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Washington Youth Garden

Washington Youth Garden from directly overhead

Washington Youth Garden is a garden, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is National Bonsai and Penjing Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 1.9 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
U.S. National Arboretum

How to reach it

Coordinates38.91347, -76.96868

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • North American Garden: 0.1 mi
  • North American Pavilion: 0.1 mi
  • Cryptomeria Walk: 0.1 mi
  • Japanese Pavilion: 0.1 mi
  • Japanese Stroll Garden: 0.1 mi
Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
  • John Smilie: 2.2 mi
  • Elbridge Gerry: 2.2 mi
  • David Walker: 2.2 mi
  • Nathaniel Hazard: 2.2 mi
  • George Hadfield: 2.2 mi
Picnic sites
Peaks: 33
Beaches: 8
  • Fishing Shore: 6.9 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 15.3 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Herald Harbor Beach 1: 23.4 mi
Springs: 5
  • Takoma Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Silver Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Indian Springs: 7.2 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Stubblefield Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Great Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Coe Creek: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Washington Youth Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillW 273°156 m14.2 mi
Hunting HillNW 314°156 m17.1 mi
Mount DanielW 265°144 m11.5 mi
Minor's HillW 266°140 m10.2 mi
Freedom HillW 273°140 m14.8 mi
Prout HillW 260°137 m12.2 mi
Upton HillWSW 254°125 m9.9 mi
Point RenoWNW 295°123 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4319:5720:37
September equinox06:5618:3219:07
December solstice07:2416:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946576776807972594941
Precip in3.02.84.03.44.34.64.63.74.14.23.23.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natl Arboretum DC, under a mile away.

  • Blue Dasher1,067 obs
  • Huron Skipper451 obs
  • Mallard445 obs
  • pickerelweed442 obs
  • Great Egret426 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee424 obs
  • Domestic Cat402 obs
  • Fragile Forktail401 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/66819554

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