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United Brick Corporation Brick Company

United Brick Corporation Brick Company from directly overhead

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

Coordinates38.91678, -76.96727

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • 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
Parks
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • 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
Picnic sites
Peaks: 33
Beaches: 8
  • 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
Springs: 5
  • 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
Waterfalls: 3
  • Stubblefield Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Great Falls: 16.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillW 272°156 m14.3 mi
Hunting HillNW 313°156 m17.0 mi
Mount DanielW 264°144 m11.6 mi
Minor's HillW 265°140 m10.3 mi
Freedom HillW 272°140 m14.8 mi
Prout HillWSW 259°137 m12.4 mi
Upton HillWSW 253°125 m10.1 mi
Point RenoWNW 293°123 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4319:5720:37
September equinox06:5618:3219:07
December solstice07:2416:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946576776807972594941
Precip in3.02.84.03.44.34.64.63.74.14.23.23.7

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.

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OpenStreetMap element way/298560451

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