- Elevation, modelled
- 1 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 12.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- George Washington Memorial Parkway2.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8728, -77.0017
Light Tower is a artwork, at a modelled 1 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is The Yards Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 2.1 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Light Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 286° | 156 m | 12.9 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 324° | 156 m | 18.1 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 280° | 144 m | 9.9 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WNW 284° | 140 m | 8.7 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 285° | 140 m | 13.4 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 273° | 137 m | 10.3 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 271° | 125 m | 7.8 mi |
| Point Reno | NW 324° | 123 m | 6.8 mi |
- 2.1 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 2.6 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 4.5 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 9.4 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- The Yards Park: 0.0 mi
- Tingey Square: 0.2 mi
- Diamond Teague Park: 0.2 mi
- Admiral Dahlgren Park: 0.2 mi
- The Yards: 0.3 mi
Gardens
- River Street Gardens: 0.1 mi
- Barracks Row Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Hawaii: 1.2 mi
- World Deserts: 1.2 mi
- Garden Primeval: 1.2 mi
Museums
- National Museum of the U.S. Navy: 0.4 mi
- Rubell Museum DC: 0.7 mi
- America's Islamic Heritage Museum: 0.8 mi
- Museum of the Bible: 1.2 mi
- National Museum of the American Indian: 1.3 mi
Artworks
- Waterline: 0.4 mi
- Waterline: 0.4 mi
- John Philip Sousa: 0.4 mi
- Fern Pull: 0.6 mi
- Flash Point: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
- USS Enterprise: 0.4 mi
- USS Mitscher: 0.4 mi
- Original Site of Providence Hospital: 0.8 mi
- Titanic Monument: 0.9 mi
- American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial: 1.1 mi
Attractions
- Frederick Douglass National Historic Site: 1.1 mi
- Emancipation Hall: 1.2 mi
- United States Capitol: 1.2 mi
- Tom Lantos: 1.3 mi
- John Philip Sousa: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Alger Park: 2.0 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.4 mi
- Barnaby Run Park: 3.2 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 3.4 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 3.4 mi
Picnic sites
- Picnic site for Rose park: 3.7 mi
- Troy Park: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 4.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 5.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 5.4 mi
Peaks: 34
- Good Hope Hill: 2.1 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 2.9 mi
- Peters Hill: 3.1 mi
- Bald Eagle Hill: 3.6 mi
- Hickey Hill: 3.7 mi
Springs: 5
- Takoma Spring: 7.0 mi
- Silver Spring: 8.2 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 9.4 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.5 mi
- Sandy Spring: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rosier Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Indian Head: 20.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 24.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 24.1 mi
Beaches: 4
- Fishing Shore: 5.8 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.1 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 14.8 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Stubblefield Falls: 12.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 12.6 mi
- Great Falls: 16.0 mi
- Coe Creek: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wilson: 22.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
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