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Thinker on a Rock

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Elevation, modelled: 3 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Gantt Hill156 m · 11.6 mi
Nearest byway: George Washington Memorial Parkway1.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 20:38local time
Coordinates: 38.8911, -77.0223

Thinker on a Rock from directly overhead

Thinker on a Rock is a artwork, at a modelled 3 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Untitled, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.7 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

Built: 1997
Height: 3.3 m
Material: bronze

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Thinker on a Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Gantt Hill	WNW 282°	156 m	11.6 mi
Hunting Hill	NW 325°	156 m	16.4 mi
Mount Daniel	W 273°	144 m	8.6 mi
Minor's Hill	W 277°	140 m	7.4 mi
Freedom Hill	W 281°	140 m	12.1 mi
Prout Hill	W 266°	137 m	9.2 mi
Upton Hill	W 260°	125 m	6.8 mi
Point Reno	NW 326°	123 m	5.1 mi

On the road

1.7 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
4.3 mi off the Booth's Escape
5.0 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
7.8 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike

Overlooks nearby

Freedom Park Viewpoint · 3 mi
Viewing Area · 3 mi
George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 5 mi
George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 2 · 5 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks

Parks

National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden: 0.0 mi
L'Enfant Square: 0.1 mi
Pollinator Garden: 0.1 mi
Henry Park: 0.1 mi
Federal Triangle Park: 0.2 mi

Museums

U.S. National Archives: 0.1 mi
National Gallery of Art: 0.1 mi
National Museum of Natural History: 0.2 mi
Arts and Industries Building: 0.2 mi
Navy Memorial Visitor Center: 0.2 mi

Historic sites

Grand Army of the Republic Monument: 0.2 mi
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: 0.2 mi
General Winfield Scott Hancock: 0.2 mi
United States Navy Memorial Plaza: 0.2 mi
Andrew Jackson Downing Urn: 0.2 mi

Attractions

Gardens

Picnic sites

Nature reserves

Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.2 mi
Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 3.2 mi
Alger Park: 3.6 mi
Reservation 630: 3.8 mi
Fort Mahan Park: 4.2 mi

Peaks34

Peters Hill: 1.6 mi
Jackson Hill: 2.7 mi
Lees Hill: 2.8 mi
Mount Hamilton: 2.8 mi
Round Hill: 3.0 mi

Springs5

Cliffs5

Beaches4

Waterfalls4

Stubblefield Falls: 10.7 mi
Scott's Run Falls: 11.1 mi
Great Falls: 14.4 mi
Coe Creek: 21.6 mi

Ghost towns1

Wilson: 23.8 mi

Light

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	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.

Sources

Day trips start here

Washington, D.C./East End · 1 mi
Washington, D.C./National Mall · 1 mi
Washington, D.C./Waterfront · 1 mi
Washington, D.C./West End · 1 mi
Washington, D.C./Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights · 2 mi
Washington, D.C./Capitol Hill · 2 mi

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