Anthony Shaw
Anthony Shaw is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 58 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Benning Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Booth's Escape passes 2.1 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
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What the record says
- Material
- plastic
- Inscription
- A loved one was killed due to a traffic crash here in 2022.
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 2.5 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 5.9 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 12.8 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Chaplin Park: 1.0 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 1.5 mi
- Alger Park: 2.1 mi
- Walker Mill Regional Park: 3.3 mi
- Hillcrest Park: 4.0 mi
- Smithsonian Gardens Greenhouse: 2.3 mi
- Smithsonian NMAI Cultural Resources Center: 2.3 mi
- Smithsonian Museum Support Center: 2.4 mi
- Smithsonian Institution Anacostia Community Museum: 2.9 mi
- National Bonsai and Penjing Museum: 3.2 mi
- John Gould Stephenson: 2.5 mi
- Leonard Matlovich: 2.6 mi
- Clyde Tolson: 2.6 mi
- Hoover family: 2.6 mi
- Anne Royall: 2.6 mi
- Benning Park: 0.2 mi
- Benning Park Recreation Center: 0.3 mi
- Ridge Road Community Center: 0.6 mi
- Fletcher-Johnson: 0.6 mi
- Fletcher-Johnson Recreation Center: 0.7 mi
- Ex Garden Future & MTB Pump Track: 1.0 mi
- Community Garden Plots (NPS): 1.1 mi
- East Capitol Urban Farm: 1.2 mi
- IDEA Academy garden: 2.0 mi
- Deanwood Garden: 2.0 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 7.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 7.2 mi
- Picnic Area 12: 7.3 mi
- Picnic Area 11: 7.3 mi
- Picnic Area 13: 7.3 mi
- GSA-Photovoltaic Array: 1.8 mi
- Ghost Bike Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Officer Lawrence Buckner Memorial: 2.0 mi
- J. Robert Elliott: 2.1 mi
- Gideon's Garden: 2.5 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 3: 2.0 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 8: 2.0 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 4: 2.0 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 2: 2.0 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 6: 2.1 mi
- Good Hope Hill: 1.9 mi
- Hickey Hill: 2.9 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 3.3 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 4.3 mi
- Round Hill: 4.6 mi
- Fishing Shore: 9.3 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 11.9 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 18.1 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 18.2 mi
- Bare Neck Shore: 21.2 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 9.9 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 21.7 mi
- Fairhaven Cliffs: 22.3 mi
- Indian Head: 23.0 mi
- Takoma Spring: 7.8 mi
- Indian Springs: 8.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 9.4 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 11.1 mi
- Sandy Spring: 18.8 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 15.6 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 16.0 mi
- Great Falls: 19.3 mi
- Wilson: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Anthony Shaw. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 282° | 156 m | 16.6 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 315° | 156 m | 20.3 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 276° | 144 m | 13.7 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 279° | 140 m | 12.4 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 281° | 140 m | 17.1 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 271° | 137 m | 14.1 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 269° | 125 m | 11.7 mi |
| Point Reno | WNW 303° | 123 m | 9.4 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 | 07:23 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11141685288
Day trips start here
- Suitland · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./Anacostia · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./Capitol Hill · 3 mi
- Washington, D.C./Near Northeast · 4 mi
- Largo · 5 mi
- Mount Rainier · 5 mi
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