Washington Union Station
Washington Union Station is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Apollo Statue, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 2.6 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
main railway station in Washington, D.C.
Dates from 1908.
Wikidata Q3570, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 7.25 m
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 3.9 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 4.0 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 8.4 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Apollo Statue: 0.0 mi
- Centurion Statue: 0.0 mi
- Themis Statue: 0.0 mi
- Ceres Statue: 0.0 mi
- Thales Statue: 0.0 mi
- William Frederick Allen: 0.0 mi
- American Legion Freedom Bell: 0.1 mi
- Holodomor Memorial to Victims of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932–1933: 0.2 mi
- Malik Habib: 0.3 mi
- Japanese American Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Union Station Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Lower Senate Park: 0.3 mi
- Senate Park: 0.3 mi
- Upper Senate Park: 0.3 mi
- Hine Recreation Center: 0.4 mi
- National Postal Museum: 0.1 mi
- National Guard Memorial Museum: 0.2 mi
- Sewall-Belmont House and Museum: 0.4 mi
- Capital Jewish Museum: 0.5 mi
- National Building Museum: 0.6 mi
- Hilton Garden: 0.5 mi
- East Gallery: 0.7 mi
- Plant Adaptations: 0.7 mi
- Garden Court: 0.7 mi
- Garden Primeval: 0.7 mi
- Emancipation Hall: 0.5 mi
- United States Capitol: 0.5 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 1.1 mi
- Almas Temple: 1.4 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 1.6 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 3.8 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 4.0 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 3.1 mi
- Alger Park: 3.1 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 3.3 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 3.5 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 4.0 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 1.8 mi
- Round Hill: 2.2 mi
- Peters Hill: 2.4 mi
- Bunker Hill: 2.8 mi
- Hickey Hill: 2.8 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.3 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.5 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.7 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.3 mi
- Sandy Spring: 16.8 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Indian Head: 22.2 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.3 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.3 mi
- Fishing Shore: 5.0 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.4 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 13.8 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 13.9 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 11.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 11.6 mi
- Great Falls: 15.0 mi
- Coe Creek: 22.6 mi
- Wilson: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Washington Union Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 279° | 156 m | 12.3 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 322° | 156 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 270° | 144 m | 9.5 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 273° | 140 m | 8.2 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 278° | 140 m | 12.9 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 264° | 137 m | 10.1 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 258° | 125 m | 7.7 mi |
| Point Reno | NW 315° | 123 m | 5.3 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/67100178
Day trips start here
- Washington, D.C./Capitol Hill · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./East End · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./Near Northeast · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./Dupont Circle · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./National Mall · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./Shaw · 2 mi
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