Sgt. Christopher Thornton
Sgt. Christopher Thornton is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 63 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 5.7 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- In memory of Sgt. Christopher Thornton 101st Airborne U.S. Army July 1, 1961 - Dec. 22, 1985 Died in an airplane crash in Gander, Newfoundland
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 6.4 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 8.0 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 9.1 mi off the Booth's Escape
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
- Grant Avenue Berm: 0.1 mi
- Takoma-Piney Branch Local Park: 0.2 mi
- Lower Portal Park: 0.3 mi
- Hefner Park: 0.3 mi
- TPPC Native Plant Garden: 0.3 mi
- Centennial Garden: 0.3 mi
- Maple Avenue Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Takoma Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Takoma Recreational Center Garden: 0.8 mi
- Dartmouth Neighborhood Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
- Hastings Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.3 mi
- Pinehurst Parkway: 2.5 mi
- Little Forest Park: 2.9 mi
- Birch Drive Neighborhood Conservation Area: 3.0 mi
- Roscoe: 0.5 mi
- From a Model to a Rainbow: 0.6 mi
- Playing In The Fields Of Lamond: 0.9 mi
- The Silver Pass: 1.1 mi
- Acorn: 1.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 10: 1.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 9: 1.7 mi
- Picnic Grove 8: 1.8 mi
- Picnic Grove 5: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 7: 2.2 mi
- Forest Glen Historic Railroad Station: 3.4 mi
- LEAFHouse: 3.9 mi
- Komodo Dragon: 4.0 mi
- False Gavial: 4.0 mi
- Red-Bellied Turtle: 4.0 mi
- 150th Ohio National Guard Monument: 1.1 mi
- 122nd New York Volunteer Mounment: 1.1 mi
- 98th Pennsylvania Volunteer Monument: 1.1 mi
- 25th New York Volunteer Cavelry Monument: 1.1 mi
- Lincoln under fire at Fort Stevens: 1.5 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 3.3 mi
- Bunker Hill: 3.4 mi
- Hoover Hill: 3.6 mi
- Barnard Hill: 3.6 mi
- Linnean Hill: 3.7 mi
- Takoma Spring: 0.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 1.2 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 3.1 mi
- Indian Springs: 6.4 mi
- Sandy Spring: 11.0 mi
- Fishing Shore: 6.7 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 11.9 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.3 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.4 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 24.2 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 14.4 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 15.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 16.6 mi
- Quarry (former): 22.8 mi
- Friction Wall: 22.8 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.9 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.4 mi
- Great Falls: 13.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sgt. Christopher Thornton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | NNE 28° | 169 m | 24.6 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 306° | 156 m | 12.4 mi |
| Gantt Hill | WSW 252° | 156 m | 12.5 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 313° | 148 m | 21.0 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 238° | 144 m | 10.9 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SW 236° | 140 m | 9.6 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WSW 252° | 140 m | 13.1 mi |
| Prout Hill | SW 235° | 137 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natl Arboretum DC, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10125985037
Day trips start here
- Takoma Park · 0 mi
- Capital Region · 1 mi
- Silver Spring · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./Brookland-Petworth-Takoma · 2 mi
- Colesville-Burtonsville · 4 mi
- College Park · 4 mi
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