Charles Jackson
Charles Jackson is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is IDEA Academy garden, a garden 0.4 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 0.8 miles off. 32 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
- 0.8 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 3.4 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 5.7 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 11.6 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- IDEA Academy garden: 0.4 mi
- Deanwood Garden: 0.5 mi
- Asian Collections: 1.0 mi
- Holly and Magnolia Collections: 1.1 mi
- Dogwood Collection: 1.1 mi
- Woodson Junior Recreation Center: 0.4 mi
- Fort Circle Park: 0.4 mi
- Deanwood: 0.7 mi
- Aquatic Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Kelly Miller Recreation Center: 0.8 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 0.5 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 1.0 mi
- Alger Park: 2.9 mi
- Walker Mill Regional Park: 4.5 mi
- Hillcrest Park: 5.3 mi
- Ghost Bike Memorial: 1.2 mi
- National Capitol Columns: 1.5 mi
- United Brick Corporation Brick Company: 1.7 mi
- Gideon's Garden: 1.9 mi
- Anthony Shaw: 1.9 mi
- National Bonsai and Penjing Museum: 1.6 mi
- Market Master House Historic Site: 2.5 mi
- National Deaf Life Museum at Gallaudet University: 2.8 mi
- Prince Georges African American Museum and Cultural Center: 2.9 mi
- Sewall-Belmont House and Museum: 3.4 mi
- Gypsy: 2.3 mi
- Dusk of H Street: 2.5 mi
- Balance: 2.5 mi
- Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet Statue: 2.5 mi
- Riding High: 2.6 mi
- John Smilie: 2.3 mi
- David Walker: 2.3 mi
- Nathaniel Hazard: 2.3 mi
- Elbridge Gerry: 2.3 mi
- William Pinkney: 2.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 5.7 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 6.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 23: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 24: 6.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 3: 6.4 mi
- Hickey Hill: 1.1 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 1.8 mi
- Good Hope Hill: 2.6 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 2.6 mi
- Barnard Hill: 2.9 mi
- Fishing Shore: 8.3 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 11.7 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 16.9 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 17.0 mi
- Bare Neck Shore: 22.1 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 10.1 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 11.2 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.9 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 23.1 mi
- Takoma Spring: 6.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 7.3 mi
- Silver Spring: 7.6 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 9.4 mi
- Sandy Spring: 17.0 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 14.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 14.7 mi
- Great Falls: 17.9 mi
- Wilson: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Charles Jackson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 276° | 156 m | 15.7 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 313° | 156 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 269° | 144 m | 12.9 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 271° | 140 m | 11.6 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 275° | 140 m | 16.2 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 264° | 137 m | 13.5 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 260° | 125 m | 11.1 mi |
| Point Reno | WNW 296° | 123 m | 8.0 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 | 07:24 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11141698543
Day trips start here
- Washington, D.C./Near Northeast · 2 mi
- Mount Rainier · 3 mi
- Washington, D.C./Anacostia · 3 mi
- Washington, D.C./Capitol Hill · 3 mi
- Hyattsville · 4 mi
- Suitland · 4 mi
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