- Elevation, modelled
- 33 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 16.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- George Washington Memorial Parkwayon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 38.7101, -77.0877
Mount Vernon: The Story of an American Icon is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled 33 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Donald W. Reynolds Museum & Education Center, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway runs past it. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Meet the people who shaped Mount Vernon, including Washington and Custis family members, enslaved and hired laborers, and Vice Regents of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, which has owned and preserved Mount Vernon since the 19th century.
plantation estate of George Washington, in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
Dates from 1756.
Wikidata Q731635, matched on coordinates and name (296 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Vernon: The Story of an American Icon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | NNW 332° | 156 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mount Daniel | NNW 339° | 144 m | 13.9 mi |
| Minor's Hill | NNW 344° | 140 m | 13.9 mi |
| Freedom Hill | NNW 330° | 140 m | 16.9 mi |
| Prout Hill | NNW 335° | 137 m | 13.1 mi |
| Upton Hill | NNW 344° | 125 m | 11.8 mi |
| Point Reno | N 2° | 123 m | 16.7 mi |
| Spy Hill | NNW 346° | 114 m | 11.3 mi |
- On the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 8.9 mi off the Religious Freedom BywayNational
- 10.3 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 14.7 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Fort Washington Overlook · 2 mi
- Viewing Area · 12 mi
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 13 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Donald W. Reynolds Museum & Education Center: 0.0 mi
- Lives Bound Together: Slavery at Mount Vernon: 0.1 mi
- Distillery: 2.3 mi
- Gristmill: 2.3 mi
- Miller's Cottage: 2.3 mi
- Historic Area Entrance & Exit: 0.0 mi
- Mansion Line Entry: 0.1 mi
- Mansion Circle/Specialty Tours: 0.2 mi
- George Washington's Mount Vernon: 0.2 mi
- George Washington's Distillery and Gristmill Tour: 2.3 mi
- Purple Heart Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Slave Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Marshall Hall: 1.8 mi
- Belvoir Manor: 3.1 mi
- Pentagon Stones: 4.6 mi
- Shooters Hill: 7.0 mi
- Bald Eagle Hill: 8.8 mi
- Munson Hill: 10.8 mi
- Spy Hill: 11.3 mi
- Upton Hill: 11.8 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 10.0 mi
- Fishing Shore: 13.9 mi
- Beaver Landing: 15.4 mi
- Dolphin Beach: 15.4 mi
- West Beach: 15.8 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 14.6 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 14.6 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 22.9 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 22.9 mi
- Coe Creek: 15.0 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 18.8 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 18.8 mi
- Great Falls: 21.8 mi
- Wilson: 25.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Mount Vernon · 2 mi
- South Alexandria · 3 mi
- Fort Washington · 5 mi
- National Harbor · 6 mi
- Alexandria · 7 mi
- Springfield · 7 mi
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