Kryptos
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Kryptos is an artwork in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 68 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is A-12 Oxcart, a artwork 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 0.4 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1990-11-03
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 0.6 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 0.9 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 12.1 mi off the Booth's Escape
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- A-12 Oxcart: 0.1 mi
- Glass Forest: 3.0 mi
- John Wesley: 3.1 mi
- John Wesley Statue: 3.1 mi
- When Now Becomes Then: 3.2 mi
- Memorial Garden: 0.2 mi
- Nathan Hale Statue: 0.2 mi
- Crystal Pool: 1.0 mi
- Fort Sumner: 1.3 mi
- Battery Bailey: 2.0 mi
- Claude Moore Colonial Farm: 0.5 mi
- Langley Fork Park: 0.5 mi
- Clemyjontri Park: 0.8 mi
- Dolley Madison Estates Park: 0.9 mi
- Princeton Avenue Park: 1.2 mi
- Langley Oaks Park: 1.0 mi
- Potomac Palisades Conservation Park: 1.0 mi
- Turkey Run Park: 1.2 mi
- Marie Butler Leven Preserve: 1.6 mi
- New Hope Island Conservation Park: 1.7 mi
- Clara Barton House: 1.1 mi
- Dopamine Land: 3.3 mi
- James I. Mayer Center for Environmental Education: 3.3 mi
- American University Museum at the Katzen: 3.3 mi
- KID Museum: 3.5 mi
- Friendship Garden: 3.2 mi
- American University Arboretum and Gardens: 3.2 mi
- Demonstration Native Plant Garden: 3.2 mi
- Demonstration Vegetable Garden: 3.3 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 3.3 mi
- Carderock, Chesapeake & Ohio National Historic Park: 3.2 mi
- Fletcher's Cove: 3.3 mi
- Olney Park: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 13: 5.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 14: 5.0 mi
- Minor's Hill: 3.4 mi
- Point Reno: 3.7 mi
- Mount Daniel: 4.3 mi
- Mount Alto: 4.3 mi
- Georgetown Heights: 4.4 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 2.9 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 3.2 mi
- Great Falls: 6.6 mi
- Coe Creek: 19.5 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 20.7 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 5.5 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.8 mi
- Takoma Spring: 7.7 mi
- Indian Springs: 13.9 mi
- Sandy Spring: 14.6 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 15.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 18.4 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 18.4 mi
- Indian Head: 24.0 mi
- Fishing Shore: 3.9 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 5.4 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 5.5 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.3 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 21.2 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kryptos. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WSW 248° | 156 m | 5.0 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 343° | 156 m | 9.6 mi |
| Black Hill | NNW 333° | 148 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mount Daniel | SSW 208° | 144 m | 4.3 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SSW 191° | 140 m | 3.4 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WSW 249° | 140 m | 5.6 mi |
| Prout Hill | SSW 207° | 137 m | 5.5 mi |
| Upton Hill | S 180° | 125 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/10009124744
Day trips start here
- McLean · 2 mi
- Arlington (Virginia)/Far North · 3 mi
- Bethesda · 3 mi
- Washington, D.C./Upper Northwest · 4 mi
- Arlington · 5 mi
- Arlington (Virginia)/Rosslyn–Ballston Corridor · 5 mi
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