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Creation Rose Window

Creation Rose Window from directly overhead

Creation Rose Window is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 118 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Bishop’s Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 2.0 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1976
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.93032, -77.07158

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Bishop’s Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Cleveland Park Community Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Tilden Gardens: 0.8 mi
  • Whitehaven Garden: 0.9 mi
  • American University Arboretum and Gardens: 1.1 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Historic sites
Parks
Nature reserves
Museums
Picnic sites
Peaks: 36
Springs: 5
  • Takoma Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Silver Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Indian Springs: 10.7 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Stubblefield Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Great Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Coe Creek: 21.1 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Fishing Shore: 1.9 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 9.7 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 9.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 24.2 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillW 268°156 m8.7 mi
Hunting HillNNW 328°156 m12.7 mi
Black HillNW 326°148 m21.5 mi
Mount DanielWSW 249°144 m6.4 mi
Minor's HillWSW 248°140 m5.0 mi
Freedom HillW 267°140 m9.2 mi
Prout HillWSW 242°137 m7.3 mi
Upton HillSW 226°125 m5.6 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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10929781617

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