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Jamya Williams

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Jamya Williams is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Almas Temple, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.9 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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The record

What the record says

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A 20 year old was killed due to a traffic crash here in 2021.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.90277, -77.03183

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Artworks
Parks
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens
Picnic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks: 35
  • Peters Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Jackson Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Lees Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Camp Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Linnean Hill: 2.5 mi
Springs: 5
  • Takoma Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Silver Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Indian Springs: 10.0 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 16.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Fishing Shore: 3.5 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 12.4 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 12.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Stubblefield Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Great Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Coe Creek: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillW 278°156 m10.9 mi
Hunting HillNW 325°156 m15.4 mi
Black HillNW 324°148 m24.3 mi
Mount DanielW 268°144 m8.1 mi
Minor's HillW 270°140 m6.8 mi
Freedom HillW 277°140 m11.4 mi
Prout HillW 260°137 m8.8 mi
Upton HillWSW 252°125 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:20
June solstice05:4419:5820:38
September equinox06:5618:3219:07
December solstice07:2416:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946576776807972594941
Precip in3.02.84.03.44.34.64.63.74.14.23.23.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natl Arboretum DC, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/11141661205

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