All Hallows Guild Traveling Carousel
All Hallows Guild Traveling Carousel is an attraction, at a recorded elevation of 115 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Church Triumphant Rose Window, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 2.0 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The All Hallows Guild Carousel, or simply the Traveling Carousel, is a historic carousel housed at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. since 1963. Previously, it operated as a "county fair" carousel under Clifford Sandretzky as part of a traveling carnival based in the northern Virginia area. The carousel, constructed primarily of wood, is a rare piece believed to have been built by the Merry-Go-Round Company of Cincinnati in the 1890s. It features a unique caliola with brass pipes that was built by the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company of North Tonawanda, New York in 1937. The original operator, Clifford Sandretzky, sold the carousel to the All Hallows Guild of the National Cathedral in 1963, and they have owned it ever since. It was used multiple times per year at fund raising events and then disassembled and stored. However, in recent years, the carousel has been assembled and used only once a year at the Guild's Spring Flower Show. There are 24 animal figures on the carousel, along with two chariots. The animals are arranged into 12 pairs. The collection includes a single lion, zebra, and elephant, pairs of goats, camels, and deer, as well as four standing horses, and nine jumping horses. All of the figures are brightly painted and hand-carved in the European tradition. A gasoline engine, situated near the 16-foot (4.9 m) center pole, drives the carousel. The structure is covered by a yellow and white canopy, which is topped with a small flag. The All Hallows Guild Carousel is one of only two carousels listed on the National Carousel Census in the District of Columbia. The other, the Smithsonian Carousel on the National Mall, is a larger, non-traveling carousel with 60 wood and metal composition figures built fifty years after the All Hallows Guild Carousel.
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Wikidata Q4728796, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 115 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 4.5 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 8.0 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 7.4 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Church Triumphant Rose Window: 0.0 mi
- Last Judgment Rose Window: 0.0 mi
- Prodigal Son Statue: 0.0 mi
- George Washington Equestrian Statue: 0.1 mi
- Creation Rose Window: 0.1 mi
- Bishop’s Garden: 0.1 mi
- Cleveland Park Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Tilden Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Whitehaven Garden: 1.0 mi
- Cactus Garden: 1.2 mi
- Peace Cross: 0.1 mi
- Khalil Gibran Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Nelson Mandela Statue: 0.9 mi
- Atomic Clock: 0.9 mi
- Founding of UDC: 1.0 mi
- Bryce Park: 0.2 mi
- Bishop Lalossu Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Macomb Recreation Center: 0.3 mi
- The Rosedale Conservancy: 0.3 mi
- Newark Community Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Twin Oaks: 0.4 mi
- Sitatunga: 0.9 mi
- Sloth Bear: 0.9 mi
- Fishing Cat: 0.9 mi
- Cheetah: 0.9 mi
- Reservation 630: 0.8 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 1.3 mi
- Spring Valley Park: 1.6 mi
- Boundary Park Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.1 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 2.1 mi
- American University Museum at the Katzen: 1.0 mi
- Kreeger Museum: 1.2 mi
- Dumbarton Oaks: 1.2 mi
- Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens: 1.3 mi
- The Phillips Collection: 1.8 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 1.4 mi
- Picnic Grove 28: 1.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 3: 1.7 mi
- Mount Alto: 0.5 mi
- Camp Hill: 0.6 mi
- Linnean Hill: 1.2 mi
- Georgetown Heights: 1.2 mi
- Lees Hill: 1.2 mi
- Takoma Spring: 4.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 4.7 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 4.8 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.6 mi
- Sandy Spring: 14.7 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 7.2 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 7.6 mi
- Great Falls: 10.9 mi
- Coe Creek: 21.1 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 24.9 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 11.1 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 19.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 19.7 mi
- Indian Head: 23.2 mi
- Fishing Shore: 2.0 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.1 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 9.8 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 9.8 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 24.3 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of All Hallows Guild Traveling Carousel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 268° | 156 m | 8.7 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 327° | 156 m | 12.7 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 325° | 148 m | 21.6 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 249° | 144 m | 6.4 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 249° | 140 m | 5.1 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 267° | 140 m | 9.3 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 243° | 137 m | 7.4 mi |
| Upton Hill | SW 227° | 125 m | 5.6 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 | 06:57 | 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–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 97001116OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Traveling Carousel, reference 97001116, listed 09/11/97.
OpenStreetMap element node/358960302
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