Rosier Bluff
Rosier Bluff is a cliff in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Foote, a historic site 0.3 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.2 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Height
- 11 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 6.3 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 9.8 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 13.5 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
- Fort Washington Overlook · 4 mi
- Viewing Area · 8 mi
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 9 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Foote: 0.3 mi
- Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Duvall's Tavern: 2.4 mi
- Alexandria War Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Rosemont Historic District: 3.1 mi
- Fort Foote Recreation Center: 0.9 mi
- Spirit Park: 1.2 mi
- Jones Point Park: 1.5 mi
- Potomac Vista Recreation Area: 1.6 mi
- Betty Blume Park: 1.6 mi
- The Capital Wheel at National Harbor: 1.1 mi
- Spirit Park Carousel: 1.2 mi
- South Corner Boundary Stone: 1.3 mi
- World War I-Era Rudder: 1.5 mi
- African American Heritage Park Sculpture: 2.6 mi
- The Awakening: 1.1 mi
- The Path of Thorns and Roses: 1.8 mi
- MGM Lion: 2.0 mi
- The Ship Builder: 2.2 mi
- The Edmonson Sisters: 2.7 mi
- Mount Vernon District Park: 1.8 mi
- Belle Haven Park: 2.2 mi
- Vernon Heights Park: 4.4 mi
- Barnaby Run Park: 4.9 mi
- Hillcrest Park: 5.0 mi
- Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Musuem: 2.3 mi
- Lyceum Museum: 2.3 mi
- Oxon Hill Farm: 2.3 mi
- Friendship Fire Station: 2.5 mi
- Freedom House Museum: 2.5 mi
- Simpson Gardens: 3.6 mi
- Chapel Garden: 4.7 mi
- Upper Garden: 5.4 mi
- Lower Garden: 5.4 mi
- Fruit Garden & Nursery: 5.5 mi
- Shooters Hill: 3.4 mi
- Bald Eagle Hill: 3.5 mi
- Good Hope Hill: 7.5 mi
- Peters Hill: 8.5 mi
- Munson Hill: 8.7 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.2 mi
- Fishing Shore: 10.2 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 18.3 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 18.4 mi
- Beaver Landing: 20.2 mi
- Takoma Spring: 13.9 mi
- Silver Spring: 15.0 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 15.8 mi
- Indian Springs: 17.3 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 16.2 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 16.4 mi
- Coe Creek: 18.3 mi
- Great Falls: 19.6 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 1.3 mi
- Indian Head: 14.0 mi
- Possum Nose: 19.5 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 19.6 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 19.7 mi
- Wilson: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rosier Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | NW 314° | 156 m | 15.2 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 337° | 156 m | 23.4 mi |
| Mount Daniel | NW 316° | 144 m | 11.9 mi |
| Minor's Hill | NW 323° | 140 m | 11.4 mi |
| Freedom Hill | NW 312° | 140 m | 15.5 mi |
| Prout Hill | NW 311° | 137 m | 11.5 mi |
| Upton Hill | NW 318° | 125 m | 9.4 mi |
| Point Reno | NNW 349° | 123 m | 12.6 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 | 19:57 | 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–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oxon Hill, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1167122458
Day trips start here
- National Harbor · 1 mi
- Alexandria · 2 mi
- Fort Washington · 2 mi
- Mount Vernon · 4 mi
- South Alexandria · 4 mi
- Arlington (Virginia)/Crystal City · 6 mi
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