Octagon House
Octagon House is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Major General John A. Rawlins Statue, a artwork 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.3 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic house in Washington, D.C.
Dates from 1799.
Wikidata Q7754672, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1799
What to expect
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.3 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 6.8 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 5.9 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Major General John A. Rawlins Statue: 0.1 mi
- Canova Lions: 0.1 mi
- Armenian Earthquake: 0.1 mi
- Around the Void, 1969: 0.2 mi
- Floor Frame: 0.3 mi
- Red Cross: 0.1 mi
- Jane A Delano and the Nurses Who Died in Service in World War I: 0.1 mi
- Red Cross Men and Women Killed in Service: 0.1 mi
- First Division Monument: 0.1 mi
- Daughters of the American Revolution: 0.2 mi
- Dacor Bacon House Museum: 0.1 mi
- Interior Museum: 0.2 mi
- DAR Museum: 0.2 mi
- The People’s House: 0.2 mi
- Renwick Gallery: 0.2 mi
- Big Red One: 0.2 mi
- Children's Garden: 0.2 mi
- White House Kitchen Garden: 0.2 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.2 mi
- German-American Friendship Garden: 0.4 mi
- Bolivar Park: 0.2 mi
- Robert Latham Owen Park: 0.2 mi
- Edward J. Kelly Park: 0.3 mi
- Artigas Park: 0.3 mi
- The Ellipse: 0.3 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 0.3 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 0.3 mi
- Almas Temple: 0.7 mi
- Lock 0: 0.9 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 1.0 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 2.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.3 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 2.1 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.3 mi
- Reservation 630: 3.1 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 3.6 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 3.8 mi
- Peters Hill: 0.5 mi
- Lees Hill: 1.8 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.0 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 2.1 mi
- Camp Hill: 2.2 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.5 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.2 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.7 mi
- Sandy Spring: 16.9 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 9.9 mi
- Indian Head: 21.4 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.1 mi
- Fishing Shore: 3.2 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 6.7 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.2 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.2 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.7 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.0 mi
- Great Falls: 13.3 mi
- Coe Creek: 20.9 mi
- Wilson: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Octagon House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 281° | 156 m | 10.5 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 327° | 156 m | 15.5 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 326° | 148 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 271° | 144 m | 7.6 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 274° | 140 m | 6.3 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 280° | 140 m | 11.0 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 263° | 137 m | 8.2 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 255° | 125 m | 5.9 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 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 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.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000863OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Octagon, The, reference 66000863, listed 10/15/66.
OpenStreetMap element way/65780799
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