IDEA Academy garden
IDEA Academy garden is a garden, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Deanwood Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 0.5 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- IDEA Academy
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 3.6 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 6.1 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 11.9 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Deanwood Garden: 0.1 mi
- Asian Collections: 1.1 mi
- Dogwood Collection: 1.3 mi
- Holly and Magnolia Collections: 1.3 mi
- Gotelli Dwarf and Slow Growing Conifer Collection: 1.4 mi
- Deanwood: 0.3 mi
- Aquatic Gardens: 0.6 mi
- Fort Circle Park: 0.6 mi
- Woodson Junior Recreation Center: 0.7 mi
- Kelly Miller Recreation Center: 0.8 mi
- Charles Jackson: 0.4 mi
- Ghost Bike Memorial: 0.9 mi
- National Capitol Columns: 1.7 mi
- United Brick Corporation Brick Company: 1.9 mi
- Anthony Shaw: 2.0 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 0.8 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 1.2 mi
- Alger Park: 3.2 mi
- Walker Mill Regional Park: 4.3 mi
- Hillcrest Park: 5.6 mi
- National Bonsai and Penjing Museum: 1.8 mi
- Market Master House Historic Site: 2.4 mi
- Prince Georges African American Museum and Cultural Center: 2.8 mi
- National Deaf Life Museum at Gallaudet University: 3.1 mi
- Sewall-Belmont House and Museum: 3.7 mi
- Gypsy: 2.7 mi
- Dusk of H Street: 2.8 mi
- Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet Statue: 2.8 mi
- Riding High: 2.9 mi
- Balance: 2.9 mi
- John Smilie: 2.7 mi
- David Walker: 2.7 mi
- Nathaniel Hazard: 2.7 mi
- Elbridge Gerry: 2.7 mi
- William Pinkney: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 5.9 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Grove 23: 6.4 mi
- Laurel Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 24: 6.5 mi
- Hickey Hill: 1.2 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 2.1 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 2.4 mi
- Good Hope Hill: 2.9 mi
- Barnard Hill: 3.0 mi
- Fishing Shore: 8.6 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 12.1 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 17.1 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 17.2 mi
- Bare Neck Shore: 21.8 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.9 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 22.9 mi
- Takoma Spring: 6.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 7.0 mi
- Silver Spring: 7.7 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 9.5 mi
- Sandy Spring: 16.9 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 14.6 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 15.0 mi
- Great Falls: 18.2 mi
- Wilson: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of IDEA Academy garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 275° | 156 m | 16.0 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 312° | 156 m | 18.8 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 268° | 144 m | 13.2 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 270° | 140 m | 11.9 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 275° | 140 m | 16.5 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 263° | 137 m | 13.9 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 260° | 125 m | 11.5 mi |
| Point Reno | WNW 294° | 123 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 | 18:31 | 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.
- Blue Dasher1,049 obs
- Domestic Cat560 obs
- pickerelweed441 obs
- Mallard438 obs
- Great Egret418 obs
- Fragile Forktail401 obs
- Huron Skipper374 obs
- Slaty Skimmer364 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/893122329
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