World’s First Public Passenger Flight
World’s First Public Passenger Flight is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 72 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Orville Wright's First Virginia Flight, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.2 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1983
What to expect
- Operated by
- Virginia Department of Historic Resources
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.6 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 7.0 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 8.3 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Orville Wright's First Virginia Flight: 0.0 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 0.0 mi
- The Old Guard Monument: 0.1 mi
- Bakers Creek Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Lyon Park Community Center: 0.5 mi
- Fillmore Park: 0.4 mi
- Rocky Run Park: 0.5 mi
- Lyon Park: 0.5 mi
- Triangle Park on N Fillmore: 0.5 mi
- Zitkala-Ša Park: 0.5 mi
- Bell: 0.6 mi
- Rising Star: 0.6 mi
- Courthouse River Plaza: 0.6 mi
- Star Chart: 0.6 mi
- Agricultural and Industrial Scenes – Sketches of Virginia: 0.7 mi
- Flower Garden: 0.6 mi
- Presidential Grove: 1.8 mi
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove: 1.8 mi
- The Statues: 2.0 mi
- Fort Barnard Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Memorial Gate Fountain: 0.8 mi
- Lock 0: 1.9 mi
- Constitution Park Bell: 2.0 mi
- Old Stone House: 2.1 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 2.5 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 1.3 mi
- Ballston Wetland Park: 1.9 mi
- Lubber Run Park: 2.0 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.4 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 2.5 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 1.3 mi
- Peters Hill: 2.0 mi
- Georgetown Heights: 2.3 mi
- Lees Hill: 2.4 mi
- Camp Hill: 2.9 mi
- Fishing Shore: 2.2 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 4.2 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 10.9 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 11.0 mi
- Beaver Landing: 23.2 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Indian Head: 19.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 23.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 23.1 mi
- Takoma Spring: 7.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 8.1 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.3 mi
- Indian Springs: 13.1 mi
- Sandy Spring: 18.2 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 8.5 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 8.8 mi
- Great Falls: 12.1 mi
- Coe Creek: 18.4 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 24.9 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 22.6 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 22.6 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 23.3 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of World’s First Public Passenger Flight. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 291° | 156 m | 8.6 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 337° | 156 m | 15.4 mi |
| Black Hill | NNW 332° | 148 m | 24.1 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WNW 282° | 144 m | 5.4 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WNW 291° | 140 m | 4.3 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 289° | 140 m | 9.0 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 270° | 137 m | 5.8 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 262° | 125 m | 3.4 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11265654197
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