United Brick Corporation Brick Company
United Brick Corporation Brick Company is a historic site, at a recorded elevation of 10 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington Youth Garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 1.8 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Defunct brickyard on the grounds of the United States National Arboretum.
Wikidata Q7887542, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 10 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 4.3 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 5.1 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 10.1 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Arboretum Recreation Center: 0.3 mi
- U.S. National Arboretum: 0.3 mi
- Dakota Park: 0.5 mi
- Loomis Park: 0.6 mi
- Fort Lincoln Recreation Center: 0.8 mi
- National Bonsai and Penjing Museum: 0.3 mi
- National Deaf Life Museum at Gallaudet University: 1.7 mi
- Prince Georges African American Museum and Cultural Center: 2.1 mi
- Market Master House Historic Site: 2.2 mi
- Pope John Paul II National Shrine: 2.5 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 1.9 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 2.4 mi
- Alger Park: 3.6 mi
- Reservation 630: 5.2 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 5.3 mi
- John Smilie: 2.4 mi
- Elbridge Gerry: 2.4 mi
- David Walker: 2.4 mi
- Nathaniel Hazard: 2.4 mi
- George Hadfield: 2.4 mi
- Washington Youth Garden: 0.2 mi
- North American Garden: 0.3 mi
- North American Pavilion: 0.3 mi
- Cryptomeria Walk: 0.3 mi
- Japanese Pavilion: 0.3 mi
- Riding High: 1.3 mi
- Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet Statue: 1.4 mi
- Contrapposto Sculpture: 1.5 mi
- Bison Sculpture: 1.6 mi
- Edward Miner Gallaudet Statue: 1.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 4.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 23: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 24: 4.7 mi
- Picnic Grove 3: 4.7 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 4.8 mi
- National Capitol Columns: 0.5 mi
- Allison "Allie" Hart: 1.3 mi
- Columbian Harmony Cemetery Memorial Plaque: 1.6 mi
- Dave Salovesh: 1.6 mi
- On this site in 1897 nothing happened: 1.7 mi
- Hickey Hill: 0.6 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 0.7 mi
- Round Hill: 1.3 mi
- Barnard Hill: 1.5 mi
- Hoover Hill: 1.5 mi
- Fishing Shore: 7.0 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 10.9 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 15.3 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 15.4 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 23.3 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.5 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 24.2 mi
- Indian Head: 24.3 mi
- Takoma Spring: 4.4 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 7.0 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.7 mi
- Sandy Spring: 15.7 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 12.8 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 13.1 mi
- Great Falls: 16.3 mi
- Wilson: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of United Brick Corporation Brick Company. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 272° | 156 m | 14.3 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 313° | 156 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 264° | 144 m | 11.6 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 265° | 140 m | 10.3 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 272° | 140 m | 14.8 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 259° | 137 m | 12.4 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 253° | 125 m | 10.1 mi |
| Point Reno | WNW 293° | 123 m | 6.3 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 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/298560451
Day trips start here
- Washington, D.C./Near Northeast · 1 mi
- Mount Rainier · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./Capitol Hill · 2 mi
- Hyattsville · 3 mi
- Washington, D.C./Anacostia · 3 mi
- Washington, D.C./East End · 3 mi
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