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Mather Gorge

Mather Gorge from directly overhead

Mather Gorge is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 39 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Mather Gorge marker, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 0.6 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

gorge of the Potomac River southeast and downriver of Great Falls

Wikidata Q6786935, matched on coordinates and name (945 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.99245, -77.24886

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Attractions
  • Lock 16: 0.2 mi
  • Lock 15: 0.3 mi
  • Lock 18: 0.4 mi
  • Lock 19: 0.4 mi
  • Lock 20: 0.5 mi
Parks
  • Woodrock Playground Park: 1.3 mi
  • Woodrock Terrace Park: 1.5 mi
  • Great Falls Grange Park: 2.0 mi
  • Greenway Heights Park: 2.4 mi
  • Heritage Farm Neighborhood Park: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Picnic sites
Artworks
  • Potomac River Water Filtration Plant: 3.2 mi
  • Clay Houses: Boulder-Room-Holes(2007-08) by Andy Goldsworthy: 4.3 mi
  • Sylvester (2001) by Richard Serra: 4.4 mi
  • Untitled (2005) by Ellsworth Kelly: 4.4 mi
  • Untitled (1992-95) by Felix Gonzalez-Torres: 4.4 mi
Gardens
  • Fred Packard Grove: 4.1 mi
  • Children’s Garden and Pavillion: 4.1 mi
  • White Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Terrace Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Entry Garden: 4.2 mi
Peaks: 53
Springs: 6
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Silver Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Takoma Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Indian Springs: 19.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Great Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Stubblefield Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 15.0 mi
  • Coe Creek: 19.3 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Sycamore Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Fishing Shore: 9.9 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 18.3 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 18.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainNNW 338°387 m20.2 mi
Chestnut PeakWSW 253°374 m24.4 mi
Waterford PeakNW 308°361 m21.9 mi
Bald MountainNW 312°235 m23.2 mi
Hogback MountainWNW 291°187 m20.5 mi
Steptoe HillW 278°176 m23.2 mi
Gantt HillS 169°156 m4.7 mi
Hunting HillNNE 23°156 m6.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4419:5920:39
September equinox06:5718:3319:08
December solstice07:2516:0816:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333542536270757467554537
Precip in3.32.63.83.44.34.14.33.54.23.53.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vienna, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13629016535

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