Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Greble, a park 0.4 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.3 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Thomas Edison sat for Longman in Ft Myers, Florida, near the end of his life. Longman then returned to her studio, “Chiselhurst” on the grounds of the Loomis School in Windsor, Connecticut. It took her four years to complete the sculpting of the bust for
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- EDISON
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 3.9 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 7.7 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 11.0 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing Area · 5 mi
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 6 mi
- Fort Washington Overlook · 7 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Greble: 0.4 mi
- Bald Eagle Recreation Center: 0.5 mi
- Bald Eagle Hill: 0.6 mi
- Tide Lock Park: 1.2 mi
- Rivergate City Park: 1.2 mi
- Oxon Hill Farm: 1.5 mi
- Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Musuem: 1.8 mi
- Lyceum Museum: 2.0 mi
- Friendship Fire Station: 2.1 mi
- Freedom House Museum: 2.3 mi
- Republic F-105D Thunderchief: 1.6 mi
- Memorial Pool: 1.7 mi
- Del Ray Poetry Fence: 2.0 mi
- Mount Vernon Community School Caboose: 2.3 mi
- World War I-Era Rudder: 2.4 mi
- Monroe Ave Bridge: 1.7 mi
- Duvall's Tavern: 1.7 mi
- Captain Rocky Versace Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Rosemont Historic District: 2.4 mi
- Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial: 2.6 mi
- The Ship Builder: 1.7 mi
- MGM Lion: 2.0 mi
- 328 Clifford: 2.0 mi
- 315 Ashbey: 2.1 mi
- 301 2/3 Ashbey: 2.2 mi
- Simpson Gardens: 1.9 mi
- River Street Gardens: 3.6 mi
- Chapel Garden: 4.0 mi
- Barracks Row Community Garden: 4.0 mi
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove: 4.2 mi
- Barnaby Run Park: 2.2 mi
- Hillcrest Park: 2.7 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 3.2 mi
- Belle Haven Park: 3.7 mi
- Alger Park: 4.1 mi
- Bald Eagle Hill: 0.5 mi
- Shooters Hill: 2.9 mi
- Good Hope Hill: 4.4 mi
- Peters Hill: 5.3 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 6.3 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.2 mi
- Fishing Shore: 7.4 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 16.2 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 16.3 mi
- Beaver Landing: 22.7 mi
- Takoma Spring: 10.5 mi
- Silver Spring: 11.6 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 12.5 mi
- Indian Springs: 14.0 mi
- Sandy Spring: 21.9 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 3.5 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 4.7 mi
- Indian Head: 17.2 mi
- Possum Nose: 22.6 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 13.9 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 14.1 mi
- Great Falls: 17.5 mi
- Coe Creek: 19.8 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 22.3 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 22.4 mi
- Wilson: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Thomas Edison. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 302° | 156 m | 13.5 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 332° | 156 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WNW 301° | 144 m | 10.2 mi |
| Minor's Hill | NW 307° | 140 m | 9.4 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 300° | 140 m | 13.9 mi |
| Prout Hill | WNW 294° | 137 m | 10.2 mi |
| Upton Hill | WNW 298° | 125 m | 7.8 mi |
| Point Reno | NNW 341° | 123 m | 9.5 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 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9210069283
Day trips start here
- Alexandria · 2 mi
- Arlington (Virginia)/Crystal City · 3 mi
- National Harbor · 3 mi
- Washington, D.C./Anacostia · 4 mi
- Washington, D.C./Waterfront · 4 mi
- Arlington National Cemetery · 5 mi
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