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Josiah Henson Museum

Josiah Henson Museum from directly overhead

Josiah Henson Museum is a museum in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 118 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Josiah Henson Special Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 5.0 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.04360, -77.12158

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Josiah Henson Special Park: 0.0 mi
  • Wall Park: 0.2 mi
  • Wall Local Park: 0.2 mi
  • Luxmanor Local Park: 0.3 mi
  • Luxmanor Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves
Attractions
Museums
Historic sites
Gardens
Picnic sites
Peaks: 38
Cliffs: 8
Waterfalls: 6
  • Stubblefield Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Great Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 22.3 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 24.0 mi
Springs: 5
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Silver Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Takoma Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Indian Springs: 12.6 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Purplehorse Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Fishing Shore: 9.2 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 13.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Truck Rest Area: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainNW 316°387 m21.0 mi
Chestnut HillNE 45°169 m24.6 mi
Hunting HillNW 305°156 m5.0 mi
Gantt HillSW 216°156 m10.1 mi
Black HillNW 316°148 m13.7 mi
Mount DanielSSW 198°144 m10.6 mi
Minor's HillSSW 192°140 m9.9 mi
Freedom HillSW 218°140 m10.6 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 °F353745566573787669574739
Precip in3.12.63.73.23.54.04.03.14.03.53.33.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockville 1 NE, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1134202062

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