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Old Stone House

Old Stone House from directly overhead

Old Stone House is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 9.4 miles off. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 0.6 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

historic house museum in Washington, DC

Dates from 1765.

Wikidata Q7085121, matched on coordinates and name (28 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.90535, -77.06038

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
  • Old Stone House Garden: 0.0 mi
  • Georgetown Waterfront Park: 0.3 mi
  • Thompson's Boat Center: 0.4 mi
  • Rose Park: 0.4 mi
  • Francis Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Picnic sites
Gardens
  • West End Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Dumbarton Oaks Gardens: 0.6 mi
  • Presidential Grove: 0.9 mi
  • Whitehaven Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Kalorama Garden: 1.3 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Peaks: 36
Springs: 5
  • Takoma Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Silver Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Indian Springs: 11.1 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Fishing Shore: 2.0 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 11.0 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 11.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Stubblefield Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Great Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Coe Creek: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 24.3 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillW 279°156 m9.4 mi
Hunting HillNNW 329°156 m14.4 mi
Black HillNNW 327°148 m23.3 mi
Mount DanielW 265°144 m6.6 mi
Minor's HillW 269°140 m5.3 mi
Freedom HillW 277°140 m9.9 mi
Prout HillWSW 257°137 m7.3 mi
Upton HillWSW 245°125 m5.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:20
June solstice05:4419:5820:38
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2416:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744566573787669574638
Precip in3.33.24.13.54.44.25.14.44.54.43.33.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12081780919

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