- Elevation, modelled
- 15 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 11.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- George Washington Memorial Parkway2.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8979, -77.0224
National Portrait Gallery is a museum, at a modelled 15 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Daguerre Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 2.0 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
art museum in Washington, D.C., a division of the Smithsonian Institution
Dates from 1962.
Wikidata Q1967614, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Operated by
- Smithsonian Institution
- Fee
- No
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of National Portrait Gallery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 280° | 156 m | 11.5 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 324° | 156 m | 16.0 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 324° | 148 m | 24.9 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 270° | 144 m | 8.6 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 273° | 140 m | 7.3 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 278° | 140 m | 12.0 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 263° | 137 m | 9.2 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 256° | 125 m | 6.9 mi |
- 2.0 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 4.6 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 4.8 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 7.6 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Smithsonian American Art Museum: 0.1 mi
- The Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum: 0.1 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 0.2 mi
- LabX: 0.2 mi
- Petersen House: 0.2 mi
- Almas Temple: 0.6 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 0.6 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 0.8 mi
- Washington Union Station: 0.9 mi
- United States Capitol: 0.9 mi
- Peters Hill: 1.6 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.3 mi
- Lees Hill: 2.6 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 2.6 mi
- Round Hill: 2.7 mi
- Fishing Shore: 4.1 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.6 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 13.0 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 13.1 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.5 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.8 mi
- Great Falls: 14.2 mi
- Coe Creek: 21.9 mi
- Wilson: 24.0 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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