ARPANET
ARPANET is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 44 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Cupid's Garden, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 0.4 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.4 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 6.8 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 7.6 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Cupid's Garden: 0.0 mi
- The Family: David, Haggit, and Adoniyya: 0.1 mi
- Chicago Titan: 0.1 mi
- Anna and David: 0.1 mi
- Fire Lines: 0.1 mi
- Rosslyn Parklet: 0.0 mi
- Belvedere Park: 0.1 mi
- Dark Star Park: 0.1 mi
- Rosslyn Highlands Park: 0.2 mi
- Hillside Park: 0.2 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 0.5 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 2.2 mi
- Donaldson Run Park: 2.4 mi
- Ballston Wetland Park: 2.5 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.6 mi
- Memorial Gate Fountain: 0.9 mi
- Lock 0: 0.9 mi
- Old Stone House: 1.0 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 1.8 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 2.0 mi
- Old Stone House: 1.0 mi
- Diplomatic Reception Rooms Museum: 1.4 mi
- National Museum of American Diplomacy: 1.4 mi
- Dumbarton Oaks: 1.5 mi
- GWU Museum and Textile Museum: 1.5 mi
- Watergate Investigation: 0.1 mi
- Fort Corcoran: 0.2 mi
- United States Marine Corps War Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Arlington Ridge Park: 0.4 mi
- Arlington County Peace Officer Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Presidential Grove: 1.0 mi
- West End Garden: 1.5 mi
- Dumbarton Oaks Gardens: 1.5 mi
- Whitehaven Garden: 1.7 mi
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove: 1.7 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 1.3 mi
- Fletcher's Cove: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 3.3 mi
- Troy Park: 3.4 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.4 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 0.5 mi
- Peters Hill: 1.2 mi
- Lees Hill: 1.4 mi
- Georgetown Heights: 1.4 mi
- Camp Hill: 1.9 mi
- Fishing Shore: 1.7 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 5.2 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 10.7 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 10.8 mi
- Beaver Landing: 24.3 mi
- Takoma Spring: 6.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 7.0 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.3 mi
- Indian Springs: 12.1 mi
- Sandy Spring: 17.2 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 8.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 8.6 mi
- Great Falls: 12.0 mi
- Coe Creek: 19.4 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Indian Head: 20.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.1 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 23.4 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 23.4 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 24.4 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of ARPANET. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 284° | 156 m | 8.8 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 333° | 156 m | 14.8 mi |
| Black Hill | NNW 329° | 148 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 272° | 144 m | 5.9 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 278° | 140 m | 4.6 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 282° | 140 m | 9.3 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 262° | 137 m | 6.5 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 250° | 125 m | 4.2 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–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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12292434009
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