Decatur House
Decatur House 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 Decatur Carriage House, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.5 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Decatur House is a historic house museum at 748 Jackson Place in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. It is named after its first owner and occupant, the naval officer Stephen Decatur Jr. Built in 1818, the house is located at the northwest corner of Lafayette Square, about a block from the White House. In the winter of 1820-21, new owners built an outbuilding on the property at the back which was in part used for slave quarters. Until the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect on January 1, 1863, weekly auctions of enslaved black persons were held in the house's backyard, now a wedding venue. The building currently houses a museum, as well as the National Center for White House History, operated by the White House Historical Association.
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Dates from 1818.
Wikidata Q5248791, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.3 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 6.8 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 5.7 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Decatur Carriage House: 0.0 mi
- Renwick Gallery: 0.1 mi
- The People’s House: 0.1 mi
- Dacor Bacon House Museum: 0.3 mi
- Octagon House: 0.3 mi
- Major General von Steuben: 0.0 mi
- Major General Rochambeau: 0.1 mi
- Andrew Jackson: 0.1 mi
- Admiral David G Farragut: 0.1 mi
- Brigadier General Kosciuszko: 0.2 mi
- Cup: 0.1 mi
- Cup: 0.1 mi
- Floor Frame: 0.2 mi
- Liberty Bell Replica: 0.3 mi
- Around the Void, 1969: 0.3 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 0.1 mi
- Almas Temple: 0.4 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 0.6 mi
- Lock 0: 1.0 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 1.1 mi
- Farragut Square: 0.1 mi
- McPherson Square: 0.3 mi
- Sherman Park: 0.4 mi
- James Monroe Park: 0.4 mi
- The Ellipse: 0.4 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.2 mi
- Children's Garden: 0.3 mi
- Big Red One: 0.3 mi
- White House Kitchen Garden: 0.3 mi
- German-American Friendship Garden: 0.6 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 1.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 2.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 2.8 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 2.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.1 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 2.2 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.5 mi
- Reservation 630: 2.9 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 3.4 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 3.8 mi
- Peters Hill: 0.8 mi
- Lees Hill: 1.7 mi
- Jackson Hill: 1.8 mi
- Camp Hill: 2.1 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 2.3 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.4 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.2 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.4 mi
- Sandy Spring: 16.6 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 10.1 mi
- Indian Head: 21.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.9 mi
- Fishing Shore: 3.2 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.0 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.2 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.3 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.7 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.0 mi
- Great Falls: 13.4 mi
- Coe Creek: 21.2 mi
- Wilson: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Decatur House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 280° | 156 m | 10.6 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 326° | 156 m | 15.4 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 325° | 148 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 269° | 144 m | 7.8 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 272° | 140 m | 6.5 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 278° | 140 m | 11.1 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 261° | 137 m | 8.4 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 253° | 125 m | 6.1 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Washington, D.C./West End · 0 mi
- Washington, D.C./Dupont Circle · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./East End · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./National Mall · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./Shaw · 1 mi
- Arlington National Cemetery · 2 mi
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