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James Buchanan Memorial

James Buchanan Memorial from directly overhead

James Buchanan Memorial is an artwork, at a recorded elevation of 44 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Dante Statue, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 2.3 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
44 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.91967, -77.03498

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Kalorama Garden: 0.5 mi
  • North Columbia Heights Green: 0.9 mi
  • Cactus Garden: 1.0 mi
  • West End Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Twin Oaks Garden: 1.5 mi
Attractions
  • Cow: 0.8 mi
  • Alpacas: 0.8 mi
  • Kids' Farm: 0.8 mi
  • Pig: 0.8 mi
  • Donkey: 0.8 mi
Picnic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks: 36
  • Jackson Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Linnean Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Lees Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Camp Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Peters Hill: 1.9 mi
Springs: 5
  • Takoma Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Silver Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Indian Springs: 9.4 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 15.2 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Fishing Shore: 3.4 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 11.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Stubblefield Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Great Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Coe Creek: 22.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillW 272°156 m10.6 mi
Hunting HillNW 323°156 m14.4 mi
Black HillNW 323°148 m23.3 mi
Mount DanielW 259°144 m8.1 mi
Minor's HillW 260°140 m6.7 mi
Freedom HillW 271°140 m11.2 mi
Prout HillWSW 253°137 m8.9 mi
Upton HillWSW 242°125 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:20
June solstice05:4419:5820:38
September equinox06:5618:3219:07
December solstice07:2416:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946576776807972594941
Precip in3.02.84.03.44.34.64.63.74.14.23.23.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natl Arboretum DC, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358958001

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