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Southwest No. 4 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia

Southwest No. 4 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia from directly overhead

Southwest No. 4 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 60 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Charles W. Hendryx Memorial, a historic site 0.4 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 2.5 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
Original Federal Boundary Stone District of Columbia Placed 1791-1792 Protected by Continental Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution 1916

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates38.83154, -77.09320

Named places within 25 miles

Picnic sites
Parks
  • Fort Ward Park: 0.5 mi
  • Fort Reynolds Park: 0.5 mi
  • Utah Park: 0.6 mi
  • Jennie Dean Park: 0.9 mi
  • Chinquapin Park: 0.9 mi
Gardens
Attractions
Artworks
  • Egg: 1.8 mi
  • Dogs of Del Ray Painting: 1.9 mi
  • 211 1/3 Ashby: 2.0 mi
  • 301 2/3 Ashbey: 2.0 mi
  • Ripple: 2.0 mi
Peaks: 43
Beaches: 7
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Fishing Shore: 5.5 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 13.0 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 13.1 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 20.3 mi
Springs: 5
  • Takoma Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Silver Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Indian Springs: 15.8 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 21.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Stubblefield Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Great Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Coe Creek: 16.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 20.2 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 20.2 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 21.6 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 21.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Southwest No. 4 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillNW 311°156 m9.9 mi
Hunting HillNNW 342°156 m18.4 mi
Mount DanielNW 314°144 m6.6 mi
Minor's HillNW 325°140 m6.1 mi
Freedom HillNW 308°140 m10.2 mi
Prout HillWNW 303°137 m6.3 mi
Upton HillNW 316°125 m4.1 mi
Point RenoN 6°123 m8.4 mi

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–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384048586776817972615042
Precip in2.92.63.53.23.94.24.33.33.93.72.93.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington Reagan Natl AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8368116747

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