- Elevation, modelled
- 18 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 14.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Star-Spangled Banner Byway1.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 38.9123, -76.9693
Cryptomeria Walk is a garden, at a modelled 18 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Japanese Stroll Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 1.9 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cryptomeria Walk. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 274° | 156 m | 14.2 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 314° | 156 m | 17.1 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 265° | 144 m | 11.5 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 267° | 140 m | 10.2 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 273° | 140 m | 14.7 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 260° | 137 m | 12.2 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 255° | 125 m | 9.9 mi |
| Point Reno | WNW 296° | 123 m | 6.4 mi |
- 1.9 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 4.0 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 4.8 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 10.0 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Japanese Stroll Garden: 0.0 mi
- Entrance Garden: 0.0 mi
- Japanese Pavilion: 0.0 mi
- North American Garden: 0.0 mi
- North American Pavilion: 0.0 mi
Museums
Parks
- Arboretum Recreation Center: 0.1 mi
- U.S. National Arboretum: 0.2 mi
- Langston Playground: 0.7 mi
- Loomis Park: 0.7 mi
- Dakota Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
- National Capitol Columns: 0.2 mi
- United Brick Corporation Brick Company: 0.3 mi
- Dave Salovesh: 1.3 mi
- On this site in 1897 nothing happened: 1.4 mi
- Allison "Allie" Hart: 1.5 mi
Artworks
- Riding High: 1.1 mi
- Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet Statue: 1.2 mi
- Contrapposto Sculpture: 1.3 mi
- Dusk of H Street: 1.3 mi
- Bison Sculpture: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Fort Mahan Park: 1.8 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 2.2 mi
- Alger Park: 3.3 mi
- Reservation 630: 5.2 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 5.3 mi
Attractions
- John Smilie: 2.1 mi
- Elbridge Gerry: 2.1 mi
- David Walker: 2.1 mi
- Nathaniel Hazard: 2.1 mi
- George Hadfield: 2.1 mi
Picnic sites
- Picnic Grove 29: 4.1 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 23: 4.7 mi
- Picnic Grove 3: 4.8 mi
- Picnic Grove 24: 4.8 mi
Peaks: 33
- Mount Hamilton: 0.4 mi
- Hickey Hill: 0.7 mi
- Round Hill: 1.4 mi
- Barnard Hill: 1.8 mi
- Hoover Hill: 1.8 mi
Beaches: 8
- Fishing Shore: 6.9 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 10.6 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 15.3 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 15.4 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Rosier Bluff: 10.2 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 11.4 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.8 mi
- Indian Head: 24.0 mi
Springs: 5
- Takoma Spring: 4.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.2 mi
- Indian Springs: 7.3 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.9 mi
- Sandy Spring: 16.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Stubblefield Falls: 12.8 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 13.1 mi
- Great Falls: 16.3 mi
- Coe Creek: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wilson: 22.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 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).
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, under a mile away.
Day trips start here
- Washington, D.C./Near Northeast · 1 mi
- Mount Rainier · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./Capitol Hill · 2 mi
- Hyattsville · 3 mi
- Washington, D.C./Anacostia · 3 mi
- Washington, D.C./East End · 3 mi
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