L'enfant's cenotaph
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
L'enfant's cenotaph is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Cecilia Chapel (ruin), a historic site 0.1 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 3.8 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Hic multos per annos requiscebant reliquiae mortales Petri Caroli L'Enfant Majoris militaris apud exercitum nostratem Mortui a. d. XVIII K Iul An MDCCCXXV Iterum sunt repositae in spulcretum Arlingtonse a. d. IV K Mai An MDCCCCIX R.I.P
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 7.1 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 8.1 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 9.7 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Heurich Community Park: 0.5 mi
- Lane Manor Aquatic Center: 1.0 mi
- Colby Neighborhood Park: 1.3 mi
- Forest Park: 1.4 mi
- Avondale Neighborhood Park: 1.4 mi
- Hyatt Park Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Mount Rainier Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Maple Avenue Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Dessie M Moxley Gardens: 1.9 mi
- The Survivor Garden: 2.0 mi
- Dartmouth Neighborhood Conservation Area: 3.0 mi
- Hastings Neighborhood Conservation Area: 3.7 mi
- Pinehurst Parkway: 4.4 mi
- Little Forest Park: 4.5 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 4.8 mi
- LEAFHouse: 2.7 mi
- Tiger Tracks: 4.8 mi
- Tiger Survival: 4.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 4.8 mi
- Growing Up Tiger: 4.8 mi
- Picnic Grove 9: 3.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 10: 3.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 8: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 5: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 23: 3.7 mi
- Kermit The Frog: 1.6 mi
- Testudo (Van Munching Hall): 1.7 mi
- Nocturne: 1.7 mi
- Playing In The Fields Of Lamond: 1.8 mi
- Testudo (Alumni Center): 1.9 mi
- Saint Cecilia Chapel (ruin): 0.1 mi
- Aray Zikie: 1.8 mi
- Point of Failure: 1.9 mi
- Sgt. Christopher Thornton: 2.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Hoover Hill: 2.3 mi
- Barnard Hill: 2.3 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 2.4 mi
- Bunker Hill: 2.6 mi
- Round Hill: 3.2 mi
- Fishing Shore: 7.8 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 12.7 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 14.2 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 14.3 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 22.5 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 17.8 mi
- Quarry (former): 22.4 mi
- Friction Wall: 22.5 mi
- Takoma Spring: 1.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 3.2 mi
- Indian Springs: 4.8 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 5.1 mi
- Sandy Spring: 11.9 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 11.8 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 12.2 mi
- Great Falls: 15.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 22.0 mi
- Wilson: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of L'enfant's cenotaph. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | NNE 23° | 169 m | 24.3 mi |
| Gantt Hill | WSW 257° | 156 m | 14.2 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WNW 303° | 156 m | 14.3 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 311° | 148 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 245° | 144 m | 12.3 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 244° | 140 m | 10.9 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WSW 257° | 140 m | 14.8 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 242° | 137 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:07 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12371817062
Day trips start here
- Capital Region · 2 mi
- College Park · 2 mi
- Hyattsville · 2 mi
- Mount Rainier · 2 mi
- Takoma Park · 2 mi
- Silver Spring · 3 mi
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