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Charles Jackson

Charles Jackson from directly overhead

Charles Jackson is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is IDEA Academy garden, a garden 0.4 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 0.8 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What the record says

Material
plastic
Inscription
A loved one was killed due to a traffic crash here in 2022.

How to reach it

Coordinates38.90211, -76.94258

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • IDEA Academy garden: 0.4 mi
  • Deanwood Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Asian Collections: 1.0 mi
  • Holly and Magnolia Collections: 1.1 mi
  • Dogwood Collection: 1.1 mi
Parks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
  • John Smilie: 2.3 mi
  • David Walker: 2.3 mi
  • Nathaniel Hazard: 2.3 mi
  • Elbridge Gerry: 2.3 mi
  • William Pinkney: 2.3 mi
Picnic sites
Peaks: 32
Beaches: 12
Springs: 5
  • Takoma Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Indian Springs: 7.3 mi
  • Silver Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 17.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Stubblefield Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Great Falls: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillW 276°156 m15.7 mi
Hunting HillNW 313°156 m18.6 mi
Mount DanielW 269°144 m12.9 mi
Minor's HillW 271°140 m11.6 mi
Freedom HillW 275°140 m16.2 mi
Prout HillW 264°137 m13.5 mi
Upton HillW 260°125 m11.1 mi
Point RenoWNW 296°123 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4319:5720:37
September equinox06:5618:3119:07
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/11141698543

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