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John Wesley

John Wesley from directly overhead

John Wesley is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 95 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is John Wesley Statue, a artwork 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.7 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.94071, -77.09043

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Turtle Park: 0.1 mi
  • Friendship Park: 0.3 mi
  • Eric Friedheim Quadrangle: 0.3 mi
  • The Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Letts-Anderson Quad: 0.3 mi
Gardens
  • American University Arboretum and Gardens: 0.1 mi
  • Friendship Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Fort Reno Community Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Bishop’s Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Tilden Gardens: 1.5 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Attractions
Picnic sites
Peaks: 38
Springs: 5
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Silver Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Takoma Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Indian Springs: 11.3 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Stubblefield Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Great Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Coe Creek: 20.8 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Fishing Shore: 2.1 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 8.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 23.5 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 23.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillW 262°156 m7.7 mi
Hunting HillNNW 330°156 m11.5 mi
Black HillNNW 327°148 m20.4 mi
Mount DanielWSW 239°144 m5.8 mi
Minor's HillSW 235°140 m4.5 mi
Freedom HillW 262°140 m8.3 mi
Prout HillSW 233°137 m6.9 mi
Upton HillSSW 213°125 m5.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:20
June solstice05:4419:5820:38
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2416:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744566573787669574638
Precip in3.33.24.13.54.44.25.14.44.54.43.33.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12168880225

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