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We Contain Multitudes

We Contain Multitudes from directly overhead

We Contain Multitudes is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Alethia Tanner Park, a park 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 3.6 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2021

How to reach it

Coordinates38.91246, -77.00123

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
  • Langley Elementary Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Langley Forest Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Wylie Street Community Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Montana Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Lovejoy Garden: 1.3 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Picnic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks: 33
Springs: 5
  • Takoma Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Silver Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Indian Springs: 8.4 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 15.8 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Fishing Shore: 5.1 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 9.1 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 13.7 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 13.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Stubblefield Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Great Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Coe Creek: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillW 274°156 m12.5 mi
Hunting HillNW 318°156 m15.9 mi
Black HillNW 320°148 m24.8 mi
Mount DanielW 264°144 m9.8 mi
Minor's HillW 266°140 m8.5 mi
Freedom HillW 273°140 m13.0 mi
Prout HillWSW 258°137 m10.5 mi
Upton HillWSW 251°125 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4419:5820:37
September equinox06:5618:3219:07
December solstice07:2416:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946576776807972594941
Precip in3.02.84.03.44.34.64.63.74.14.23.23.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natl Arboretum DC, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9312931292

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