National Museum of Health and Medicine
National Museum of Health and Medicine is a museum in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 100 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 6.0 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
museum in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Dates from 1862.
Wikidata Q902624, matched on coordinates and name (51 m apart).
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 6.9 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 5.5 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 8.2 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- National Museum of Health and Medicine: 0.0 mi
- KID Museum: 2.9 mi
- Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium: 3.4 mi
- Brookside Nature Center: 3.6 mi
- Ratner Museum: 3.7 mi
- linden lane 2403: 0.1 mi
- Minerva: 0.3 mi
- Justice: 0.3 mi
- Grief of Cyporissus: 0.3 mi
- Angel Moroni: 0.7 mi
- Birch Drive Neighborhood Conservation Area: 0.2 mi
- Woodend Nature Sanctuary: 0.8 mi
- Dartmouth Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.0 mi
- Hastings Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.0 mi
- East-West Highway Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.1 mi
- Forest Glen Historic Railroad Station: 0.4 mi
- Wheaton Miniature Train: 3.0 mi
- Wheaton Carousel: 3.0 mi
- Rachel Carson House: 3.8 mi
- Addax: 5.3 mi
- Forest Glen Neighborhood Park: 0.4 mi
- Montgomery Hills Park: 0.5 mi
- Rosemary Hills-Lyttonsville Local Park: 0.8 mi
- McKenney Hills Park: 0.8 mi
- Getty Park: 0.9 mi
- Five Senses Garden: 0.8 mi
- Hemlock Grove: 0.8 mi
- Rain Garden: 0.8 mi
- Learning Garden: 0.8 mi
- Hawk Island: 1.6 mi
- Old Ice House: 0.8 mi
- World War II Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Photo captions: 1.8 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Newport Mills: 2.3 mi
- Pond Classroom: 0.8 mi
- Picnic Grove 10: 2.4 mi
- Picnic Grove 9: 2.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 8: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Grove 7: 3.0 mi
- Point Reno: 4.1 mi
- Linnean Hill: 5.0 mi
- Jackson Hill: 5.8 mi
- Mount Alto: 6.0 mi
- Camp Hill: 6.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 14.3 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 14.3 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 16.4 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Quarry (former): 22.5 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 0.9 mi
- Silver Spring: 1.9 mi
- Takoma Spring: 3.6 mi
- Indian Springs: 8.6 mi
- Sandy Spring: 9.2 mi
- Fishing Shore: 7.2 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 10.2 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 10.3 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 12.3 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 8.1 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 8.5 mi
- Great Falls: 10.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 22.7 mi
- Daniels: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of National Museum of Health and Medicine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | NE 35° | 169 m | 24.1 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 304° | 156 m | 9.4 mi |
| Gantt Hill | WSW 239° | 156 m | 11.3 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 313° | 148 m | 18.0 mi |
| Mount Daniel | SW 222° | 144 m | 10.4 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SW 218° | 140 m | 9.2 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WSW 240° | 140 m | 11.8 mi |
| Prout Hill | SW 220° | 137 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 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–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13052544212
Day trips start here
- Kensington · 2 mi
- Silver Spring · 2 mi
- Bethesda · 3 mi
- Capital Region · 3 mi
- Takoma Park · 3 mi
- Wheaton · 3 mi
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