Anderson House
Anderson House is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Mohandas K. Gandhi Statue, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.4 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic house museum in Washington, D.C.
Wikidata Q1279761, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 6.0 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 6.2 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 6.1 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Mohandas K. Gandhi Statue: 0.0 mi
- Kossuth Lajos: 0.1 mi
- Orlando Letelier Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Alice Swanson: 0.2 mi
- Sonny Bono: 0.2 mi
- Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Statue: 0.1 mi
- Taras Shevchenko Statue: 0.1 mi
- General Philip H. Sheridan Statue: 0.2 mi
- Buffaloes Statue: 0.2 mi
- Branches on armature: 0.3 mi
- The Phillips Collection: 0.1 mi
- Heurich House Museum: 0.3 mi
- National Museum Of American Jewish Military History: 0.3 mi
- Museum of the Palestinian People: 0.5 mi
- Laogai Museum: 0.5 mi
- Sheridan Circle: 0.2 mi
- Sonny Bono Park: 0.2 mi
- Dupont Circle: 0.2 mi
- Mitchell Park: 0.3 mi
- Duke Ellington Park: 0.3 mi
- West End Garden: 0.3 mi
- Kalorama Garden: 0.7 mi
- Dumbarton Oaks Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.1 mi
- Children's Garden: 1.1 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 0.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 2.3 mi
- Old Stone House: 0.8 mi
- Lock 0: 0.9 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 1.0 mi
- Almas Temple: 1.0 mi
- Alpacas: 1.1 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 1.9 mi
- Reservation 630: 2.0 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 2.5 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 3.2 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 3.3 mi
- Jackson Hill: 1.0 mi
- Lees Hill: 1.0 mi
- Peters Hill: 1.1 mi
- Camp Hill: 1.3 mi
- Mount Alto: 1.7 mi
- Takoma Spring: 4.9 mi
- Silver Spring: 5.5 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 6.2 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.3 mi
- Sandy Spring: 15.9 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.1 mi
- Indian Head: 22.2 mi
- Fishing Shore: 2.6 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.0 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 11.4 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 11.5 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 8.9 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 9.2 mi
- Great Falls: 12.6 mi
- Coe Creek: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Anderson House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 276° | 156 m | 10.0 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 326° | 156 m | 14.5 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 325° | 148 m | 23.4 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 263° | 144 m | 7.3 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 265° | 140 m | 6.0 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 275° | 140 m | 10.5 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 255° | 137 m | 8.0 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 245° | 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–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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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