Heroic Shore Points I
Heroic Shore Points I is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Orchids, a garden 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.9 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- aluminum
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 3.7 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 4.6 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 8.4 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Orchids: 0.1 mi
- Medicinal Plants: 0.1 mi
- Mediterranean: 0.1 mi
- Southern Exposure: 0.1 mi
- Rare & Endangered: 0.1 mi
- American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial: 0.1 mi
- National Native American Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
- James A. Garfield Monument: 0.2 mi
- Ulysses S. Grant Statue: 0.2 mi
- Peace Monument: 0.3 mi
- Rhyton: 0.1 mi
- Rhyton: 0.1 mi
- Rhyton: 0.1 mi
- Rhyton: 0.1 mi
- Buffalo Dancer II: 0.2 mi
- National Museum of the American Indian: 0.2 mi
- Museum of the Bible: 0.2 mi
- East Wing National Gallery of Art: 0.3 mi
- National Gallery of Art: 0.4 mi
- Rubell Museum DC: 0.6 mi
- Union Square: 0.2 mi
- Seaton Park - East: 0.2 mi
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Seaton Park - West: 0.3 mi
- Federal Aviation Administration Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- United States Capitol: 0.3 mi
- Emancipation Hall: 0.4 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 0.6 mi
- Washington Union Station: 0.8 mi
- Almas Temple: 1.4 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.3 mi
- Alger Park: 3.0 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 3.7 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 3.8 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 3.8 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 2.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 3.7 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 4.2 mi
- Troy Park: 4.3 mi
- Peters Hill: 2.1 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 2.6 mi
- Round Hill: 3.0 mi
- Good Hope Hill: 3.1 mi
- Jackson Hill: 3.1 mi
- Takoma Spring: 6.0 mi
- Silver Spring: 7.1 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.2 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.1 mi
- Sandy Spring: 17.5 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Indian Head: 21.3 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 23.0 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 23.0 mi
- Fishing Shore: 4.8 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.8 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 13.8 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 13.8 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 11.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 11.6 mi
- Great Falls: 14.9 mi
- Coe Creek: 21.9 mi
- Wilson: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Heroic Shore Points I. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 283° | 156 m | 12.1 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 324° | 156 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 275° | 144 m | 9.1 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 278° | 140 m | 7.8 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 281° | 140 m | 12.6 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 268° | 137 m | 9.6 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 263° | 125 m | 7.2 mi |
| Point Reno | NW 323° | 123 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:58 | 20:37 |
| 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 | 38 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington Reagan Natl AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/8459956880
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