- Elevation, modelled
- 12 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 11.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- George Washington Memorial Parkway2.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8983, -77.0232
Vaquero is a artwork, at a modelled 12 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Smithsonian American Art Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 2.0 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Material
- metal
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vaquero. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 279° | 156 m | 11.4 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 324° | 156 m | 15.9 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 324° | 148 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 270° | 144 m | 8.6 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 273° | 140 m | 7.3 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 278° | 140 m | 11.9 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 263° | 137 m | 9.2 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 256° | 125 m | 6.8 mi |
- 2.0 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 4.6 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 4.9 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 7.6 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Smithsonian American Art Museum: 0.0 mi
- National Portrait Gallery: 0.1 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 0.1 mi
- The Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum: 0.2 mi
- Petersen House: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
- Homeless Jesus: 0.1 mi
- Ashes to Answers: 0.2 mi
- Lone Sailor Statue: 0.3 mi
- Granite Sea: 0.3 mi
- AAAS Art Gallery (public): 0.3 mi
Parks
- CenterCityDC NW Park: 0.3 mi
- Chinatown Park: 0.3 mi
- Milian Park: 0.3 mi
- Judiciary Square: 0.3 mi
- Samuel Gompers Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
Attractions
- Almas Temple: 0.5 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 0.6 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 0.7 mi
- Washington Union Station: 0.9 mi
- United States Capitol: 1.0 mi
Gardens
- Fountain Garden: 0.7 mi
- Moongate Garden: 0.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.8 mi
- White House Kitchen Garden: 0.8 mi
- Children's Garden: 0.8 mi
Picnic sites
- Picnic site for Rose park: 1.8 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 2.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.7 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 3.1 mi
- Reservation 630: 3.4 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 3.8 mi
- Alger Park: 3.9 mi
Peaks: 35
- Peters Hill: 1.5 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.2 mi
- Lees Hill: 2.5 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 2.7 mi
- Round Hill: 2.7 mi
Springs: 5
- Takoma Spring: 5.3 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.3 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.3 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.9 mi
- Sandy Spring: 16.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rosier Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Indian Head: 21.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.1 mi
Beaches: 4
- Fishing Shore: 4.1 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.6 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 13.0 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 13.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.5 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.8 mi
- Great Falls: 14.1 mi
- Coe Creek: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wilson: 24.1 mi
| 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 |
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