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GW Professors Gate

GW Professors Gate from directly overhead

GW Professors Gate is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Joyce Sculpture, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.1 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates38.89905, -77.04683

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Museums
Parks
  • Square 80: 0.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • GW Anniversary Park: 0.1 mi
  • James Monroe Park: 0.2 mi
  • Steven M. Dixon Memorial Garden: 0.2 mi
Gardens
Attractions
Picnic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks: 36
Springs: 5
  • Takoma Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Silver Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Indian Springs: 10.8 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 16.7 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Fishing Shore: 2.8 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 11.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Stubblefield Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Great Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Coe Creek: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 24.9 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillW 280°156 m10.2 mi
Hunting HillNNW 328°156 m15.2 mi
Black HillNW 326°148 m24.1 mi
Mount DanielW 269°144 m7.3 mi
Minor's HillW 273°140 m6.0 mi
Freedom HillW 279°140 m10.7 mi
Prout HillW 261°137 m7.9 mi
Upton HillWSW 252°125 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:20
June solstice05:4419:5820:38
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2416:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384048586776817972615042
Precip in2.92.63.53.23.94.24.33.33.93.72.93.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington Reagan Natl AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12247325856

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