- Elevation
- 67 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 12.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- George Washington Memorial Parkway4.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 38.9377, -77.0048
Pope John Paul II National Shrine is a museum, at a recorded 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.
national shrine in Washington, D.C
Dates from 2001.
Wikidata Q7229193, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Elevation
- 67 m
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 |
- 4.3 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Wilson: 24.6 mi
| 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).
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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