GSA-Photovoltaic Array
GSA-Photovoltaic Array is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 86 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bradbury Heights Recreation Center, a park 0.4 miles away. Booth's Escape passes 0.7 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 3.9 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 5.5 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 13.0 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Bradbury Heights Recreation Center: 0.4 mi
- Dupont Heights Park: 1.0 mi
- Fort Circle Park: 1.1 mi
- Fort Davis Park: 1.2 mi
- Fort Davis Recreation Center: 1.2 mi
- Smithsonian Gardens Greenhouse: 0.5 mi
- Smithsonian NMAI Cultural Resources Center: 0.6 mi
- Smithsonian Museum Support Center: 0.6 mi
- Smithsonian Institution Anacostia Community Museum: 2.0 mi
- America's Islamic Heritage Museum: 2.9 mi
- Alger Park: 1.6 mi
- Hillcrest Park: 2.3 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 2.5 mi
- Barnaby Run Park: 2.6 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 3.0 mi
- Frederick Douglass National Historic Site: 2.6 mi
- John Gould Stephenson: 2.8 mi
- Anne Royall: 2.8 mi
- Stephen Pleasonton: 2.8 mi
- Leonard Matlovich: 2.9 mi
- Community Garden Plots (NPS): 1.8 mi
- Ex Garden Future & MTB Pump Track: 2.1 mi
- East Capitol Urban Farm: 2.9 mi
- Barracks Row Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- River Street Gardens: 3.5 mi
- Troy Park: 7.1 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 7.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 7.9 mi
- Picnic Area 12: 8.1 mi
- Picnic Area 13: 8.1 mi
- Officer Lawrence Buckner Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Anthony Shaw: 1.8 mi
- J. Robert Elliott: 2.2 mi
- Belva Lockwood: 2.9 mi
- The Ward 6 September 11 Memorial Grove: 2.9 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 5: 0.6 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 1: 0.6 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 7: 0.6 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 4: 0.6 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 6: 0.6 mi
- Good Hope Hill: 1.6 mi
- Hickey Hill: 4.3 mi
- Bald Eagle Hill: 4.3 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 4.3 mi
- Round Hill: 5.7 mi
- Fishing Shore: 9.4 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 11.2 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 18.4 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 18.5 mi
- Bare Neck Shore: 21.7 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 7.3 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Indian Head: 21.3 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 21.6 mi
- Fairhaven Cliffs: 22.1 mi
- Takoma Spring: 9.1 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.5 mi
- Silver Spring: 10.6 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 12.2 mi
- Sandy Spring: 20.4 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 15.9 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 16.2 mi
- Great Falls: 19.6 mi
- Coe Creek: 24.4 mi
- Wilson: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of GSA-Photovoltaic Array. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 288° | 156 m | 16.6 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 319° | 156 m | 21.2 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WNW 284° | 144 m | 13.4 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WNW 287° | 140 m | 12.3 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 287° | 140 m | 17.0 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 278° | 137 m | 13.7 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 278° | 125 m | 11.2 mi |
| Point Reno | NW 313° | 123 m | 10.1 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 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2394095659
Day trips start here
- Suitland · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./Anacostia · 2 mi
- Clinton-Camp Springs · 4 mi
- Washington, D.C./Capitol Hill · 4 mi
- Washington, D.C./Waterfront · 4 mi
- Prince George's County · 5 mi
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