The City of Ironsides, MD
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Ironsides is a small town in the state of Maryland. The largest nearby city to Ironsides is Washington, approximately 34 miles from the city center.There are several family restaurants in or near Ironsides, including Mattawoman Restaurant, Goodies Restaurant & Carryout, C & D Carry Out, Subway Sandwiches and Jong Wi. For a larger selection of Ironsides restaurants select our Restaurants tab above. Visitors and residents can enjoy nearby Ironsides Golf Courses and/or Museums, including the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Weems-Botts Museum, Smallwood State Park, Naval Surface Warfare Center and Thomas Stone National Historic Site. For a more complete list of attractions in or around the city of Ironsides please click on the Attractions tab above. The following 4 airports are located in or near Ironsides:
- College Park Airport (CGS)
- Manassas Regional Airport (MNZ)
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
- Washington Dulles Intl. Airport (IAD)
Ironsides, Maryland Climate and Weather
Current Weather in Ironsides
In the month of December, Ironsides experiences an average high temperature of 48 degrees Fahrenheit. Low temperaturs in December are usually about 31 degrees with an average rainfall of 3.17 inches. The seasonal climate varies in Ironsides with daytime temperatures averaging 84 degrees in the summer, and 46 degrees in the winter months. Visitors can also expect Ironsides to receive an average of 3.08 inches of rainfall per/month during winter months and 3.7 inches of rainfall per/month in the summer months. The temperature has been known to get as high as -100 degrees in the summer and as low as degrees in the winter so visitors planning a vacation to Ironsides should check the weather forecast to determine proper attire prior to departure. Spring and Fall bring average daytime temperatures of 67 degrees, and nighttime lows of 47.
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Ironsides, Maryland Attractions
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Claude Moore Colonial Farm - , Langley, The Claude Moore Colonial Farm at Turkey Run is the only privately run park in the U.S. National Park Service. A privately funded foundation pays for all activities on the farm, while the land is owned by NPS. Located in the Langley area of McLean, Virginia, across an access road from the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency.
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College Park Airport - College Park, College Park Airport is a public airport located in the City of College Park, in Prince Georges County, Maryland in the US. It is the world's oldest continuously operated airport.
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Colonial Beach - , Colonial Beach, , , Virginia, Colonial Beach is a town in Westmoreland County, Virginia. The population was 3,228 at the 2000 census. Possessing the second largest beach front in the state, Colonial Beach was a popular resort town in the early to mid-20th century, before the Chesapeake Bay Bridge made ocean beaches on the Eastern Shore of Maryland more accessible to visitors from Washington, D.C. The family of Alexander Graham Bell maintained a summer home in Colonial Beach, the Bell House, which still stands today.
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Colvin Run Mill - , Great Falls, Colvin Run Mill is a museum that is situated in Great Falls, Virginia. Built c. 1813, Colvin Run Mill is the sole surviving operational 19th-century water-powered mill in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, and its restored mechanism is a nationally significant example of automated technologies pioneered in milling and later adopted across American industry. Down the gravel path of the park is the miller's house, home to the families who ran the mill.
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Corcoran Gallery of Art - , Washington, The Corcoran Gallery of Art is the largest privately supported cultural institution in Washington, DC. The museum's main focus is American art. The permanent collection includes works by Eugene Delacroix, Edgar Degas, Ian Hornak, Paul Manship, Chryssa Vardea Mavromichali, Claude Monet, Rembrandt, Pablo Picasso, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Andy Warhol, and many others. There are always several exhibitions. The Corcoran is the oldest and largest non-federal art museum in the District of Columbia.
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D.C. Armory - , Washington, The D.C. Armory is an armory and a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena that is situated in Washington, D.C. managed by the Washington Convention and Sports Authority. The Armory was constructed and opened in 1941, as the headquarters, armory, and training facility for the District of Columbia National Guard. In recent years it has also become a venue for a broad range of events.
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Darnall's chance - Upper Marlboro, Darnall's Chance, which is also referred to as Buck House, Buck-Wardrop House, or James Wardrop House, is a historic home located at 14800 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, in Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, Maryland.
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Decatur House - , Washington, Decatur House is a historic home in Washington, D.C., named after its former occupant Stephen Decatur.
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Dumbarton House - , Washington, Dumbarton House is a Federal style house located in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C.. It was completed around 1800. Its first occupant was Joseph Nourse, the first Register of the Treasury.
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Dumbarton Oaks - , Washington, Dumbarton Oaks is a 19th century Federal-style mansion with famous gardens in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It currently houses the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, a center for scholarship in Byzantine studies, Pre-Columbian studies and the history of landscape architecture. The center publishes the academic journal Dumbarton Oaks Papers and other books in their three main areas of study.
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Ironsides, Maryland Hotels
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Ironsides, Maryland Restaurants
This is a list of Ironsides Family Restaurants with addresses and phone numbers, including Sandwich Shops, Fast Foods & Carry Out, Pizza Restaurants and Delicatessens Retail. Happy Dining!
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Ironsides Articles
Published September 6, 2011
Charming Fredericksburg Virginia is a friendly town to visit that fits the bill for American history buffs, scenery lovers, and shopping enthusiasts.
Published December 9, 2010
There museums and attractions galore to take the kids in the DC area from the International Spy Museum to the historical the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument.
Published December 9, 2010
The Smithsonian in Washington DC is the world's single largest museum complex, with nineteen museums, the zoo, and a variety of research facilities under its umbrella.
