- Elevation, modelled
- 20 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 11.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- George Washington Memorial Parkway2.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 38.9026, -77.0232
DC History Center is a museum, at a modelled 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.
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- Yes
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 |
- 2.3 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 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
Museums
- 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
Historic sites
- 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
Attractions
- 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
Peaks: 35
- 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
Beaches: 4
- Fishing Shore: 4.0 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.8 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.8 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.7 mi
- Great Falls: 14.0 mi
- Coe Creek: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wilson: 24.2 mi
| 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 |
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