Khalil Gibran Memorial
Khalil Gibran Memorial is a historic site, at a recorded elevation of 55 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Nelson Mandela Statue, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.5 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Artwork by Gordon Kray.
Dates from 1991.
Wikidata Q49510547, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 55 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.1 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 7.2 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 6.9 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Centennial Grove: 0.2 mi
- Montrose Park: 0.4 mi
- Guy Mason Recreation Center: 0.5 mi
- Book Hill Park: 0.6 mi
- Robert Emmet Park: 0.6 mi
- Dumbarton Oaks: 0.5 mi
- The Phillips Collection: 1.0 mi
- Anderson House: 1.0 mi
- Old Stone House: 1.0 mi
- Museum of the Palestinian People: 1.1 mi
- Sloth Bear: 0.8 mi
- Southern Cassowary: 0.8 mi
- Double Wattled Cassowary: 0.8 mi
- Greater Rhea: 0.8 mi
- Fishing Cat: 0.8 mi
- Reservation 630: 1.3 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 1.7 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 1.8 mi
- Spring Valley Park: 2.3 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 2.6 mi
- Statue of Winston Churchill: 0.0 mi
- Union Flag: 0.1 mi
- Sarah Rittenhouse Armillary Sphere: 0.5 mi
- Perry Lions Sculpture: 0.6 mi
- Orbit Sculpture: 0.6 mi
- Dumbarton Oaks Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Bishop’s Garden: 0.8 mi
- Kalorama Garden: 0.9 mi
- Whitehaven Garden: 0.9 mi
- West End Garden: 1.0 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 1.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 1.4 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 1.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 1.8 mi
- Picnic Grove 28: 1.9 mi
- Nelson Mandela Statue: 0.0 mi
- Peace Cross: 0.8 mi
- Orlando Letelier Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Nina Larson: 1.0 mi
- Mohandas K. Gandhi Statue: 1.0 mi
- Camp Hill: 0.3 mi
- Lees Hill: 0.5 mi
- Mount Alto: 0.8 mi
- Jackson Hill: 0.8 mi
- Georgetown Heights: 1.0 mi
- Takoma Spring: 4.8 mi
- Silver Spring: 5.1 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 5.5 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.5 mi
- Sandy Spring: 15.3 mi
- Fishing Shore: 2.0 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 6.9 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 10.5 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 10.5 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 7.9 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 8.3 mi
- Great Falls: 11.6 mi
- Coe Creek: 21.1 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 10.3 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 20.4 mi
- Indian Head: 22.6 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 24.5 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Khalil Gibran Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 272° | 156 m | 9.2 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 327° | 156 m | 13.5 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 325° | 148 m | 22.4 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 256° | 144 m | 6.7 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 257° | 140 m | 5.4 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 271° | 140 m | 9.8 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 249° | 137 m | 7.6 mi |
| Upton Hill | SW 235° | 125 m | 5.6 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 | 06:57 | 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–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358960207
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