Petersen House
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Petersen House is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Founding of the Fraternal Order of the Knights of Pythias, a historic site 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.9 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Petersen House is a 19th-century federal style row house in the United States in Washington, D.C., located at 516 10th Street NW, several blocks east of the White House. It is known for being the house where President Abraham Lincoln died on April 15, 1865 after being shot the previous evening at Ford's Theatre located across the street. The house was built in 1849 by William A. Petersen, a German tailor. Future vice-president John C. Breckinridge, a friend of the Lincoln family, rented this house in 1852. It served as a boarding house in 1865 and has been a museum since the 1930s, currently administered by the National Park Service.
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Wikidata Q4799733, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 4.7 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 5.1 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 7.5 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Founding of the Fraternal Order of the Knights of Pythias: 0.1 mi
- Brigadier General Count Casimir Pulaski: 0.2 mi
- Daguerre Memorial: 0.2 mi
- United States Navy Memorial Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Great Seal of the United States: 0.3 mi
- Homeless Jesus: 0.1 mi
- Benjamin Franklin Statue: 0.2 mi
- English Renaissance Sculpture: 0.2 mi
- Vaquero: 0.2 mi
- Plan of the Capitol: 0.2 mi
- Smithsonian American Art Museum: 0.2 mi
- National Portrait Gallery: 0.2 mi
- Old Post Office Tower and Museum: 0.2 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 0.2 mi
- Navy Memorial Visitor Center: 0.2 mi
- CenterCityDC NW Park: 0.3 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 0.4 mi
- National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden: 0.4 mi
- Franklin Square: 0.4 mi
- Sherman Park: 0.4 mi
- Almas Temple: 0.5 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 0.5 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 0.6 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 0.8 mi
- United States Capitol: 1.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.6 mi
- Moongate Garden: 0.6 mi
- White House Kitchen Garden: 0.6 mi
- Fountain Garden: 0.6 mi
- Children's Garden: 0.6 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 1.7 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 2.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.5 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.5 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 2.9 mi
- Reservation 630: 3.4 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 3.8 mi
- Alger Park: 3.9 mi
- Peters Hill: 1.4 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.2 mi
- Lees Hill: 2.4 mi
- Camp Hill: 2.8 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 2.9 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.4 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.4 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.4 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.1 mi
- Sandy Spring: 16.8 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 9.9 mi
- Indian Head: 21.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.2 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.2 mi
- Fishing Shore: 3.9 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.4 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.9 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 13.0 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.4 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.7 mi
- Great Falls: 14.0 mi
- Coe Creek: 21.6 mi
- Wilson: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Petersen House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 280° | 156 m | 11.3 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 325° | 156 m | 15.9 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 324° | 148 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 270° | 144 m | 8.4 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 274° | 140 m | 7.1 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 279° | 140 m | 11.8 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 263° | 137 m | 9.0 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 256° | 125 m | 6.7 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 | 06:56 | 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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natl Arboretum DC, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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