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Jules Jusserand Memorial

Jules Jusserand Memorial, a historic site
Jules Jusserand Memorial, a historic siteNPS Photo · Public domain
Jules Jusserand Memorial, a historic site
Lowe, Jet Related names: Beach, Lansing H; Sherrill, Clarence O; Grant, Ulysses S; Langdon, James G; Payne, Irving; Olmsted, Frederick Law; U S Army Corps of Engineers; U S Bureau of Public Roads; Park Roads Program, National Park Service, sponsor; Gringles, John, sponsor; Christianson, Justine, transmitter; Price, Virginia B, transmitter · Public domain
Jules Jusserand Memorial, a historic site
Taylordw · CC BY-SA 4.0
Jules Jusserand Memorial, a historic site
Lowe, Jet Related names: Beach, Lansing H; Sherrill, Clarence O; Grant, Ulysses S; Langdon, James G; Payne, Irving; Olmsted, Frederick Law; U S Army Corps of Engineers; U S Bureau of Public Roads; Park Roads Program, National Park Service, sponsor; Gringles, John, sponsor; Christianson, Justine, transmitter; Price, Virginia B, transmitter · Public domain
Jules Jusserand Memorial, a historic site
Lowe, Jet Related names: Beach, Lansing H; Sherrill, Clarence O; Grant, Ulysses S; Langdon, James G; Payne, Irving; Olmsted, Frederick Law; U S Army Corps of Engineers; U S Bureau of Public Roads; Park Roads Program, National Park Service, sponsor; Gringles, John, sponsor; Christianson, Justine, transmitter; Price, Virginia B, transmitter · Public domain
Jules Jusserand Memorial, a historic site
Boucher, Jack E. Related names: Beach, Lansing H; Sherrill, Clarence O; Grant, Ulysses S; Langdon, James G; Payne, Irving; Olmsted, Frederick Law; U S Army Corps of Engineers; U S Bureau of Public Roads; Park Roads Program, National Park Service, sponsor; Gringles, John, sponsor; Christianson, Justine, transmitter; Price, Virginia B, transmitter · Public domain

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Jules Jusserand Memorial is a historic site, at a recorded elevation of 15 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Picnic Grove 1, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 2.8 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

park in District of Columbia, United States of America, United States of America

Wikidata Q49508961, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
15 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.93798, -77.05118

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Picnic sites
Historic sites
  • Marjorie Merriweather Post: 0.4 mi
  • Atomic Clock: 0.7 mi
  • Village in the City: 0.9 mi
  • Founding of UDC: 0.9 mi
  • Historic Market: 0.9 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Ostrich: 0.4 mi
  • Lesser Kudu: 0.4 mi
  • Addax: 0.4 mi
  • Abyssinian Ground Hornbill: 0.5 mi
  • Zebra: 0.5 mi
Artworks
Parks
Gardens
  • Cactus Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Cleveland Park Community Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Tilden Gardens: 0.6 mi
  • Twin Oaks Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Bishop’s Garden: 1.2 mi
Peaks: 36
Springs: 5
  • Takoma Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Silver Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Indian Springs: 9.5 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Fishing Shore: 3.1 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.2 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 10.6 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Stubblefield Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Great Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Coe Creek: 22.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillW 265°156 m9.8 mi
Hunting HillNW 322°156 m12.8 mi
Black HillNW 322°148 m21.7 mi
Mount DanielWSW 248°144 m7.6 mi
Minor's HillWSW 248°140 m6.2 mi
Freedom HillW 264°140 m10.4 mi
Prout HillWSW 243°137 m8.5 mi
Upton HillSW 229°125 m6.8 mi
Conditions

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 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744566573787669574638
Precip in3.33.24.13.54.44.25.14.44.54.43.33.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1418760131

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