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Duvall's Tavern

Duvall's Tavern from directly overhead

Duvall's Tavern is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Carlyle House Historic Park, a park 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway runs past it. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
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Inscription
On December 31, 1783, George Washington was feted here by the Gentlemen of Alexandria celebrating his triumphant return from the Revolutionary War.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.80580, -77.04262

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Carlyle House Historic Park: 0.1 mi
  • Armory Tot Lot: 0.2 mi
  • King Street Park at the Waterfront: 0.2 mi
  • Founders Park: 0.2 mi
  • Waterfront Park: 0.2 mi
Museums
Artworks
Attractions
  • Memorial Pool: 0.6 mi
  • World War I-Era Rudder: 0.9 mi
  • African American Heritage Park Sculpture: 1.0 mi
  • South Corner Boundary Stone: 1.1 mi
  • Geodesic Dome: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
Peaks: 36
Beaches: 7
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Fishing Shore: 7.8 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 16.1 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 16.2 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 21.0 mi
Springs: 5
  • Takoma Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Silver Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Indian Springs: 15.6 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Stubblefield Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Great Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Coe Creek: 18.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 20.6 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 20.6 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 24.3 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Duvall's Tavern. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillNW 309°156 m13.2 mi
Hunting HillNNW 337°156 m21.0 mi
Mount DanielNW 310°144 m9.8 mi
Minor's HillNW 317°140 m9.2 mi
Freedom HillNW 307°140 m13.5 mi
Prout HillWNW 303°137 m9.6 mi
Upton HillNW 310°125 m7.3 mi
Point RenoN 350°123 m10.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:20
June solstice05:4419:5720:37
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2416:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363845566574787770584840
Precip in3.12.94.03.44.54.95.04.24.43.83.13.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oxon Hill, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13234460171

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