- Elevation, modelled
- 88 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 10.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- George Washington Memorial Parkway4.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 38.9667, -77.0537
Rock Creek Garden is a garden, at a modelled 88 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Picnic Grove 7, a picnic site 0.3 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 4.3 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rock Creek Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WSW 254° | 156 m | 10.0 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 317° | 156 m | 11.3 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 319° | 148 m | 20.1 mi |
| Mount Daniel | SW 235° | 144 m | 8.4 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SW 232° | 140 m | 7.1 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WSW 254° | 140 m | 10.6 mi |
| Prout Hill | SW 232° | 137 m | 9.5 mi |
| Upton Hill | SW 218° | 125 m | 8.1 mi |
- 4.3 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 5.5 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 7.2 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 4.0 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Picnic Grove 7: 0.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 6: 0.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 13: 0.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 14: 0.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 15: 0.6 mi
- Little Forest Park: 0.4 mi
- Pinehurst Parkway: 0.8 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 1.4 mi
- Reservation 630: 2.0 mi
- Vinton Park: 2.0 mi
- Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium: 0.5 mi
- Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens: 1.6 mi
- Dopamine Land: 1.7 mi
- KID Museum: 2.6 mi
- American University Museum at the Katzen: 2.6 mi
- Lafayette-Pointer Park: 0.8 mi
- Pinehurst Circle: 0.9 mi
- Carter Barron Soccer Fields: 1.1 mi
- Brightwood Recreation Center: 1.2 mi
- Chevy Chase Commons: 1.2 mi
- Capitol Stones: 0.8 mi
- Peter Muhlenberg Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Fort Stevens Park: 1.3 mi
- Lincoln under fire at Fort Stevens: 1.3 mi
- Scale model of Fort Stevens: 1.3 mi
- Margaret's Garden: 1.2 mi
- Emery Garden: 1.5 mi
- Shepherd Park Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Fort Reno Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Whittier Garden: 1.8 mi
- Serve: 1.2 mi
- Family Tree of Hope Sculpture: 1.3 mi
- Oh it’s you, Welcome!: 1.9 mi
- When Now Becomes Then: 1.9 mi
- From a Model to a Rainbow: 2.0 mi
- Addax: 2.4 mi
- Ostrich: 2.4 mi
- Lesser Kudu: 2.4 mi
- Abyssinian Ground Hornbill: 2.4 mi
- Sitatunga: 2.4 mi
- Point Reno: 1.6 mi
- Linnean Hill: 2.1 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.9 mi
- Mount Alto: 3.2 mi
- Camp Hill: 3.2 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 13.5 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 17.2 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 17.2 mi
- Quarry (former): 24.8 mi
- Silver Spring: 2.1 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 2.3 mi
- Takoma Spring: 2.6 mi
- Indian Springs: 8.9 mi
- Sandy Spring: 12.1 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 7.6 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 8.0 mi
- Great Falls: 10.9 mi
- Coe Creek: 23.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 24.9 mi
- Fishing Shore: 4.5 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 9.7 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 10.0 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 10.1 mi
| 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).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 4 mi away.
- Christmas fern706 obs
- American beech597 obs
- lesser celandine568 obs
- mayapple472 obs
- box elder435 obs
- bloodroot400 obs
- wineberry374 obs
- Virginia Springbeauty364 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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