DC History Center
DC History Center is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Museum of Illusions, a museum 0.2 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 2.3 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 4.8 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 4.8 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 7.5 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Museum of Illusions: 0.2 mi
- Smithsonian American Art Museum: 0.3 mi
- Planet Word: 0.3 mi
- National Portrait Gallery: 0.3 mi
- National Museum of Women in the Arts: 0.4 mi
- Samuel Gompers Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- 10th Street Park: 0.2 mi
- CenterCityDC NW Park: 0.2 mi
- Chinatown Park: 0.2 mi
- Burke Park: 0.3 mi
- Samuel Gompers Statute: 0.2 mi
- Daguerre Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Founding of the Fraternal Order of the Knights of Pythias: 0.5 mi
- Jamya Williams: 0.5 mi
- National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Edmund Burke Statue: 0.2 mi
- Vaquero: 0.3 mi
- AAAS Art Gallery (public): 0.3 mi
- Homeless Jesus: 0.3 mi
- Ashes to Answers: 0.4 mi
- Almas Temple: 0.4 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 0.8 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 0.9 mi
- Washington Union Station: 1.0 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 1.2 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.8 mi
- Children's Garden: 0.9 mi
- White House Kitchen Garden: 0.9 mi
- Big Red One: 1.0 mi
- Fountain Garden: 1.0 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 1.8 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 2.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.2 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 3.1 mi
- Reservation 630: 3.2 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 3.6 mi
- Alger Park: 4.1 mi
- Peters Hill: 1.6 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.0 mi
- Lees Hill: 2.4 mi
- Round Hill: 2.5 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 2.6 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.0 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.0 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.7 mi
- Sandy Spring: 16.4 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 10.3 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.8 mi
- Indian Head: 22.1 mi
- Fishing Shore: 4.0 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.8 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.8 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.9 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.7 mi
- Great Falls: 14.0 mi
- Coe Creek: 22.0 mi
- Wilson: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of DC History Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 278° | 156 m | 11.4 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 323° | 156 m | 15.7 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 323° | 148 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 268° | 144 m | 8.6 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 270° | 140 m | 7.3 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 277° | 140 m | 11.9 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 261° | 137 m | 9.2 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 254° | 125 m | 6.9 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 | 06:56 | 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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natl Arboretum DC, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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