Julia Ward Howe Memorial
Julia Ward Howe Memorial is a historic site, at a recorded elevation of 55 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Freedmen's Column, a artwork 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 3.0 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Park in District of Columbia, United States of America, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49508973, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 55 m
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 4.8 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 5.8 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 7.1 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Upper Quad: 0.1 mi
- Banneker Recreation Center: 0.1 mi
- Lower Quad: 0.2 mi
- Hobart Twins Park: 0.3 mi
- Bruce Monroe Park: 0.4 mi
- Howard University Museum: 0.1 mi
- Laogai Museum: 1.2 mi
- Museum of the Palestinian People: 1.2 mi
- National Museum Of American Jewish Military History: 1.3 mi
- Pope John Paul II National Shrine: 1.3 mi
- Reservation 630: 2.3 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 2.5 mi
- Little Forest Park: 3.3 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 3.5 mi
- Pinehurst Parkway: 4.2 mi
- Growing Up Tiger: 1.3 mi
- Pig: 1.3 mi
- Tiger Compare: 1.3 mi
- Tiger Survival: 1.3 mi
- Kids' Farm: 1.3 mi
- North Columbia Heights Green: 0.6 mi
- Langley Forest Garden: 1.0 mi
- Langley Elementary Garden: 1.0 mi
- Rosary Walk & Garden: 1.2 mi
- Kalorama Garden: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 3: 2.1 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 2.1 mi
- Double Murder Memorial: 0.5 mi
- African American Civil War Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Historic Market: 1.0 mi
- Village in the City: 1.0 mi
- Nina Larson: 1.2 mi
- Jackson Hill: 1.4 mi
- Linnean Hill: 1.8 mi
- Round Hill: 1.8 mi
- Bunker Hill: 2.0 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 2.2 mi
- Takoma Spring: 3.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 4.6 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 5.7 mi
- Indian Springs: 8.7 mi
- Sandy Spring: 15.0 mi
- Fishing Shore: 4.1 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.6 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.4 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.5 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.8 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.2 mi
- Great Falls: 13.4 mi
- Coe Creek: 22.9 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 20.4 mi
- Indian Head: 23.5 mi
- Wilson: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Julia Ward Howe Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 271° | 156 m | 11.4 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 320° | 156 m | 14.6 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 321° | 148 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 258° | 144 m | 8.8 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 259° | 140 m | 7.5 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 270° | 140 m | 11.9 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 252° | 137 m | 9.6 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 243° | 125 m | 7.5 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358960246
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