Saint Dennard: The Edifying Spirit
Saint Dennard: The Edifying Spirit is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Picnic Grove 29, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 3.2 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 6.2 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 5.7 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 7.2 mi off the Booth's Escape
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Picnic Grove 29: 0.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 3: 0.7 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 0.8 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 0.8 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 0.9 mi
- Twin Oaks Garden: 0.2 mi
- North Columbia Heights Green: 0.7 mi
- Cactus Garden: 0.9 mi
- Cleveland Park Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Tilden Gardens: 1.4 mi
- Piney Branch Park: 0.4 mi
- Upshur Park: 0.4 mi
- Petworth Meditation Garden: 0.4 mi
- 14th & Oak Triangle Park: 0.4 mi
- Crestwood Triangle Park: 0.4 mi
- Blooming: 0.6 mi
- (Here I Stand) In the Spirit of Paul Robeson: 0.6 mi
- Guglielmo Marconi Statue: 0.6 mi
- Petworth: 0.6 mi
- New Leaf: 0.7 mi
- James Cardinal Gibbons Statue: 0.6 mi
- Village in the City: 0.6 mi
- Historic Market: 0.7 mi
- Jules Jusserand Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Marjorie Merriweather Post: 1.0 mi
- Tiger Tracks: 0.9 mi
- Komodo Dragon: 0.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 0.9 mi
- False Gavial: 0.9 mi
- Chinese alligator: 0.9 mi
- Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens: 0.9 mi
- President Lincoln's Cottage: 1.3 mi
- Howard University Museum: 1.5 mi
- Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium: 1.6 mi
- Laogai Museum: 1.7 mi
- Reservation 630: 1.2 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 1.3 mi
- Little Forest Park: 2.0 mi
- Pinehurst Parkway: 2.9 mi
- Boundary Park Neighborhood Conservation Area: 3.2 mi
- Linnean Hill: 0.8 mi
- Jackson Hill: 1.2 mi
- Camp Hill: 2.1 mi
- Point Reno: 2.3 mi
- Mount Alto: 2.3 mi
- Takoma Spring: 2.9 mi
- Silver Spring: 3.5 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 4.4 mi
- Indian Springs: 8.7 mi
- Sandy Spring: 13.9 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 19.2 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 19.2 mi
- Indian Head: 24.3 mi
- Fishing Shore: 3.8 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.8 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 11.3 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 11.4 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 8.8 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 9.2 mi
- Great Falls: 12.3 mi
- Coe Creek: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Saint Dennard: The Edifying Spirit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 265° | 156 m | 10.6 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 319° | 156 m | 13.3 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 321° | 148 m | 22.1 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 250° | 144 m | 8.4 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 249° | 140 m | 7.0 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 264° | 140 m | 11.2 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 244° | 137 m | 9.3 mi |
| Upton Hill | SW 233° | 125 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natl Arboretum DC, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12434122510
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