- Elevation, modelled
- 30 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 10.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- George Washington Memorial Parkway2.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 38.9139, -77.0322
Facing the Rising Sun is a artwork, at a modelled 30 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Garrison, a park 0.2 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 2.2 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Facing the Rising Sun. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 274° | 156 m | 10.8 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 323° | 156 m | 14.8 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 323° | 148 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 262° | 144 m | 8.2 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 264° | 140 m | 6.8 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 273° | 140 m | 11.4 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 255° | 137 m | 8.9 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 246° | 125 m | 6.7 mi |
- 2.2 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 5.7 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 5.3 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 6.7 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Garrison: 0.2 mi
- Harrison Recreation Center: 0.3 mi
- Logan Circle: 0.3 mi
- French Street Park: 0.3 mi
- T Street Park: 0.3 mi
Artworks
- Barbie Pond: 0.2 mi
- Gagged Washington: 0.3 mi
- Shepard Fairey Mural: 0.3 mi
- Watermelon House: 0.3 mi
- Major General John A. Logan Monument: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
Museums
- Laogai Museum: 0.5 mi
- Museum of the Palestinian People: 0.5 mi
- National Museum Of American Jewish Military History: 0.5 mi
- B'Nai B'Rith Klutznick Museum: 0.6 mi
- Sumner School: 0.6 mi
Attractions
- Almas Temple: 0.8 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 1.1 mi
- Cow: 1.2 mi
- Alpacas: 1.2 mi
- Kids' Farm: 1.2 mi
Gardens
- Kalorama Garden: 0.8 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.2 mi
- West End Garden: 1.2 mi
- North Columbia Heights Green: 1.2 mi
- Children's Garden: 1.2 mi
Picnic sites
- Picnic site for Rose park: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 1.7 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Reservation 630: 2.2 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 2.7 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 2.7 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 3.5 mi
- Little Forest Park: 3.6 mi
Peaks: 36
- Jackson Hill: 1.1 mi
- Peters Hill: 1.7 mi
- Lees Hill: 1.8 mi
- Linnean Hill: 1.8 mi
- Camp Hill: 1.9 mi
Springs: 5
- Takoma Spring: 4.4 mi
- Silver Spring: 5.2 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 6.2 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.5 mi
- Sandy Spring: 15.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rosier Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 11.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.0 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.0 mi
- Indian Head: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 4
- Fishing Shore: 3.5 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.8 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.1 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.6 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 9.9 mi
- Great Falls: 13.2 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 | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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