National Museum of the American Indian
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National Museum of the American Indian is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Totem Poles, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.8 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The National Museum of the American Indian is a museum in the United States devoted to the culture of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. It is part of the Smithsonian Institution group of museums and research centers. The museum has three facilities. The National Museum of the American Indian on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., opened on September 21, 2004, on Fourth Street and Independence Avenue, Southwest. The George Gustav Heye Center, a permanent museum, is located at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City, opened in October 1994. The Cultural Resources Center, a research and collections facility, is located in Suitland, Maryland. The foundations for the present collections were first assembled in the former Museum of the American Indian in New York City, which was established in 1916, and which became part of the Smithsonian in 1989.
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Dates from 2004.
Wikidata Q1075141, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 42 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Smithsonian Institution
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 3.9 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 4.7 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 8.2 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Totem Poles: 0.0 mi
- Buffalo Dancer II: 0.0 mi
- Second Inaugural Address: 0.1 mi
- Tapestry: 0.1 mi
- D-Day Address: 0.1 mi
- Seaton Park - East: 0.1 mi
- Seaton Park - West: 0.1 mi
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Union Square: 0.2 mi
- Federal Aviation Administration Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- West Gallery: 0.2 mi
- Mediterranean: 0.2 mi
- Orchids: 0.2 mi
- Rare & Endangered: 0.2 mi
- Southern Exposure: 0.2 mi
- East Wing National Gallery of Art: 0.2 mi
- Museum of the Bible: 0.2 mi
- National Gallery of Art: 0.3 mi
- Arts and Industries Building: 0.4 mi
- U.S. National Archives: 0.5 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 0.4 mi
- United States Capitol: 0.4 mi
- Emancipation Hall: 0.5 mi
- Washington Union Station: 0.8 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 1.3 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.3 mi
- Alger Park: 3.2 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 3.5 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 3.9 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 4.0 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 2.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 4.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 4.1 mi
- Troy Park: 4.2 mi
- Peters Hill: 1.9 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 2.6 mi
- Jackson Hill: 3.0 mi
- Round Hill: 3.0 mi
- Lees Hill: 3.2 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.9 mi
- Silver Spring: 7.0 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.1 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.2 mi
- Sandy Spring: 17.4 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Indian Head: 21.4 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.9 mi
- Fishing Shore: 4.6 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.6 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 13.6 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 13.7 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 11.1 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 11.4 mi
- Great Falls: 14.8 mi
- Coe Creek: 21.8 mi
- Wilson: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of National Museum of the American Indian. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 283° | 156 m | 11.9 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 324° | 156 m | 16.7 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 274° | 144 m | 8.9 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 278° | 140 m | 7.7 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 281° | 140 m | 12.4 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 267° | 137 m | 9.5 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 262° | 125 m | 7.0 mi |
| Point Reno | NW 324° | 123 m | 5.4 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 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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