DAR Museum
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DAR Museum is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Daughters of the American Revolution, 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.
Guided tours of the period rooms are available and start on the hour. This is the only way to see the period rooms.
The story
The DAR Museum, run by the Daughters of the American Revolution, is an art and history museum in Washington, D.C. The museum is located in Memorial Continental Hall, just down the street from DAR Constitution Hall, where some of the museum's concerts take place. The museum is known for its more than 30,000 examples of objects made or used in America prior to the Industrial Revolution. Items on display in the more than 30 period rooms include: furniture, silver, paintings, ceramics, and textiles. The museum's collection also includes the New Hampshire Toy Attic where children are able to play with reproductions of historic toys; it is geared toward children aged four through ten, but offers a range of family-friendly content including its more than 30 period rooms.
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Dates from 1910.
Wikidata Q3798323, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.2 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 6.9 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 5.8 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Daughters of the American Revolution: 0.0 mi
- Jose Cecilio del Valle Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Amerigo Vespucci: 0.0 mi
- Red Cross Men and Women Killed in Service: 0.1 mi
- Queen Isabella I Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Armenian Earthquake: 0.1 mi
- Inuksuk: 0.1 mi
- Canova Lions: 0.1 mi
- Major General John A. Rawlins Statue: 0.2 mi
- Atlantic Pavilion: 0.3 mi
- Art Museum of the Americas: 0.1 mi
- Interior Museum: 0.2 mi
- Octagon House: 0.2 mi
- Dacor Bacon House Museum: 0.3 mi
- The People’s House: 0.3 mi
- Bolivar Park: 0.1 mi
- Artigas Park: 0.1 mi
- The Ellipse: 0.2 mi
- Constitution Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Robert Latham Owen Park: 0.3 mi
- Big Red One: 0.1 mi
- White House Kitchen Garden: 0.2 mi
- Children's Garden: 0.2 mi
- German-American Friendship Garden: 0.2 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.3 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 0.1 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 0.4 mi
- Almas Temple: 0.8 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 0.9 mi
- Lock 0: 1.0 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 1.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.5 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.1 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 2.2 mi
- Reservation 630: 3.3 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 3.7 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 3.9 mi
- Peters Hill: 0.6 mi
- Lees Hill: 1.9 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.2 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 2.2 mi
- Camp Hill: 2.4 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.8 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.6 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.4 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.7 mi
- Sandy Spring: 17.0 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 8.4 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Indian Head: 21.3 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.3 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.3 mi
- Fishing Shore: 3.3 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 6.7 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.3 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.4 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.8 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.1 mi
- Great Falls: 13.5 mi
- Coe Creek: 20.9 mi
- Wilson: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of DAR Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 282° | 156 m | 10.6 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 327° | 156 m | 15.7 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 326° | 148 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 272° | 144 m | 7.7 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 276° | 140 m | 6.4 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 281° | 140 m | 11.1 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 264° | 137 m | 8.2 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 257° | 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.
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