Columbian Harmony Cemetery Memorial Plaque
Columbian Harmony Cemetery Memorial Plaque is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is LeDroit Senior Center, a park 0.3 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 4.1 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
cemetery in Washington, D.C.
Dates from 1859.
Wikidata Q5149936, matched on coordinates and name (246 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- Former Site Columbian Harmony Cemetery 1857-1959 Many distinguished black citizens were buried in this cemetery. These bodies now rest in the new National Harmony Memorial Park Cemetery in Maryland.
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 3.4 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 5.0 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 8.5 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- LeDroit Senior Center: 0.3 mi
- Noyes Park: 0.4 mi
- Edgewood Recreation Center: 0.5 mi
- Alethia Tanner Park: 0.7 mi
- Brentwood Recreation Center: 0.7 mi
- We Contain Multitudes: 0.6 mi
- Gateway Wings: 0.8 mi
- Saint Dominic Statue: 0.8 mi
- Our Lady of Fatima: 0.9 mi
- Christ Crucified: 0.9 mi
- Langley Elementary Garden: 0.6 mi
- Langley Forest Garden: 0.7 mi
- Montana Garden: 0.8 mi
- Rosary Walk & Garden: 0.9 mi
- Mary's Garden: 1.0 mi
- Allison "Allie" Hart: 0.8 mi
- Double Murder Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Armando Martinez-Ramos: 1.0 mi
- Fort Bunker Hill Plaque: 1.1 mi
- Peace Memorial: 1.2 mi
- National Deaf Life Museum at Gallaudet University: 1.0 mi
- Howard University Museum: 1.3 mi
- Pope John Paul II National Shrine: 1.3 mi
- National Bonsai and Penjing Museum: 1.6 mi
- National Postal Museum: 1.7 mi
- Washington Union Station: 1.7 mi
- Emancipation Hall: 2.2 mi
- United States Capitol: 2.2 mi
- Almas Temple: 2.2 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 2.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 2.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 23: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 3: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 3.3 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 3.2 mi
- Reservation 630: 3.6 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 3.6 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 3.8 mi
- Alger Park: 4.2 mi
- Round Hill: 0.6 mi
- Bunker Hill: 1.1 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 1.3 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 1.4 mi
- Hoover Hill: 1.9 mi
- Takoma Spring: 3.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 5.1 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 6.6 mi
- Indian Springs: 7.8 mi
- Sandy Spring: 15.2 mi
- Fishing Shore: 5.5 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 9.6 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 13.7 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 13.8 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 24.6 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 20.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 20.9 mi
- Indian Head: 23.8 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 11.2 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 11.6 mi
- Great Falls: 14.8 mi
- Coe Creek: 23.9 mi
- Wilson: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Columbian Harmony Cemetery Memorial Plaque. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 272° | 156 m | 12.7 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 316° | 156 m | 15.7 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 319° | 148 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 261° | 144 m | 10.1 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 262° | 140 m | 8.8 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 271° | 140 m | 13.3 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 256° | 137 m | 10.9 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 249° | 125 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:58 | 20:37 |
| 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 | 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/8047578721
Day trips start here
- Washington, D.C./Near Northeast · 1 mi
- Mount Rainier · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./Capitol Hill · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./East End · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./Shaw · 2 mi
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