Admiral David G Farragut
Admiral David G Farragut is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Farragut Square, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.6 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Admiral David G. Farragut is a statue in Washington, D.C., honoring David Farragut, a career military officer who served as the first admiral in the United States Navy. The monument is sited in the center of Farragut Square, a city square in downtown Washington, D.C. The statue was sculpted by female artist Vinnie Ream, whose best-known works include a statue of Abraham Lincoln and several statues in the National Statuary Hall Collection. The monument was dedicated in 1881 in an extravagant ceremony attended by President James A. Garfield, members of his cabinet, and thousands of spectators. It was the first monument erected in Washington, D.C., in honor of a naval war hero. The statue is one of eighteen Civil War monuments in Washington, D.C., which were collectively listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The bronze statue, which rests on a granite base, was cast from the USS Hartford bronze propellers and not from enemy cannon like most Civil War monuments in the city. The monument and surrounding park are owned and maintained by the National Park Service, a federal agency of the Interior Department.
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Dates from 1881.
Wikidata Q4683664, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.4 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 6.7 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 5.7 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Farragut Square: 0.0 mi
- McPherson Square: 0.3 mi
- Longfellow Park: 0.3 mi
- James Monroe Park: 0.4 mi
- Witherspoon Park: 0.4 mi
- Decatur House: 0.1 mi
- Decatur Carriage House: 0.1 mi
- Renwick Gallery: 0.2 mi
- National Geographic Society: 0.2 mi
- The People’s House: 0.2 mi
- Nijad Huseynov: 0.1 mi
- Major General von Steuben: 0.1 mi
- Andrew Jackson: 0.2 mi
- Major General Rochambeau: 0.2 mi
- Brigadier General Kosciuszko: 0.2 mi
- Cup: 0.2 mi
- Cup: 0.2 mi
- The Women Who Will: 0.3 mi
- The Observer: 0.3 mi
- Around the Void, 1969: 0.3 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 0.2 mi
- Almas Temple: 0.4 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 0.7 mi
- Lock 0: 1.0 mi
- Old Stone House: 1.2 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.3 mi
- Children's Garden: 0.4 mi
- Big Red One: 0.4 mi
- White House Kitchen Garden: 0.4 mi
- German-American Friendship Garden: 0.7 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 1.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 2.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 2.8 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 2.9 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 2.2 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.7 mi
- Reservation 630: 2.8 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 3.2 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 3.8 mi
- Peters Hill: 0.8 mi
- Lees Hill: 1.6 mi
- Jackson Hill: 1.6 mi
- Camp Hill: 2.0 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 2.2 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.3 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.1 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 6.9 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.3 mi
- Sandy Spring: 16.5 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 10.2 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.8 mi
- Indian Head: 21.8 mi
- Fishing Shore: 3.2 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.0 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.1 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.2 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.6 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 9.9 mi
- Great Falls: 13.3 mi
- Coe Creek: 21.3 mi
- Wilson: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Admiral David G Farragut. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 279° | 156 m | 10.5 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 326° | 156 m | 15.3 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 325° | 148 m | 24.1 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 268° | 144 m | 7.7 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 271° | 140 m | 6.4 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 278° | 140 m | 11.1 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 260° | 137 m | 8.4 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 252° | 125 m | 6.1 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 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 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–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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/792739245
Day trips start here
- Washington, D.C./West End · 0 mi
- Washington, D.C./Dupont Circle · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./East End · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./Georgetown · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./National Mall · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./Shaw · 1 mi
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