Sky Column
Sky Column is an artwork in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Wave Arbor, a artwork 0.2 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway runs past it. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- steel
How to reach it
- On the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 4.7 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 7.7 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 6.6 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Wave Arbor: 0.2 mi
- Wave Arbor: 0.3 mi
- Bridge Tender's House: 0.4 mi
- Red Portal: 0.5 mi
- Peace Through Strength: 0.8 mi
- Gravelly Point Park: 0.2 mi
- Long Bridge Park: 0.3 mi
- Central Courtyard: 0.7 mi
- Crystal City Water Park: 0.8 mi
- Grant Street Park: 1.0 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 0.4 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 2.9 mi
- Lubber Run Park: 4.0 mi
- Ballston Wetland Park: 4.2 mi
- Alger Park: 4.2 mi
- Navy – Merchant Marine Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Cuban American Friendship Urn: 0.7 mi
- Lyndon B. Johnson Memorial: 0.8 mi
- George Mason Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Queen City: 0.8 mi
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove: 0.7 mi
- Floral Library: 1.3 mi
- The Statues: 1.3 mi
- German-American Friendship Garden: 1.6 mi
- Moongate Garden: 1.6 mi
- Drug Enforcement Agency Museum and Visitors Center: 0.8 mi
- ARTECHOUSE: 1.3 mi
- U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: 1.4 mi
- International Spy Museum: 1.4 mi
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery: 1.6 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 1.6 mi
- Memorial Gate Fountain: 1.6 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 1.7 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 2.1 mi
- Lock 0: 2.3 mi
- Peters Hill: 1.8 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 2.9 mi
- Lees Hill: 3.3 mi
- Georgetown Heights: 3.7 mi
- Bald Eagle Hill: 3.7 mi
- Fishing Shore: 4.1 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 5.8 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 13.1 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 13.2 mi
- Beaver Landing: 24.0 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 6.7 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Indian Head: 19.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 24.0 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 24.0 mi
- Takoma Spring: 7.5 mi
- Silver Spring: 8.4 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 9.1 mi
- Indian Springs: 12.1 mi
- Sandy Spring: 18.8 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.7 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.9 mi
- Great Falls: 14.3 mi
- Coe Creek: 19.8 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 23.8 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 23.9 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 24.6 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 24.6 mi
- Wilson: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sky Column. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 291° | 156 m | 10.9 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 331° | 156 m | 17.1 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WNW 285° | 144 m | 7.7 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WNW 291° | 140 m | 6.6 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 289° | 140 m | 11.3 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 276° | 137 m | 8.0 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 274° | 125 m | 5.5 mi |
| Point Reno | NNW 343° | 123 m | 6.0 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 | 06:57 | 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 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8722156551
Day trips start here
- Arlington (Virginia)/Crystal City · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./Waterfront · 1 mi
- Arlington National Cemetery · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./East End · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./National Mall · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./West End · 2 mi
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