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Bishop John Carroll

Bishop John Carroll from directly overhead

Bishop John Carroll is an artwork, at a recorded elevation of 43 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Vaclav Havel's Place, a artwork 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 0.5 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
43 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.90761, -77.07226

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
  • Hollywood on the Potomac: 0.2 mi
  • Georgetown University World War II Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Monument: 0.6 mi
  • Bay-Eva Castle: 0.7 mi
  • Justice William O Douglas Statue: 0.7 mi
Parks
Museums
Nature reserves
Attractions
Gardens
  • Dumbarton Oaks Gardens: 0.7 mi
  • Whitehaven Garden: 0.8 mi
  • West End Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Presidential Grove: 1.3 mi
  • Bishop’s Garden: 1.5 mi
Picnic sites
Peaks: 36
Springs: 5
  • Takoma Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Silver Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Indian Springs: 11.5 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Fishing Shore: 1.3 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 10.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Stubblefield Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Great Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Coe Creek: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 23.7 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 23.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillW 278°156 m8.7 mi
Hunting HillNNW 331°156 m14.0 mi
Black HillNNW 328°148 m22.8 mi
Mount DanielW 263°144 m6.0 mi
Minor's HillW 266°140 m4.6 mi
Freedom HillW 277°140 m9.2 mi
Prout HillWSW 254°137 m6.7 mi
Upton HillWSW 240°125 m4.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:20
June solstice05:4419:5820:38
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2416:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744566573787669574638
Precip in3.33.24.13.54.44.25.14.44.54.43.33.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/358958324

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