Taras Shevchenko Statue
Taras Shevchenko Statue is an artwork, at a recorded elevation of 17 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Anderson House, a museum 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.3 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 17 m
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 6.0 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 6.2 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 6.2 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Anderson House: 0.1 mi
- The Phillips Collection: 0.2 mi
- Heurich House Museum: 0.3 mi
- National Museum Of American Jewish Military History: 0.4 mi
- Museum of the Palestinian People: 0.5 mi
- Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Statue: 0.1 mi
- Buffaloes Statue: 0.2 mi
- General Philip H. Sheridan Statue: 0.2 mi
- Saint Jerome the Priest Statue: 0.3 mi
- Branches on armature: 0.3 mi
- Mohandas K. Gandhi Statue: 0.1 mi
- Orlando Letelier Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Kossuth Lajos: 0.2 mi
- Sonny Bono: 0.3 mi
- Alice Swanson: 0.3 mi
- Sheridan Circle: 0.2 mi
- Sonny Bono Park: 0.3 mi
- Rock Creek & Potomac Parkway: 0.3 mi
- Dupont Circle: 0.3 mi
- Mitchell Park: 0.3 mi
- West End Garden: 0.3 mi
- Kalorama Garden: 0.7 mi
- Dumbarton Oaks Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.1 mi
- Big Red One: 1.1 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 0.4 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 2.3 mi
- Old Stone House: 0.7 mi
- Lock 0: 0.8 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 1.0 mi
- Almas Temple: 1.1 mi
- Alpacas: 1.2 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 1.8 mi
- Reservation 630: 2.1 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 2.6 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 3.2 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 3.2 mi
- Lees Hill: 0.9 mi
- Jackson Hill: 1.0 mi
- Peters Hill: 1.1 mi
- Camp Hill: 1.2 mi
- Georgetown Heights: 1.7 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.0 mi
- Silver Spring: 5.6 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 6.2 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.4 mi
- Sandy Spring: 16.0 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 9.5 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.1 mi
- Indian Head: 22.1 mi
- Fishing Shore: 2.6 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 6.9 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 11.4 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 11.5 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 8.9 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 9.2 mi
- Great Falls: 12.5 mi
- Coe Creek: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Taras Shevchenko Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 276° | 156 m | 9.9 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 327° | 156 m | 14.5 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 325° | 148 m | 23.4 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 263° | 144 m | 7.2 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 266° | 140 m | 5.9 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 275° | 140 m | 10.5 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 256° | 137 m | 8.0 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 245° | 125 m | 5.8 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–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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358957975
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