Lockkeeper's House
Lockkeeper's House is an attraction, at a recorded elevation of 4 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Inuksuk, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.2 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
lock keeper's house in Washington, D.C., United States
Dates from 1835.
Wikidata Q6665686, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1837-01-01
- Elevation
- 4 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.1 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 7.0 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 5.8 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Inuksuk: 0.0 mi
- Atlantic Pavilion: 0.1 mi
- Pacific Pavilion: 0.2 mi
- Armenian Earthquake: 0.2 mi
- Canova Lions: 0.3 mi
- US Capitol West Gatehouse: 0.1 mi
- Romulo Gallegos: 0.1 mi
- Teresa De La Parra: 0.1 mi
- Gabriela Mistral: 0.1 mi
- Pablo Neruda: 0.1 mi
- Artigas Park: 0.1 mi
- Constitution Gardens: 0.1 mi
- Bolivar Park: 0.2 mi
- The Ellipse: 0.2 mi
- Robert Latham Owen Park: 0.3 mi
- Art Museum of the Americas: 0.1 mi
- DAR Museum: 0.1 mi
- Interior Museum: 0.2 mi
- Octagon House: 0.3 mi
- National Museum of African American History and Culture: 0.4 mi
- German-American Friendship Garden: 0.2 mi
- Big Red One: 0.3 mi
- White House Kitchen Garden: 0.3 mi
- Children's Garden: 0.3 mi
- Floral Library: 0.4 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 0.5 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 0.8 mi
- Almas Temple: 0.9 mi
- Lock 0: 1.1 mi
- Old Stone House: 1.4 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.6 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 2.2 mi
- Reservation 630: 3.4 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 3.9 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 3.9 mi
- Peters Hill: 0.6 mi
- Lees Hill: 2.0 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 2.2 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.3 mi
- Camp Hill: 2.5 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.9 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.8 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.6 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.8 mi
- Sandy Spring: 17.2 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Indian Head: 21.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.4 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.4 mi
- Fishing Shore: 3.3 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 6.6 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.4 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.5 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.9 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.2 mi
- Great Falls: 13.6 mi
- Coe Creek: 20.8 mi
- Wilson: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lockkeeper's House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 283° | 156 m | 10.6 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 328° | 156 m | 15.8 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 326° | 148 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 273° | 144 m | 7.7 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 277° | 140 m | 6.4 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 281° | 140 m | 11.1 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 265° | 137 m | 8.2 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 258° | 125 m | 5.9 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–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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/66418723
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