Historic site · Maryland
DC Sniper Victims Memorial
DC Sniper Victims Memorial is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 99 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Brookside Gardens, a park 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 8.9 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- We Remember James D. Martin, Silver Spring, MD James L. "Sonny" Buchanan, Rockville, MD Prem Kumar Walekar, Olney, MD Sarah Ramos, Silver Spring, MD Lori A. Lewis Rivera, Silver Spring, MD Pascal E. Charlot, Washington, DC Dean H. Meyers, Gaithersburg MD
How to reach it
Coordinates39.05715, -77.03698
- 8.9 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 8.4 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 7.5 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 9.9 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Brookside Gardens: 0.1 mi
- Saddlebrook Local Park: 0.7 mi
- Glenfield Local Park: 1.0 mi
- Westchester HOA park: 1.1 mi
- Kemp Mill Urban Park: 1.1 mi
Gardens
- Children's Garden: 0.1 mi
- Fragrance Garden: 0.1 mi
- Maple Terrace: 0.1 mi
- Yew Garden: 0.1 mi
- Perennial Garden: 0.1 mi
Museums
- Brookside Nature Center: 0.3 mi
- National Museum of Health and Medicine: 3.4 mi
- Josiah Henson Museum: 4.6 mi
- Ratner Museum: 5.2 mi
- KID Museum: 5.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Beret Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.4 mi
- Bonifant Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.9 mi
- Hastings Neighborhood Conservation Area: 3.2 mi
- Birch Drive Neighborhood Conservation Area: 3.3 mi
- Arctic Neighborhood Conservation Area: 3.6 mi
Picnic sites
- South Terrace: 0.1 mi
- Spectator Area: 0.3 mi
- Woodland Picnic / Campfire Area: 0.3 mi
- Pond Classroom: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 10: 5.6 mi
Artworks: 59
- The Only Time is Now: 0.2 mi
- Kensington Moai: 2.5 mi
- Bear Bench: 2.7 mi
- Howling Dog: 2.8 mi
- Who Let the Dogs Out: 2.8 mi
Attractions
- Wheaton Carousel: 0.5 mi
- Wheaton Miniature Train: 0.5 mi
- Rachel Carson House: 2.1 mi
- Forest Glen Historic Railroad Station: 3.1 mi
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: 6.1 mi
Historic sites: 56
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Oscar Osorio: 2.8 mi
- Photo captions: 2.9 mi
- Newport Mills: 3.0 mi
- World War II Memorial: 3.0 mi
Peaks: 36
- Point Reno: 7.6 mi
- Linnean Hill: 8.4 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 8.7 mi
- Bunker Hill: 8.8 mi
- Hunting Hill: 8.8 mi
Springs: 5
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 4.2 mi
- Silver Spring: 4.7 mi
- Sandy Spring: 5.8 mi
- Takoma Spring: 6.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.5 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.8 mi
- Great Falls: 12.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 19.8 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 11.2 mi
- Quarry (former): 19.4 mi
- Friction Wall: 19.4 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 19.7 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 21.0 mi
Beaches: 4
- Fishing Shore: 10.6 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.1 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.1 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 15.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Daniels: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Truck Rest Area: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of DC Sniper Victims Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 307° | 387 m | 23.8 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NE 38° | 169 m | 20.9 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WNW 283° | 156 m | 8.8 mi |
| Gantt Hill | SW 229° | 156 m | 13.9 mi |
| Black Hill | WNW 303° | 148 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mount Daniel | SW 215° | 144 m | 13.5 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SSW 212° | 140 m | 12.5 mi |
| Freedom Hill | SW 230° | 140 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 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 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beltsville, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4148195712
Day trips start here
- Glenmont · 1 mi
- Wheaton · 1 mi
- Colesville-Burtonsville · 3 mi
- Kensington · 3 mi
- Capital Region · 4 mi
- Silver Spring · 5 mi
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