Pope John Paul II National Shrine
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Pope John Paul II National Shrine is a museum, at a recorded elevation of 67 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is John Paul II, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 4.3 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Saint John Paul II National Shrine is a national shrine in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. It is a place of prayer for Catholics and welcomes people of all faiths. The Shrine houses a permanent exhibit called A Gift of Love: the Life of Saint John Paul II and is home to the Redemptor Hominis Church and Luminous Mysteries Chapel. Mass is celebrated daily in the Redemptor Hominis Church, and the Luminous Mysteries Chapel houses a first-class relic of John Paul II. The 130,000-square-foot (12,000 m2) building is built on 12 acres (4.9 ha) adjacent to The Catholic University of America and the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in the Brookland neighborhood of Northeast Washington.
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Dates from 2001.
Wikidata Q7229193, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 67 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 4.0 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 6.2 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 7.9 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- John Paul II: 0.0 mi
- Armando Martinez-Ramos: 0.7 mi
- Adams Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Fort Bunker Hill Plaque: 0.9 mi
- Peace Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Mary's Garden: 0.3 mi
- Rosary Walk & Garden: 0.4 mi
- Mamie D. Lee Garden: 1.1 mi
- Bunker Hill Elementary School Rain Garden: 1.1 mi
- Franciscan Monastery Garden: 1.1 mi
- Sedes Sapiente Statue: 0.3 mi
- Christ Crucified: 0.4 mi
- Our Lady of Fatima: 0.4 mi
- General Scott Statue: 0.4 mi
- Saint Dominic Statue: 0.5 mi
- University Mall: 0.4 mi
- University Lawn: 0.4 mi
- Turkey Thicket: 0.7 mi
- Brookland Green: 0.7 mi
- Fort Totten Park: 0.8 mi
- President Lincoln's Cottage: 0.5 mi
- Howard University Museum: 1.3 mi
- National Deaf Life Museum at Gallaudet University: 2.3 mi
- Laogai Museum: 2.5 mi
- Museum of the Palestinian People: 2.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 1.7 mi
- Picnic Grove 23: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 24: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 3: 2.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 2.5 mi
- Tiger Tracks: 2.3 mi
- Tiger Survival: 2.3 mi
- Growing Up Tiger: 2.3 mi
- Tiger Compare: 2.3 mi
- Tiger Tracks: 2.3 mi
- Reservation 630: 2.9 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 3.0 mi
- Little Forest Park: 3.4 mi
- Pinehurst Parkway: 3.9 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 4.3 mi
- Bunker Hill: 0.9 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 1.1 mi
- Round Hill: 1.2 mi
- Hoover Hill: 1.8 mi
- Barnard Hill: 1.9 mi
- Takoma Spring: 2.5 mi
- Silver Spring: 3.8 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 5.3 mi
- Indian Springs: 7.4 mi
- Sandy Spring: 14.0 mi
- Fishing Shore: 5.3 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 9.9 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 13.0 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 13.1 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 24.7 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.5 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.8 mi
- Great Falls: 14.0 mi
- Coe Creek: 24.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 24.9 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 19.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 19.6 mi
- Indian Head: 24.8 mi
- Wilson: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pope John Paul II National Shrine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 266° | 156 m | 12.3 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 314° | 156 m | 14.5 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 318° | 148 m | 23.3 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 254° | 144 m | 9.9 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 254° | 140 m | 8.6 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 266° | 140 m | 12.8 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 249° | 137 m | 10.8 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 240° | 125 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/297739339
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./Brookland-Petworth-Takoma · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./Near Northeast · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./Shaw · 2 mi
- Hyattsville · 3 mi
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