Museum · Maryland
Ratner Museum
Ratner Museum is a museum in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 110 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Fleming Local Park, a park 0.6 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 4.4 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates39.02000, -77.12125
- 4.4 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 3.7 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 5.4 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 11.8 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stubblefield Falls Overlook · 5 mi
- Scott's Run Falls · 6 mi
- Overlook 1 · 7 mi
- Overlook 2 · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Fleming Local Park: 0.6 mi
- Sislen Park: 0.6 mi
- Dejeuner + récré: 0.7 mi
- Price Park: 0.7 mi
- Wyngate Woods Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks
- Sonata: 1.2 mi
- Tetra Con Brio: 1.3 mi
- Sky Horizon Sculpture: 1.4 mi
- Inspire: 1.7 mi
- Ruby Slippers: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Locust Hill Neighborhood Park: 1.4 mi
- Old Farm Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.2 mi
- English Court Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.2 mi
- Inverness Forest Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.4 mi
- Charred Oak Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.5 mi
Museums
- Josiah Henson Museum: 1.6 mi
- KID Museum: 2.8 mi
- National Museum of Health and Medicine: 3.7 mi
- National Museum of Health and Medicine: 3.7 mi
- Clara Barton House: 3.8 mi
Historic sites
- The Centennial Anchor: 1.8 mi
- Newport Mills: 2.2 mi
- Photo captions: 2.4 mi
- World War II Memorial: 2.5 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.5 mi
Attractions
- Cabin John Station: 1.8 mi
- Henry-Duffy Park: 3.0 mi
- Forest Glen Historic Railroad Station: 3.5 mi
- Lock 7: 4.0 mi
- Lock 8: 4.0 mi
Gardens
- No Place Like Home: 2.2 mi
- Hawk Island: 2.5 mi
- Topaz House West Garden: 3.0 mi
- Topaz House East Garden: 3.0 mi
- Learning Garden: 3.1 mi
Picnic sites
- Pond Classroom: 3.2 mi
- Spectator Area: 4.9 mi
- South Terrace: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 10: 5.3 mi
- Carderock, Chesapeake & Ohio National Historic Park: 5.4 mi
Peaks: 36
- Point Reno: 5.3 mi
- Hunting Hill: 6.1 mi
- Linnean Hill: 6.9 mi
- Mount Alto: 7.1 mi
- Prospect Hill: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 13.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 13.6 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 17.8 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 19.1 mi
- Friction Wall: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Stubblefield Falls: 5.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 5.7 mi
- Great Falls: 7.2 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 22.0 mi
- Coe Creek: 24.1 mi
Springs: 5
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 3.4 mi
- Silver Spring: 5.4 mi
- Takoma Spring: 7.0 mi
- Sandy Spring: 9.9 mi
- Indian Springs: 12.3 mi
Beaches: 4
- Purplehorse Beach: 6.9 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 6.9 mi
- Fishing Shore: 7.6 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 12.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Truck Rest Area: 24.1 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 24.8 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ratner Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 319° | 387 m | 22.2 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 317° | 156 m | 6.1 mi |
| Gantt Hill | SW 223° | 156 m | 8.9 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 321° | 148 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mount Daniel | SSW 201° | 144 m | 9.1 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SSW 194° | 140 m | 8.3 mi |
| Freedom Hill | SW 224° | 140 m | 9.4 mi |
| Prout Hill | SSW 202° | 137 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/702262760
Day trips start here
- Kensington · 2 mi
- Bethesda · 3 mi
- Wheaton · 4 mi
- Potomac · 5 mi
- Rockville · 5 mi
- Silver Spring · 5 mi
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