Artwork
Waterline
Waterline is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 2.1 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Coordinates38.87889, -77.00331
- 2.1 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 2.9 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 4.4 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 9.1 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Waterline: 0.1 mi
- Fern Pull: 0.2 mi
- John Philip Sousa: 0.4 mi
- Light Tower: 0.4 mi
- Olive Risley Seward Statue: 0.6 mi
Parks
- The Yards: 0.2 mi
- Tingey Square: 0.3 mi
- Joy Evans: 0.3 mi
- Providence Park: 0.3 mi
- Marion Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
- Original Site of Providence Hospital: 0.4 mi
- USS Mitscher: 0.5 mi
- USS Enterprise: 0.5 mi
- American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Grubb's Pharmacy: 0.8 mi
Museums
- Rubell Museum DC: 0.4 mi
- National Museum of the U.S. Navy: 0.6 mi
- Museum of the Bible: 0.8 mi
- Sewall-Belmont House and Museum: 0.9 mi
- National Museum of the American Indian: 1.0 mi
Gardens
- River Street Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Barracks Row Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Hawaii: 0.8 mi
- World Deserts: 0.8 mi
- Garden Primeval: 0.8 mi
Attractions
- Emancipation Hall: 0.8 mi
- United States Capitol: 0.8 mi
- Tom Lantos: 1.3 mi
- John Philip Sousa: 1.3 mi
- Washington Union Station: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Alger Park: 2.3 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.5 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 3.3 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 3.3 mi
- Barnaby Run Park: 3.6 mi
Picnic sites
- Picnic site for Rose park: 3.4 mi
- Troy Park: 4.4 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 4.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 4.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 5.0 mi
Peaks: 33
- Good Hope Hill: 2.3 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 2.6 mi
- Peters Hill: 2.8 mi
- Round Hill: 3.4 mi
- Hickey Hill: 3.4 mi
Springs: 5
- Takoma Spring: 6.5 mi
- Silver Spring: 7.8 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 9.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.2 mi
- Sandy Spring: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rosier Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Indian Head: 21.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 23.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 4
- Fishing Shore: 5.5 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.1 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 14.5 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Stubblefield Falls: 12.0 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 12.4 mi
- Great Falls: 15.7 mi
- Coe Creek: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wilson: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Waterline. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 285° | 156 m | 12.8 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 324° | 156 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 278° | 144 m | 9.7 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WNW 282° | 140 m | 8.5 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 283° | 140 m | 13.2 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 271° | 137 m | 10.2 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 268° | 125 m | 7.7 mi |
| Point Reno | NW 322° | 123 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/9707726200
Day trips start here
- Washington, D.C./Capitol Hill · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./Waterfront · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./Anacostia · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./East End · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./National Mall · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./Near Northeast · 2 mi
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