- Elevation, modelled
- 5 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 11.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- George Washington Memorial Parkway1.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8941, -77.0230
Granite Sea is a artwork, at a modelled 5 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is United States Navy Memorial Plaza, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.8 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Granite Sea. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 281° | 156 m | 11.5 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 325° | 156 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 272° | 144 m | 8.6 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 275° | 140 m | 7.3 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 280° | 140 m | 12.0 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 264° | 137 m | 9.2 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 258° | 125 m | 6.8 mi |
| Point Reno | NW 324° | 123 m | 4.9 mi |
- 1.8 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 4.4 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 4.9 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 7.7 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Lone Sailor Statue: 0.0 mi
- Past Sculpture: 0.1 mi
- Future Sculpture: 0.1 mi
- Temperance Fountain Sculpture: 0.1 mi
- Heritage Sculpture: 0.1 mi
- Navy Memorial Visitor Center: 0.0 mi
- U.S. National Archives: 0.1 mi
- The Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum: 0.1 mi
- National Museum of Natural History: 0.2 mi
- National Gallery of Art: 0.3 mi
- National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden: 0.2 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 0.2 mi
- Federal Triangle Park: 0.2 mi
- John Marshall Place Park: 0.3 mi
- L'Enfant Square: 0.3 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 0.4 mi
- Almas Temple: 0.7 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 0.8 mi
- United States Capitol: 0.8 mi
- Emancipation Hall: 0.9 mi
- Fountain Garden: 0.4 mi
- Moongate Garden: 0.4 mi
- West Gallery: 0.7 mi
- Rare & Endangered: 0.7 mi
- Mediterranean: 0.7 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 3.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.7 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.4 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 3.1 mi
- Reservation 630: 3.6 mi
- Alger Park: 3.7 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 4.1 mi
- Peters Hill: 1.5 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.5 mi
- Lees Hill: 2.7 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 2.8 mi
- Round Hill: 2.9 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.6 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.6 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.1 mi
- Sandy Spring: 17.0 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 8.4 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Indian Head: 21.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.4 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.4 mi
- Fishing Shore: 4.1 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.5 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 13.1 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 13.2 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.6 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.9 mi
- Great Falls: 14.3 mi
- Coe Creek: 21.7 mi
- Wilson: 23.9 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).
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.
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