi
- Rio Park: 0.8 mi
Attractions
- Carousel at Rio: 0.8 mi
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: 4.2 mi
- Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock: 5.9 mi
- Lock 21: Swains Lock: 6.0 mi
- Cabin John Station: 6.4 mi
Gardens
- Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 2.9 mi
- Glenview Mansion Garden: 4.9 mi
- No Place Like Home: 9.1 mi
- Hawk Island: 9.6 mi
Historic sites
- Montgomery County Public Safety Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Inspiration Park: 1.6 mi
- Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory: 1.7 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 3.6 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
- Fire Museum: 2.1 mi
- Gaithersburg Community Museum: 2.2 mi
- Stonestreet Museum: 3.6 mi
- Glenstone Museum: 4.3 mi
- Mooseum: 5.8 mi
Picnic sites: 60
- Quail Ridge: 2.9 mi
- Oriole Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Blue Sky Park: 9.0 mi
Peaks: 42
- Hunting Hill: 2.1 mi
- Black Hill: 6.9 mi
- Prospect Hill: 10.2 mi
- Nokes Hill: 12.0 mi
- Gantt Hill: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 9.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 9.7 mi
- Friction Wall: 24.8 mi
- Quarry (former): 24.9 mi
- Quarry (former): 24.9 mi
Springs: 6
- Sandy Spring: 10.4 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 11.2 mi
- Silver Spring: 13.0 mi
- Takoma Spring: 14.7 mi
- Indian Springs: 18.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Great Falls: 8.3 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.1 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.1 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 19.3 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 23.9 mi
Beaches: 4
- Sycamore Beach: 9.3 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 9.3 mi
- Fishing Shore: 15.3 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 18.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Truck Rest Area: 17.4 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 | 18:32 | 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, 4 mi away.
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