The Disc Thrower
The Disc Thrower is an artwork, at a recorded elevation of 12 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Edward J. Kelly Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.0 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 12 m
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.5 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 6.6 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 6.1 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Edward J. Kelly Park: 0.0 mi
- Robert Latham Owen Park: 0.1 mi
- Galvez Park: 0.1 mi
- GW Anniversary Park: 0.2 mi
- Square 80: 0.2 mi
- National Museum of American Diplomacy: 0.0 mi
- Diplomatic Reception Rooms Museum: 0.1 mi
- Interior Museum: 0.2 mi
- GWU Museum and Textile Museum: 0.3 mi
- Octagon House: 0.3 mi
- General Jose de San Martin Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Bernardo de Galvez: 0.1 mi
- Heather Weinstock Wells Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Albert Einstein Memorial: 0.2 mi
- The Liberator Simon Bolivar Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Three Servicemen Statue: 0.2 mi
- Major General John A. Rawlins Statue: 0.2 mi
- Doctor Benjamin Rush Statue: 0.3 mi
- Joyce Sculpture: 0.3 mi
- Suffusion: 0.3 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 0.4 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 0.6 mi
- Lock 0: 0.7 mi
- Almas Temple: 1.0 mi
- Old Stone House: 1.0 mi
- Big Red One: 0.4 mi
- Presidential Grove: 0.5 mi
- The Statues: 0.5 mi
- Children's Garden: 0.5 mi
- White House Kitchen Garden: 0.5 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 1.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.4 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 1.8 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.2 mi
- Reservation 630: 3.1 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 3.5 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 3.6 mi
- Peters Hill: 0.3 mi
- Lees Hill: 1.6 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 1.9 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.1 mi
- Camp Hill: 2.1 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.9 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.6 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.3 mi
- Indian Springs: 11.0 mi
- Sandy Spring: 17.0 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Indian Head: 21.2 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.2 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.2 mi
- Fishing Shore: 2.9 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 6.4 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.0 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.1 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.5 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 9.8 mi
- Great Falls: 13.2 mi
- Coe Creek: 20.7 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 24.8 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Disc Thrower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 282° | 156 m | 10.2 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 328° | 156 m | 15.4 mi |
| Black Hill | NNW 326° | 148 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 272° | 144 m | 7.3 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 276° | 140 m | 6.1 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 281° | 140 m | 10.8 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 263° | 137 m | 7.9 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 255° | 125 m | 5.6 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3455061223
Day trips start here
- Washington, D.C./West End · 0 mi
- Washington, D.C./Dupont Circle · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./East End · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./Georgetown · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./National Mall · 1 mi
- Arlington National Cemetery · 2 mi
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