Lego Giraffe
Lego Giraffe is an artwork in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 74 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Lee High Park, a park 0.6 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 6.4 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- lego
How to reach it
- 6.4 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 11.7 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 12.9 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 13.5 mi off the Religious Freedom Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fort Washington Overlook · 8 mi
- Viewing Area · 10 mi
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 10 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lee High Park: 0.6 mi
- Springfield Forest Park: 0.7 mi
- Lynbrook Park: 0.8 mi
- Trailside Park: 1.0 mi
- Devonshire Park: 1.2 mi
- Hunter Village Park: 1.7 mi
- Turkeycock Run Stream Valley Park: 2.6 mi
- Mason District Park: 3.9 mi
- Jackson M. Abbott Wetland Refuge: 4.0 mi
- Wakefield Park: 4.1 mi
- Carolltown Historical Marker: 2.0 mi
- Statue of Mary: 3.5 mi
- Pentagon Stones: 3.5 mi
- Stations of the Cross: 3.5 mi
- Statue of St. Michael: 3.5 mi
- Lake Accotink Carousel: 2.5 mi
- Chessie’s Carousel: 3.5 mi
- Warriors' Plaza: 3.5 mi
- Warriors' Field: 3.5 mi
- Pope-Leighey House: 4.4 mi
- Today is Tomorrow: 2.9 mi
- The Pike: 6.2 mi
- Dome Homes: 6.5 mi
- The Edmonson Sisters: 6.6 mi
- compass rose: 6.9 mi
- National Museum Of The United States Army: 3.6 mi
- Miller's Cottage: 4.9 mi
- Distillery: 4.9 mi
- Gristmill: 4.9 mi
- United States Army Engineer Museum: 5.9 mi
- Woodlawn Plantation Garden: 4.5 mi
- Chapel Garden: 5.5 mi
- Trinidad B. Litman, Ed.D. Memorial Garden: 5.5 mi
- Zing T. Jung Memorial Garden: 5.6 mi
- Barbara Ann Showers Memorial Garden: 5.6 mi
- Munson Hill: 6.1 mi
- Shooters Hill: 6.2 mi
- Spy Hill: 6.8 mi
- Upton Hill: 7.0 mi
- Prout Hill: 7.4 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 5.2 mi
- Fishing Shore: 10.3 mi
- Beaver Landing: 14.4 mi
- Dolphin Beach: 14.6 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 14.7 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 7.9 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Indian Head: 11.7 mi
- Possum Nose: 15.8 mi
- Blue Banks: 22.9 mi
- Coe Creek: 10.7 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 13.4 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 13.4 mi
- Great Falls: 15.9 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 23.7 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 14.4 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 14.5 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 17.3 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 17.3 mi
- Takoma Spring: 16.5 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 16.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 16.8 mi
- Indian Springs: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lego Giraffe. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | NNW 344° | 156 m | 10.8 mi |
| Hunting Hill | N 357° | 156 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mount Daniel | N 358° | 144 m | 8.5 mi |
| Minor's Hill | N 6° | 140 m | 8.9 mi |
| Freedom Hill | NNW 341° | 140 m | 10.9 mi |
| Prout Hill | N 353° | 137 m | 7.4 mi |
| Upton Hill | NNE 13° | 125 m | 7.0 mi |
| Point Reno | NNE 24° | 123 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12842422490
Day trips start here
- Springfield · 1 mi
- Annandale · 5 mi
- Burke · 5 mi
- Mount Vernon · 5 mi
- South Alexandria · 5 mi
- Lorton · 6 mi
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