- Elevation, modelled
- 99 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 11.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- George Washington Memorial Parkway4.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 38.9417, -77.0118
President Lincoln's Cottage is a museum, at a modelled 99 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Adams Memorial, a historic site 0.4 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 4.2 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
national monument in the United States
Dates from 2000.
Wikidata Q1420909, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of President Lincoln's Cottage. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 265° | 156 m | 11.9 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 315° | 156 m | 14.1 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 318° | 148 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 252° | 144 m | 9.7 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 251° | 140 m | 8.3 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 264° | 140 m | 12.5 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 247° | 137 m | 10.6 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 237° | 125 m | 8.6 mi |
- 4.2 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 4.4 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 6.6 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 7.5 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Adams Memorial: 0.4 mi
- John Paul II: 0.5 mi
- Aray Zikie: 1.1 mi
- Armando Martinez-Ramos: 1.1 mi
- Fort Bunker Hill Plaque: 1.4 mi
Museums
- Pope John Paul II National Shrine: 0.5 mi
- Howard University Museum: 1.4 mi
- Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens: 2.2 mi
- Laogai Museum: 2.4 mi
- Museum of the Palestinian People: 2.4 mi
Attractions
- Tiger Tracks: 2.0 mi
- Tiger Survival: 2.0 mi
- Growing Up Tiger: 2.0 mi
- Tiger Compare: 2.0 mi
- Tiger Tracks: 2.0 mi
Peaks: 34
- Bunker Hill: 1.3 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 1.5 mi
- Round Hill: 1.6 mi
- Linnean Hill: 2.1 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.2 mi
Beaches: 5
- Fishing Shore: 5.0 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 9.8 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.5 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.6 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.0 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.4 mi
- Great Falls: 13.5 mi
- Coe Creek: 24.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 24.9 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
- Washington, D.C./Brookland-Petworth-Takoma · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./Shaw · 2 mi
- Hyattsville · 3 mi
- Mount Rainier · 3 mi
- Silver Spring · 3 mi
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