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LEAFHouse

LEAFHouse from directly overhead

LEAFHouse is an attraction in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Testudo (Comcast Center), a artwork 0.3 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 2.8 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Height
19.21 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.99964, -76.94137

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Testudo (Comcast Center): 0.3 mi
  • Bradford: 0.7 mi
  • Testudo (Maryland Stadium): 0.7 mi
  • Testudo (Football Team House): 0.7 mi
  • Statue of Frederick Douglass: 0.8 mi
Gardens
Parks
  • College Park Woods Park: 0.5 mi
  • La Plata Beach: 0.5 mi
  • Northgate Urban Park: 0.7 mi
  • Duvall Field: 1.0 mi
  • College Park Community Center: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Picnic sites
Nature reserves
  • Dartmouth Neighborhood Conservation Area: 4.1 mi
  • Hastings Neighborhood Conservation Area: 4.1 mi
  • Calverton Neighborhood Conservation Area: 4.6 mi
  • Blue Ponds Park: 5.6 mi
  • Birch Drive Neighborhood Conservation Area: 5.9 mi
Attractions
Peaks: 35
Beaches: 10
  • Fishing Shore: 10.4 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 15.3 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 16.1 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 16.1 mi
  • Herald Harbor Beach 1: 20.3 mi
Cliffs: 9
Waterfalls: 6
  • Stubblefield Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Great Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 19.4 mi
  • McKeldin Falls: 24.4 mi
Springs: 5
  • Indian Springs: 2.6 mi
  • Takoma Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Silver Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 10.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chestnut HillNNE 21°169 m21.9 mi
Hunting HillWNW 293°156 m15.0 mi
Gantt HillWSW 252°156 m16.5 mi
Black HillNW 304°148 m23.1 mi
Mount DanielWSW 242°144 m14.7 mi
Minor's HillWSW 240°140 m13.4 mi
Freedom HillWSW 252°140 m17.0 mi
Prout HillWSW 239°137 m15.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4319:5820:38
September equinox06:5618:3119:07
December solstice07:2416:0716:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343644556473777669574738
Precip in2.92.43.73.34.34.24.53.94.44.02.93.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beltsville, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/217015170

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