Fort Stevens Park
Fort Stevens Park is a historic site, at a recorded elevation of 97 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Scale model of Fort Stevens, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 4.9 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic fort in Washington, D.C.
Dates from 1861.
Wikidata Q5472116, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 97 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.9 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 6.7 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 8.5 mi off the Booth's Escape
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Scale model of Fort Stevens: 0.0 mi
- Lincoln under fire at Fort Stevens: 0.0 mi
- 25th New York Volunteer Cavelry Monument: 0.5 mi
- 98th Pennsylvania Volunteer Monument: 0.5 mi
- 122nd New York Volunteer Mounment: 0.5 mi
- Emery Garden: 0.3 mi
- Whittier Garden: 0.5 mi
- Takoma Recreational Center Garden: 0.8 mi
- Takoma Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- TPPC Native Plant Garden: 1.2 mi
- Fort Stevens Recreation Center: 0.4 mi
- Takoma Community Center: 0.7 mi
- Carter Barron Soccer Fields: 0.7 mi
- Brightwood Recreation Center: 0.8 mi
- Takoma Recreation Center: 0.8 mi
- Picnic Grove 5: 0.7 mi
- Picnic Grove 22: 0.8 mi
- Picnic Grove 8: 0.8 mi
- Picnic Grove 9: 0.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 24: 0.9 mi
- Leave No One Behind: 0.8 mi
- Serve: 0.9 mi
- From a Model to a Rainbow: 1.0 mi
- Family Tree of Hope Sculpture: 1.1 mi
- Roscoe: 1.2 mi
- Little Forest Park: 1.6 mi
- Pinehurst Parkway: 1.7 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 2.0 mi
- Reservation 630: 2.4 mi
- Dartmouth Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.6 mi
- Wallaby yard: 2.5 mi
- Przewalski's Horse: 2.5 mi
- Komodo Dragon: 2.5 mi
- Red-Bellied Turtle: 2.5 mi
- False Gavial: 2.6 mi
- Linnean Hill: 2.2 mi
- Point Reno: 2.7 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.9 mi
- Bunker Hill: 3.0 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 3.0 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 13.2 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 14.5 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 17.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 17.6 mi
- Quarry (former): 24.3 mi
- Takoma Spring: 1.4 mi
- Silver Spring: 1.8 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 3.1 mi
- Indian Springs: 7.7 mi
- Sandy Spring: 12.1 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 8.9 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 9.3 mi
- Great Falls: 12.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 24.2 mi
- Coe Creek: 24.3 mi
- Fishing Shore: 5.2 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 10.3 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 11.3 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 11.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Stevens Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WSW 256° | 156 m | 11.3 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 313° | 156 m | 12.3 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 317° | 148 m | 21.1 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 241° | 144 m | 9.4 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 239° | 140 m | 8.1 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WSW 256° | 140 m | 11.8 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 237° | 137 m | 10.5 mi |
| Upton Hill | SW 225° | 125 m | 8.9 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 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/41965357
Day trips start here
- Washington, D.C./Brookland-Petworth-Takoma · 1 mi
- Silver Spring · 2 mi
- Takoma Park · 2 mi
- Capital Region · 3 mi
- Washington, D.C./Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights · 3 mi
- Washington, D.C./Shaw · 3 mi
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