Skip to content

National Postal Museum

OpenStreetMap · way/67100670

Plan a drive here
Elevation, modelled
8 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Gantt Hill156 m · 12.2 mi
Nearest byway
George Washington Memorial Parkway2.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:37local time
Coordinates
38.8980, -77.0080

National Postal Museum is a museum, at a modelled 8 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is National Guard Memorial Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 2.6 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

museum in Washington, D.C., a division of the Smithsonian Institution

Dates from 1993.

Wikidata Q144900, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Height
21.76 m
Operated by
Smithsonian Institute
Fee
No

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of National Postal Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillW 279°156 m12.2 mi
Hunting HillNW 322°156 m16.5 mi
Mount DanielW 270°144 m9.4 mi
Minor's HillW 273°140 m8.1 mi
Freedom HillW 278°140 m12.8 mi
Prout HillW 263°137 m10.0 mi
Upton HillWSW 258°125 m7.6 mi
Point RenoNW 316°123 m5.2 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4419:5820:37
September equinox06:5618:3219:07
December solstice07:2416:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to National Postal Museum.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens