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Freedmen's Column

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Elevation, modelled: 56 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Gantt Hill156 m · 11.4 mi
Nearest byway: George Washington Memorial Parkway3.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 20:38local time
Coordinates: 38.9244, -77.0213

Freedmen's Column from directly overhead

Freedmen's Column is a artwork, at a modelled 56 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Julia Ward Howe Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 3.1 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Gantt Hill	W 270°	156 m	11.4 mi
Hunting Hill	NW 319°	156 m	14.6 mi
Black Hill	NW 321°	148 m	23.5 mi
Mount Daniel	WSW 258°	144 m	8.9 mi
Minor's Hill	W 259°	140 m	7.5 mi
Freedom Hill	W 270°	140 m	11.9 mi
Prout Hill	WSW 252°	137 m	9.7 mi
Upton Hill	WSW 243°	125 m	7.6 mi

On the road

3.1 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
4.7 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
5.9 mi off the Booth's Escape
7.1 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike

Overlooks nearby

Freedom Park Viewpoint · 3 mi
Viewing Area · 4 mi
George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 5 mi
George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 2 · 5 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites

Julia Ward Howe Memorial: 0.1 mi
Double Murder Memorial: 0.5 mi
African American Civil War Memorial: 0.6 mi
James Cardinal Gibbons Statue: 0.9 mi
Historic Market: 1.0 mi

Parks

Artworks

Symbiosis: 0.1 mi
PANDAchine: 0.5 mi
Park View: 0.6 mi
Lee's Flowers Mural: 0.6 mi
Encore: 0.6 mi

Museums

Howard University Museum: 0.2 mi
Laogai Museum: 1.2 mi
Museum of the Palestinian People: 1.3 mi
Pope John Paul II National Shrine: 1.3 mi
President Lincoln's Cottage: 1.3 mi

Gardens

Picnic sites

Attractions

Growing Up Tiger: 1.3 mi
Tiger Compare: 1.3 mi
Tiger Survival: 1.3 mi
Pig: 1.3 mi
Kids' Farm: 1.3 mi

Nature reserves

Reservation 630: 2.3 mi
Soapstone Valley: 2.5 mi
Little Forest Park: 3.3 mi
Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 3.6 mi
Pinehurst Parkway: 4.2 mi

Peaks34

Jackson Hill: 1.4 mi
Linnean Hill: 1.7 mi
Round Hill: 1.8 mi
Bunker Hill: 1.9 mi
Mount Saint Sepulchre: 2.2 mi

Springs5

Cliffs5

Beaches4

Waterfalls4

Stubblefield Falls: 9.8 mi
Scott's Run Falls: 10.2 mi
Great Falls: 13.4 mi
Coe Creek: 22.9 mi

Ghost towns1

Wilson: 24.9 mi

Light

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).

Climate normals

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

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Washington, D.C./East End · 2 mi
Washington, D.C./National Mall · 2 mi

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