Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Moongate Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.4 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery is an art museum of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., focusing on Asian art. The Sackler Gallery and the Freer Gallery of Art together form the National Museum of Asian Art in the United States. The Freer and Sackler galleries house the largest Asian art research library in the country. Founded in 1982, the Gallery is named after Arthur M. Sackler, who donated approximately 1,000 objects and $4 million to the building of the museum. Located on the south side of the National Mall, and being physically connected to the Freer Gallery of Art, 96% of the museum is located underground below the Enid A. Haupt Garden. In 2018 the gallery was the target of protesters accusing the Sackler family of being a key contributor to the opioid epidemic in the United States.
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Dates from 1987.
Wikidata Q259767, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 6 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Smithsonian Institution
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 4.3 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 5.2 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 7.7 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Moongate Garden: 0.0 mi
- Fountain Garden: 0.1 mi
- Floral Library: 0.6 mi
- German-American Friendship Garden: 0.6 mi
- West Gallery: 0.7 mi
- National Museum of African Art: 0.0 mi
- Arts and Industries Building: 0.1 mi
- National Museum of Natural History: 0.2 mi
- International Spy Museum: 0.3 mi
- National Museum of American History: 0.3 mi
- Andrew Jackson Downing Urn: 0.1 mi
- Thomas Hollowell: 0.3 mi
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: 0.4 mi
- General Winfield Scott Hancock: 0.5 mi
- United States Navy Memorial Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Spencer Fullerton Baird: 0.1 mi
- Arthur Vining Downing Statue: 0.1 mi
- Joseph Henry: 0.1 mi
- Angola II: 0.2 mi
- Geometric Mouse: 0.2 mi
- Smithsonian Grounds: 0.1 mi
- Mary Livingston Ripley Garden: 0.1 mi
- Earth Day Park: 0.1 mi
- Luci's Park: 0.2 mi
- Hancock Park: 0.2 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 0.1 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 0.8 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 0.9 mi
- United States Capitol: 1.0 mi
- Emancipation Hall: 1.0 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 1.9 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 3.0 mi
- Alger Park: 3.6 mi
- Reservation 630: 3.9 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 4.4 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 3.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 3.8 mi
- Troy Park: 3.8 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.9 mi
- Peters Hill: 1.4 mi
- Lees Hill: 2.7 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.8 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 3.0 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 3.1 mi
- Takoma Spring: 6.0 mi
- Silver Spring: 7.0 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.5 mi
- Sandy Spring: 17.4 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Indian Head: 21.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.8 mi
- Fishing Shore: 4.1 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.2 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 13.1 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 13.2 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.7 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 11.0 mi
- Great Falls: 14.3 mi
- Coe Creek: 21.3 mi
- Wilson: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 283° | 156 m | 11.4 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 326° | 156 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 275° | 144 m | 8.4 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 279° | 140 m | 7.2 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 282° | 140 m | 11.9 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 267° | 137 m | 8.9 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 262° | 125 m | 6.5 mi |
| Point Reno | NNW 329° | 123 m | 5.2 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 | 06:56 | 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/26765042
Day trips start here
- Washington, D.C./National Mall · 0 mi
- Washington, D.C./East End · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./Waterfront · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./West End · 1 mi
- Arlington National Cemetery · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./Capitol Hill · 2 mi
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