- Elevation, modelled
- 97 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Chestnut Hill169 m · 20.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Star-Spangled Banner Byway5.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 39.0468, -77.0005
Rachel Carson House is a attraction in Maryland, at a modelled 97 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Brookside Nature Center, a museum 1.9 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 5.5 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
where Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring, listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Wikidata Q7279188, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Built
- 1956-01-01
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rachel Carson House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | NNE 32° | 169 m | 20.4 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WNW 284° | 156 m | 10.9 mi |
| Gantt Hill | SW 236° | 156 m | 15.0 mi |
| Black Hill | WNW 301° | 148 m | 18.7 mi |
| Mount Daniel | SW 224° | 144 m | 14.2 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SW 221° | 140 m | 13.0 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WSW 237° | 140 m | 15.6 mi |
| Prout Hill | SW 222° | 137 m | 15.4 mi |
- 5.5 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 9.8 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 10.8 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 9.3 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 2 · 10 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 11 mi
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Viewing Area · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- DC Sniper Victims Memorial: 2.1 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Photo captions: 4.3 mi
- World War II Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Newport Mills: 4.6 mi
- Wheaton Miniature Train: 2.3 mi
- Wheaton Carousel: 2.3 mi
- Forest Glen Historic Railroad Station: 3.7 mi
- LEAFHouse: 4.6 mi
- Cabin John Station: 8.0 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 7.6 mi
- Hoover Hill: 7.6 mi
- Barnard Hill: 7.6 mi
- Point Reno: 7.7 mi
- Bunker Hill: 7.7 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 11.8 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 12.2 mi
- Great Falls: 14.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 18.8 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 21.9 mi
- Fishing Shore: 10.7 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 13.6 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 13.7 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 15.9 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 23.2 mi
- Daniels: 21.1 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 24.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:07 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Colesville-Burtonsville · 1 mi
- Capital Region · 3 mi
- Glenmont · 3 mi
- Wheaton · 3 mi
- Beltsville · 4 mi
- Kensington · 4 mi
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