- Elevation, modelled
- 13 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 10.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- George Washington Memorial Parkway1.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8963, -77.0415
Octagon House is a museum, at a modelled 13 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Cross, a historic site 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.3 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
historic house in Washington, D.C.
Dates from 1799.
Wikidata Q7754672, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Built
- 1799
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 |
- 1.3 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 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
Historic sites
Museums
- 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
Attractions
- 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
Peaks: 36
- 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
Beaches: 4
- Fishing Shore: 3.2 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 6.7 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.2 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.7 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.0 mi
- Great Falls: 13.3 mi
- Coe Creek: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wilson: 24.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
- National Register of Historic Places — Octagon, The, reference 66000863, listed 10/15/66.
- OpenStreetMap record
- Wikipedia
- Wikidata
- Official site
- National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000863
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