Peter Muhlenberg Memorial
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Peter Muhlenberg Memorial is a historic site, at a recorded elevation of 99 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-southwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Muhlenberg Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 3.1 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg, commonly known as the Peter Muhlenberg Memorial, is a public monument in Washington, D.C. It honors Peter Muhlenberg, a Lutheran minister, Continental Army general, Federalist Era American politician, and member of the prominent Muhlenberg family. The memorial is located in a one-acre park bounded by Connecticut Avenue, Ellicott Street, and 36th Street NW on the eastern edge of Washington's Wakefield neighborhood. Designed by architect John Harbeson, it features at its center a bronze bust of Muhlenberg, sculpted by his descendant, Caroline M. Hufford. Completed in 1980, 52 years after its construction was authorized by Congress, attendees at the dedication ceremony included West German ambassador Peter Hermes. The bronze sculpture of Muhlenberg is displayed on a limestone pedestal and surrounded on three sides by a concrete exedra. The memorial is owned and maintained by the National Park Service, a federal agency of the Interior Department.
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Dates from 1980.
Wikidata Q6252633, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 99 m
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 4.5 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 7.6 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 2.8 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Muhlenberg Park: 0.0 mi
- Forest Hills Park: 0.3 mi
- Fort Reno Park: 0.4 mi
- Earle Douglass Park: 0.4 mi
- International Park: 0.8 mi
- Civil War Defenses in Washington Fort Reno: 0.5 mi
- Founding of UDC: 0.7 mi
- Atomic Clock: 0.9 mi
- Belmont, 1906: 1.0 mi
- Marjorie Merriweather Post: 1.1 mi
- Fort Reno Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Margaret's Garden: 0.9 mi
- Tilden Gardens: 1.0 mi
- Cleveland Park Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Friendship Garden: 1.2 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 0.8 mi
- Little Forest Park: 0.8 mi
- Reservation 630: 1.2 mi
- Boundary Park Neighborhood Conservation Area: 1.3 mi
- Vinton Park: 1.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 13: 0.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 15: 0.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 14: 1.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 18: 1.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 17: 1.0 mi
- Dopamine Land: 1.0 mi
- Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium: 1.1 mi
- Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens: 1.1 mi
- American University Museum at the Katzen: 1.4 mi
- Kreeger Museum: 2.4 mi
- Oh it’s you, Welcome!: 1.2 mi
- When Now Becomes Then: 1.2 mi
- Artemas Ward Statue: 1.4 mi
- John Wesley: 1.4 mi
- Labyrinth: 1.5 mi
- Twin Oaks: 1.5 mi
- All Hallows Guild Traveling Carousel: 1.6 mi
- Addax: 1.7 mi
- Sitatunga: 1.7 mi
- Ostrich: 1.7 mi
- Point Reno: 0.4 mi
- Linnean Hill: 1.6 mi
- Mount Alto: 2.1 mi
- Camp Hill: 2.2 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.3 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 3.2 mi
- Silver Spring: 3.3 mi
- Takoma Spring: 3.7 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.0 mi
- Sandy Spring: 13.1 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 6.8 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 7.2 mi
- Great Falls: 10.3 mi
- Coe Creek: 22.3 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 24.7 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 18.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 18.1 mi
- Indian Head: 24.7 mi
- Fishing Shore: 3.3 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.5 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 9.3 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 9.4 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Peter Muhlenberg Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WSW 258° | 156 m | 9.0 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 323° | 156 m | 11.4 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 323° | 148 m | 20.3 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 238° | 144 m | 7.2 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SW 234° | 140 m | 5.9 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WSW 257° | 140 m | 9.6 mi |
| Prout Hill | SW 233° | 137 m | 8.3 mi |
| Upton Hill | SW 217° | 125 m | 6.9 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358960292
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