- Elevation, modelled
- 55 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 10.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- George Washington Memorial Parkway2.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 38.9232, -77.0415
Carry the Rainbow on Your Shoulders is a artwork, at a modelled 55 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Unity Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 2.2 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Inscription
- Unity in Diversity
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carry the Rainbow on Your Shoulders. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 271° | 156 m | 10.3 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 323° | 156 m | 14.0 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 323° | 148 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 257° | 144 m | 7.8 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 258° | 140 m | 6.4 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 270° | 140 m | 10.8 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 250° | 137 m | 8.6 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 239° | 125 m | 6.6 mi |
- 2.2 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 6.1 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 6.5 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 5.8 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Unity Park: 0.0 mi
- Walter Pierce Park: 0.2 mi
- Kalorama Park: 0.3 mi
- Ann Hughes Hargrove Park: 0.3 mi
- Rabaut Park: 0.3 mi
- Nina Larson: 0.1 mi
- Historic Market: 0.5 mi
- Village in the City: 0.5 mi
- James Cardinal Gibbons Statue: 0.6 mi
- Alice Swanson: 0.8 mi
- José Martí Héroe Nacional de Cuba: 0.3 mi
- Serenity Statue: 0.3 mi
- Joan of Arc Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Bishop Asbury Statue: 0.4 mi
- Dante Statue: 0.4 mi
- Kalorama Garden: 0.3 mi
- Cactus Garden: 0.6 mi
- North Columbia Heights Green: 0.9 mi
- West End Garden: 1.2 mi
- Twin Oaks Garden: 1.3 mi
- Cow: 0.4 mi
- Alpacas: 0.4 mi
- Kids' Farm: 0.4 mi
- Pig: 0.4 mi
- Donkey: 0.4 mi
- Laogai Museum: 0.5 mi
- Museum of the Palestinian People: 0.5 mi
- National Museum Of American Jewish Military History: 0.7 mi
- The Phillips Collection: 0.8 mi
- Anderson House: 0.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 1.3 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 1.4 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 1.5 mi
- Reservation 630: 1.4 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 1.8 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 2.6 mi
- Little Forest Park: 2.9 mi
- Spring Valley Park: 3.2 mi
- Jackson Hill: 0.3 mi
- Linnean Hill: 1.0 mi
- Camp Hill: 1.4 mi
- Lees Hill: 1.5 mi
- Mount Alto: 1.8 mi
- Takoma Spring: 4.0 mi
- Silver Spring: 4.6 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 5.4 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.5 mi
- Sandy Spring: 15.0 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 20.3 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 20.3 mi
- Indian Head: 23.1 mi
- Fishing Shore: 3.1 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.8 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 11.4 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 11.5 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 8.8 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 9.2 mi
- Great Falls: 12.5 mi
- Coe Creek: 22.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 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).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natl Arboretum DC, 4 mi away.
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