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Old Post Office Tower and Museum

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Elevation, modelled
3 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Gantt Hill156 m · 11.2 mi
Nearest byway
George Washington Memorial Parkway1.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:38local time
Coordinates
38.8937, -77.0277

Old Post Office Tower and Museum is a museum, at a modelled 3 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Thomas Hollowell, a historic site 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.6 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

historic building in Washington, D.C.

Wikidata Q1141542, matched on coordinates and name (42 m apart).

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Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Post Office Tower and Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillWNW 281°156 m11.2 mi
Hunting HillNW 325°156 m16.1 mi
Black HillNW 324°148 m24.9 mi
Mount DanielW 272°144 m8.3 mi
Minor's HillW 275°140 m7.1 mi
Freedom HillW 280°140 m11.8 mi
Prout HillW 265°137 m8.9 mi
Upton HillWSW 258°125 m6.5 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:20
June solstice05:4419:5820:38
September equinox06:5618:3219:07
December solstice07:2416:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

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