Sandy Spring Museum
Sandy Spring Museum is a museum in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 150 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandy Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 10 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Sandy Spring Museum is a local history museum preserving the history of the area around Sandy Spring, Maryland. It supports community-driven cultural arts and educational programs to help build a sense of place and belonging.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1980.
Wikidata Q21411002, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 10.4 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 11.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 13.5 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 14.7 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Friction Wall Overlook · 15 mi
- Putney's Bridge · 15 mi
- Old quarry filled with trash · 15 mi
- McKeldin Falls · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sandy Spring Slave Museum: 0.9 mi
- Brookside Nature Center: 6.3 mi
- Stonestreet Museum: 8.5 mi
- Josiah Henson Museum: 9.1 mi
- Gaithersburg Community Museum: 9.2 mi
- Ednor Local Park: 2.1 mi
- Southeast Olney Park: 2.3 mi
- Greenwood Park: 2.5 mi
- Norwood Park: 2.5 mi
- Longwood Park: 2.7 mi
- Norwood Village Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.5 mi
- Spencerville Local Park: 3.6 mi
- Twinponds Neighborhood Conservation Area: 3.7 mi
- Bonifant Neighborhood Conservation Area: 3.7 mi
- Hopefield Neighborhood Park: 3.8 mi
- Brighton Azalea Garden: 3.0 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.3 mi
- Idea Garden: 6.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 6.3 mi
- Perennial Garden: 6.3 mi
- Oakley Cabin: 3.5 mi
- Wheaton Carousel: 6.8 mi
- Wheaton Miniature Train: 6.9 mi
- Scott’s Cove at Rocky Gorge Reservoir: 7.0 mi
- Rachel Carson House: 7.2 mi
- old bank vault door: 5.3 mi
- Commons Tower: 6.1 mi
- The Only Time is Now: 6.3 mi
- The Flow of History: 8.1 mi
- Rockville Pike Globe: 8.2 mi
- Midtown Park Gazebo: 6.3 mi
- Woodland Picnic / Campfire Area: 6.3 mi
- South Terrace: 6.4 mi
- Spectator Area: 6.6 mi
- Spectator Area: 7.0 mi
- DC Sniper Victims Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Parkland Memorial: 7.2 mi
- Frank Lawrence Towers: 7.2 mi
- Oscar Osorio: 7.2 mi
- Mill Race: 7.2 mi
- Hunting Hill: 10.5 mi
- Point Reno: 14.0 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 14.8 mi
- Hoover Hill: 14.8 mi
- Linnean Hill: 14.8 mi
- Sandy Spring: 0.7 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 10.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 11.1 mi
- Takoma Spring: 12.2 mi
- Indian Springs: 12.4 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 15.6 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 15.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 15.7 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 15.9 mi
- Great Falls: 16.3 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 5.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 5.6 mi
- Friction Wall: 14.6 mi
- Quarry (former): 14.7 mi
- Quarry (former): 14.7 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 16.5 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 16.5 mi
- Fishing Shore: 17.0 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 22.0 mi
- Daniels: 15.9 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sandy Spring Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WNW 291° | 387 m | 21.4 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NE 50° | 169 m | 15.7 mi |
| The Bunker | NNE 19° | 157 m | 22.3 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WSW 245° | 156 m | 10.5 mi |
| Gantt Hill | SW 216° | 156 m | 19.2 mi |
| Black Hill | W 280° | 148 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mount Daniel | SSW 206° | 144 m | 19.4 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SSW 203° | 140 m | 18.5 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 | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:07 | 16:49 |
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 | 35 | 37 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockville 1 NE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/962273638
Day trips start here
- Olney · 2 mi
- Glenmont · 5 mi
- Wheaton · 7 mi
- Colesville-Burtonsville · 8 mi
- Rockville · 8 mi
- Kensington · 9 mi
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