Emancipation Hall
Emancipation Hall is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is United States Capitol, a attraction 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 2.2 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
underground visitor center in Washington, D.C.
Dates from 2008.
Wikidata Q2495308, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 3.6 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 4.2 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 8.6 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- United States Capitol: 0.1 mi
- Washington Union Station: 0.5 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 0.9 mi
- Almas Temple: 1.5 mi
- Tom Lantos: 1.6 mi
- Statue of Freedom: 0.1 mi
- The Court of Neptune Fountain: 0.1 mi
- Authority of Law: 0.1 mi
- Contemplation of Justice: 0.2 mi
- West Pediment: 0.2 mi
- Upper Senate Park: 0.2 mi
- Senate Park: 0.2 mi
- Lower Senate Park: 0.3 mi
- Union Square: 0.3 mi
- Folger Park: 0.5 mi
- Peace Monument: 0.2 mi
- James A. Garfield Monument: 0.2 mi
- Robert A. Taft Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Ulysses S. Grant Statue: 0.3 mi
- Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Sewall-Belmont House and Museum: 0.3 mi
- East Wing National Gallery of Art: 0.5 mi
- National Museum of the American Indian: 0.5 mi
- National Postal Museum: 0.6 mi
- National Guard Memorial Museum: 0.6 mi
- East Gallery: 0.3 mi
- Garden Primeval: 0.3 mi
- Plant Adaptations: 0.3 mi
- Hawaii: 0.3 mi
- Children's Garden: 0.3 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.7 mi
- Alger Park: 2.9 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 3.4 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 3.5 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 3.9 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 2.8 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 3.7 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 4.4 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 2.2 mi
- Peters Hill: 2.4 mi
- Round Hill: 2.7 mi
- Good Hope Hill: 2.9 mi
- Hickey Hill: 3.1 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.8 mi
- Silver Spring: 7.0 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.2 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.8 mi
- Sandy Spring: 17.3 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Indian Head: 21.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.8 mi
- Fishing Shore: 5.0 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.1 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 14.0 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 14.1 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 11.5 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 11.8 mi
- Great Falls: 15.1 mi
- Coe Creek: 22.2 mi
- Wilson: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Emancipation Hall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 282° | 156 m | 12.3 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 323° | 156 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 273° | 144 m | 9.4 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 277° | 140 m | 8.2 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 280° | 140 m | 12.9 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 267° | 137 m | 9.9 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 262° | 125 m | 7.5 mi |
| Point Reno | NW 319° | 123 m | 5.6 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 | 19:58 | 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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natl Arboretum DC, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/893887248
Day trips start here
- Washington, D.C./Capitol Hill · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./East End · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./National Mall · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./Waterfront · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./Near Northeast · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./Shaw · 2 mi
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