Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Jefferson Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 0.7 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Height
- 11.3 m
What to expect
- Step-free access
- No
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 4.6 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 5.9 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 7.5 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Jefferson Memorial: 0.0 mi
- George Mason Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Cuban American Friendship Urn: 0.2 mi
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Air Mail Marker: 0.4 mi
- Japanese Pagoda: 0.3 mi
- Loss And Regeneration, 1993: 0.4 mi
- High Water Mark: 0.5 mi
- Maine Lobsterman: 0.5 mi
- Bridge Tender's House: 0.5 mi
- Floral Library: 0.4 mi
- German-American Friendship Garden: 0.7 mi
- Moongate Garden: 0.7 mi
- The Statues: 0.8 mi
- Fountain Garden: 0.8 mi
- U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: 0.4 mi
- ARTECHOUSE: 0.4 mi
- International Spy Museum: 0.6 mi
- National Museum of African American History and Culture: 0.7 mi
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery: 0.7 mi
- Luci's Park: 0.5 mi
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Agriculture Grounds: 0.7 mi
- Constitution Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Jefferson Field: 0.7 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 0.7 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 0.8 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 1.2 mi
- Almas Temple: 1.5 mi
- United States Capitol: 1.6 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 1.3 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 2.7 mi
- Alger Park: 4.0 mi
- Reservation 630: 4.1 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 4.4 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 2.0 mi
- Troy Park: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 4.2 mi
- Peters Hill: 1.2 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 2.7 mi
- Lees Hill: 2.7 mi
- Jackson Hill: 3.1 mi
- Camp Hill: 3.2 mi
- Fishing Shore: 3.8 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 6.5 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.9 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 13.0 mi
- Beaver Landing: 24.9 mi
- Takoma Spring: 6.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 7.5 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.3 mi
- Indian Springs: 11.2 mi
- Sandy Spring: 17.9 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Indian Head: 20.5 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 23.2 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 23.2 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.5 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.7 mi
- Great Falls: 14.1 mi
- Coe Creek: 20.6 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 24.8 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 24.8 mi
- Wilson: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Thomas Jefferson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 286° | 156 m | 11.0 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 328° | 156 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 278° | 144 m | 7.9 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WNW 283° | 140 m | 6.7 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 285° | 140 m | 11.5 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 270° | 137 m | 8.4 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 265° | 125 m | 5.9 mi |
| Point Reno | NNW 336° | 123 m | 5.3 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 | 06:56 | 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/2552548718
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
- Arlington National Cemetery · 2 mi
- Arlington (Virginia)/Crystal City · 2 mi
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