- Elevation, modelled
- 12 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 11.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- George Washington Memorial Parkway2.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8977, -77.0174
National Building Museum is a museum, at a modelled 12 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 2.2 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
museum in Washington, D.C.
Dates from 1980.
Wikidata Q624008, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Height
- 18.14 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of National Building Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 279° | 156 m | 11.7 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 323° | 156 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 270° | 144 m | 8.9 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 273° | 140 m | 7.6 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 278° | 140 m | 12.3 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 263° | 137 m | 9.5 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 257° | 125 m | 7.1 mi |
| Point Reno | NW 320° | 123 m | 4.9 mi |
- 2.2 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 4.3 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 4.6 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 7.9 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Joseph Darlington Memorial Fountain: 0.2 mi
- Washington Area Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Jim Pagels: 0.2 mi
- Daguerre Memorial: 0.3 mi
Museums
- LabX: 0.1 mi
- Capital Jewish Museum: 0.1 mi
- The Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum: 0.3 mi
- National Portrait Gallery: 0.3 mi
- Smithsonian American Art Museum: 0.3 mi
Attractions
- Washington Union Station: 0.6 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 0.7 mi
- United States Capitol: 0.7 mi
- Emancipation Hall: 0.7 mi
- Almas Temple: 0.8 mi
Peaks: 34
- Peters Hill: 1.8 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 2.4 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.5 mi
- Round Hill: 2.5 mi
- Lees Hill: 2.8 mi
Beaches: 4
- Fishing Shore: 4.4 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.9 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 13.3 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 13.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.7 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 11.1 mi
- Great Falls: 14.4 mi
- Coe Creek: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wilson: 23.8 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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