US Capitol West Gatehouse
US Capitol West Gatehouse is a historic site, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Queen Isabella I Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.3 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Architectural ensemble in Washington, D.C., United States of America.
Dates from 1828.
Wikidata Q7863103, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3 m
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.1 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 7.0 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 5.8 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Inuksuk: 0.0 mi
- Atlantic Pavilion: 0.2 mi
- Armenian Earthquake: 0.2 mi
- Canova Lions: 0.2 mi
- Pacific Pavilion: 0.2 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 0.1 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 0.5 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 0.8 mi
- Almas Temple: 0.8 mi
- Lock 0: 1.1 mi
- Artigas Park: 0.1 mi
- Constitution Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Bolivar Park: 0.2 mi
- The Ellipse: 0.2 mi
- Robert Latham Owen Park: 0.3 mi
- DAR Museum: 0.1 mi
- Art Museum of the Americas: 0.1 mi
- Interior Museum: 0.2 mi
- Octagon House: 0.3 mi
- National Museum of African American History and Culture: 0.4 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 2.3 mi
- Reservation 630: 3.4 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 3.9 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 4.0 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.4 mi
- Troy Park: 3.7 mi
- Queen Isabella I Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Romulo Gallegos: 0.0 mi
- Teresa De La Parra: 0.1 mi
- Gabriela Mistral: 0.1 mi
- Pablo Neruda: 0.1 mi
- German-American Friendship Garden: 0.1 mi
- Big Red One: 0.2 mi
- White House Kitchen Garden: 0.3 mi
- Children's Garden: 0.3 mi
- Floral Library: 0.4 mi
- Peters Hill: 0.7 mi
- Lees Hill: 2.0 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 2.3 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.3 mi
- Camp Hill: 2.5 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.9 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.7 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.5 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.8 mi
- Sandy Spring: 17.1 mi
- Fishing Shore: 3.4 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 6.7 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.4 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.5 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Indian Head: 21.2 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.4 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.9 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.2 mi
- Great Falls: 13.6 mi
- Coe Creek: 20.9 mi
- Wilson: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of US Capitol West Gatehouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 282° | 156 m | 10.7 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 327° | 156 m | 15.8 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 326° | 148 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 273° | 144 m | 7.7 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 277° | 140 m | 6.5 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 281° | 140 m | 11.2 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 265° | 137 m | 8.3 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 258° | 125 m | 5.9 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–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/66418906
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