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Loughborough Mill

Loughborough Mill from directly overhead

Loughborough Mill is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 63 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-southwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Springfield Park, a park 0.4 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.7 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates38.95960, -77.10683

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Springfield Park: 0.4 mi
  • Westmoreland Hills Local Park: 0.5 mi
  • Willard Avenue Neighborhood Park: 0.6 mi
  • Glen Mar Neighborhood Park: 0.7 mi
  • Galen Tait Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
  • Boundary Park Neighborhood Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
  • Vinton Park: 1.0 mi
  • Potomac Palisades Conservation Park: 1.2 mi
  • Spring Valley Park: 1.6 mi
  • English Court Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.0 mi
Museums
Artworks
Attractions
Gardens: 58
  • Friendship Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Fort Reno Community Garden: 1.6 mi
  • American University Arboretum and Gardens: 1.7 mi
  • Margaret's Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Topaz House West Garden: 1.9 mi
Picnic sites
Historic sites: 56
Peaks: 40
Springs: 5
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Silver Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Takoma Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Indian Springs: 11.8 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Stubblefield Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Great Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Coe Creek: 21.2 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Fishing Shore: 3.4 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 23.3 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 23.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillWSW156 m7.2 mi
Hunting HillNNW156 m9.9 mi
Black HillNNW148 m18.8 mi
Mount DanielSW144 m5.9 mi
Minor's HillSW140 m4.8 mi
Freedom HillWSW140 m7.7 mi
Prout HillSW137 m7.1 mi
Upton HillSSW125 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:4419:5820:38
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2416:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744566573787669574638
Precip in3.33.24.13.54.44.25.14.44.54.43.33.8

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12571494350

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