Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 66 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Marjorie Merriweather Post, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 3.1 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens is a decorative arts and historic house museum in Washington, D.C. The former residence of businesswoman and philanthropist Marjorie Merriweather Post, Hillwood is known for its decorative arts collection that focuses heavily on the House of Romanov, including two Fabergé eggs. Other highlights are 18th and 19th-century French art and one of the country's finest orchid collections.
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Dates from 1973.
Wikidata Q2058611, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.3 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 6.6 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 8.0 mi off the Booth's Escape
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Marjorie Merriweather Post: 0.0 mi
- Jules Jusserand Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Atomic Clock: 0.5 mi
- Founding of UDC: 0.7 mi
- Capitol Stones: 0.8 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 0.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 28: 0.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 0.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 0.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 3: 0.4 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 0.4 mi
- Reservation 630: 0.5 mi
- Little Forest Park: 1.3 mi
- Boundary Park Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.3 mi
- Pinehurst Parkway: 2.4 mi
- Tilden Gardens: 0.6 mi
- Cleveland Park Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Cactus Garden: 1.0 mi
- Twin Oaks Garden: 1.1 mi
- Bishop’s Garden: 1.4 mi
- Crestwood Triangle Park: 0.6 mi
- International Park: 0.7 mi
- Piney Branch Park: 0.8 mi
- Forest Hills Park: 0.8 mi
- Tregaron Conservancy: 0.9 mi
- Family Tree of Hope Sculpture: 0.8 mi
- Panda: 0.8 mi
- Giant Panda Statue: 0.9 mi
- Saint Dennard: The Edifying Spirit: 0.9 mi
- Giant Anteater Sculpture: 0.9 mi
- Addax: 0.8 mi
- Ostrich: 0.8 mi
- Lesser Kudu: 0.8 mi
- Abyssinian Ground Hornbill: 0.8 mi
- Sitatunga: 0.8 mi
- Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium: 1.1 mi
- American University Museum at the Katzen: 1.8 mi
- Museum of the Palestinian People: 2.0 mi
- Laogai Museum: 2.0 mi
- Dopamine Land: 2.1 mi
- Linnean Hill: 0.5 mi
- Jackson Hill: 1.3 mi
- Point Reno: 1.4 mi
- Camp Hill: 1.7 mi
- Mount Alto: 1.8 mi
- Takoma Spring: 3.3 mi
- Silver Spring: 3.4 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 3.9 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.4 mi
- Sandy Spring: 13.7 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 13.2 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 18.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 18.8 mi
- Indian Head: 24.3 mi
- Fishing Shore: 3.3 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.4 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 10.4 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 10.5 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 7.9 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 8.2 mi
- Great Falls: 11.4 mi
- Coe Creek: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 263° | 156 m | 9.8 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 321° | 156 m | 12.5 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 322° | 148 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 246° | 144 m | 7.7 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 244° | 140 m | 6.3 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 262° | 140 m | 10.3 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 240° | 137 m | 8.7 mi |
| Upton Hill | SW 226° | 125 m | 7.0 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–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/91804743
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