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Lockheed C-140 Jetstar

Lockheed C-140 Jetstar from directly overhead

Lockheed C-140 Jetstar is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 84 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Andrews Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Booth's Escape passes 1.1 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1983-08
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.80677, -76.88292

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Grumann F6F Hellcat: 1.4 mi
  • Officer Lawrence Buckner Memorial: 3.7 mi
  • GSA-Photovoltaic Array: 4.4 mi
  • Plaque marking the establishment of Saint Ignatius Catholic Church in 1849: 4.5 mi
  • Anthony Shaw: 5.5 mi
Attractions
Artworks
  • Between Earth and Sky - Number 2: 3.8 mi
  • Between Earth and Sky - Number 6: 3.8 mi
  • Between Earth and Sky - Number 8: 3.8 mi
  • Between Earth and Sky - Number 7: 3.8 mi
  • Between Earth and Sky - Number 3: 3.8 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • East Capitol Urban Farm: 6.0 mi
  • Community Garden Plots (NPS): 6.0 mi
  • Ex Garden Future & MTB Pump Track: 6.3 mi
  • Deanwood Garden: 7.3 mi
  • IDEA Academy garden: 7.3 mi
Picnic sites: 55
Peaks: 30
Beaches: 17
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 5
  • Takoma Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Indian Springs: 13.4 mi
  • Silver Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Stubblefield Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Great Falls: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lockheed C-140 Jetstar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillWNW 294°156 m20.5 mi
Mount DanielWNW 291°144 m17.3 mi
Minor's HillWNW 294°140 m16.3 mi
Freedom HillWNW 293°140 m21.0 mi
Prout HillWNW 287°137 m17.4 mi
Upton HillWNW 288°125 m14.9 mi
Point RenoNW 314°123 m14.4 mi
Spy HillWNW 288°114 m14.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4319:5720:37
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:2316:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363845566574787770584840
Precip in3.12.94.03.44.54.95.04.24.43.83.13.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oxon Hill, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1470159456

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