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Clara Barton House

Clara Barton House from directly overhead

Clara Barton House is a museum in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 42 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Crystal Pool, a historic site 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 0.6 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
42 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.96720, -77.14074

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Crystal Pool: 0.1 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Nathan Hale Statue: 1.0 mi
  • Fort Sumner: 1.3 mi
  • Loughborough Mill: 1.9 mi
Parks
  • Princeton Avenue Park: 0.1 mi
  • Glen Echo Heights Neighborhood Park: 0.6 mi
  • Clara Barton Center for Children: 0.8 mi
  • Concord Local Park: 1.1 mi
  • Wood Acres Park: 1.1 mi
Attractions
Artworks
Nature reserves
Museums
Gardens
  • Topaz House West Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Topaz House East Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Friendship Garden: 3.2 mi
  • American University Arboretum and Gardens: 3.4 mi
  • Fort Reno Community Garden: 3.5 mi
Picnic sites
Peaks: 45
Waterfalls: 5
  • Stubblefield Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Great Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Coe Creek: 20.5 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 20.8 mi
Springs: 5
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Silver Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Takoma Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Indian Springs: 13.5 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 13.6 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Fishing Shore: 4.5 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 21.9 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 22.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainNNW 327°387 m24.5 mi
Gantt HillWSW 240°156 m5.7 mi
Hunting HillNNW 339°156 m8.7 mi
Black HillNNW 331°148 m17.4 mi
Mount DanielSSW 205°144 m5.3 mi
Minor's HillSSW 192°140 m4.5 mi
Freedom HillWSW 241°140 m6.3 mi
Prout HillSSW 205°137 m6.6 mi
Conditions

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 solstice07:2516:0816:50

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/150868826

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