Butt-Millet Memorial Fountain
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Butt-Millet Memorial Fountain is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is White House Kitchen Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.5 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Butt–Millet Memorial Fountain is a memorial fountain in President's Park in Washington, D.C., in the United States. Dedicated in October 1913, it commemorates the deaths of Archibald Butt (the military aide to President William Howard Taft) and Francis Davis Millet (a journalist and painter, and Butt's close friend and housemate). Both men died during the sinking of the RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912.
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Dates from 1913.
Wikidata Q5002757, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.1 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 7.0 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 5.7 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- White House Kitchen Garden: 0.0 mi
- Children's Garden: 0.1 mi
- Big Red One: 0.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.2 mi
- German-American Friendship Garden: 0.2 mi
- Zero Milestone: 0.0 mi
- First Division Monument: 0.1 mi
- Meridian Stone: 0.1 mi
- General William T. Sherman Monument: 0.2 mi
- Jane A Delano and the Nurses Who Died in Service in World War I: 0.2 mi
- The Ellipse: 0.1 mi
- Sherman Park: 0.2 mi
- Artigas Park: 0.3 mi
- Bolivar Park: 0.3 mi
- Constitution Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Canova Lions: 0.1 mi
- Armenian Earthquake: 0.1 mi
- Floor Frame: 0.2 mi
- Alexander Hamilton Statue: 0.2 mi
- Liberty Bell Replica: 0.2 mi
- DAR Museum: 0.2 mi
- Octagon House: 0.2 mi
- The People’s House: 0.3 mi
- Art Museum of the Americas: 0.3 mi
- Renwick Gallery: 0.3 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 0.3 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 0.3 mi
- Almas Temple: 0.6 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 0.8 mi
- Lock 0: 1.1 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.4 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.2 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 2.3 mi
- Reservation 630: 3.2 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 3.7 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 4.0 mi
- Peters Hill: 0.7 mi
- Lees Hill: 2.0 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.1 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 2.3 mi
- Camp Hill: 2.4 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.5 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.3 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.6 mi
- Sandy Spring: 16.9 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Indian Head: 21.4 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.2 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.2 mi
- Fishing Shore: 3.4 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 6.8 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.4 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.5 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.9 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.2 mi
- Great Falls: 13.6 mi
- Coe Creek: 21.1 mi
- Wilson: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Butt-Millet Memorial Fountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 281° | 156 m | 10.7 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 327° | 156 m | 15.7 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 325° | 148 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 271° | 144 m | 7.8 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 275° | 140 m | 6.5 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 280° | 140 m | 11.2 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 263° | 137 m | 8.4 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 256° | 125 m | 6.0 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 | 06:56 | 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 | 38 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington Reagan Natl AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/555082617
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