- Elevation, modelled
- 28 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 12.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- George Washington Memorial Parkway2.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8905, -77.0037
Cup is a artwork, at a modelled 28 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is East Pediment, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 2.4 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cup. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 281° | 156 m | 12.6 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 322° | 156 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 273° | 144 m | 9.6 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 276° | 140 m | 8.4 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 280° | 140 m | 13.1 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 266° | 137 m | 10.2 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 262° | 125 m | 7.8 mi |
| Point Reno | NW 317° | 123 m | 5.8 mi |
- 2.4 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 3.5 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 4.0 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 8.8 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- East Pediment: 0.0 mi
- Cup: 0.0 mi
- Chief Justice John Marshall Statue: 0.0 mi
- West Pediment: 0.1 mi
- Puck from William Shakespeare: 0.1 mi
Museums
- Sewall-Belmont House and Museum: 0.1 mi
- National Postal Museum: 0.6 mi
- National Guard Memorial Museum: 0.6 mi
- East Wing National Gallery of Art: 0.7 mi
- National Museum of the American Indian: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
- Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Grubb's Pharmacy: 0.2 mi
- Robert A. Taft Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Original Site of Providence Hospital: 0.4 mi
- American Legion Freedom Bell: 0.4 mi
Attractions
- Emancipation Hall: 0.2 mi
- United States Capitol: 0.3 mi
- Washington Union Station: 0.5 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 1.1 mi
- Tom Lantos: 1.4 mi
Gardens
- Hilton Garden: 0.3 mi
- East Gallery: 0.5 mi
- Garden Primeval: 0.5 mi
- Plant Adaptations: 0.5 mi
- Hawaii: 0.5 mi
Parks
- Stanton Park: 0.3 mi
- Senate Park: 0.3 mi
- Upper Senate Park: 0.3 mi
- Lower Senate Park: 0.4 mi
- Seward Square: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Alger Park: 2.7 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 3.2 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 3.3 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 4.2 mi
Picnic sites
- Picnic site for Rose park: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 3.8 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 4.4 mi
Peaks: 32
- Mount Hamilton: 2.0 mi
- Peters Hill: 2.6 mi
- Round Hill: 2.6 mi
- Good Hope Hill: 2.7 mi
- Hickey Hill: 2.9 mi
Springs: 5
- Takoma Spring: 5.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 7.0 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.2 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.6 mi
- Sandy Spring: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rosier Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 9.5 mi
- Indian Head: 21.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.8 mi
Beaches: 4
- Fishing Shore: 5.2 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.4 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 14.1 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 14.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Stubblefield Falls: 11.6 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 12.0 mi
- Great Falls: 15.3 mi
- Coe Creek: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wilson: 22.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 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, 2 mi away.
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