President Lincoln's Cottage
President Lincoln's Cottage is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 99 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is General Scott Statue, a artwork 0.3 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 4.2 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
national monument in the United States
Dates from 2000.
Wikidata Q1420909, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 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
- General Scott Statue: 0.3 mi
- Petworth: 0.7 mi
- (Here I Stand) In the Spirit of Paul Robeson: 0.7 mi
- New Leaf: 0.7 mi
- Sedes Sapiente Statue: 0.8 mi
- 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
- Grant Circle: 0.4 mi
- Fort Totten Park: 0.6 mi
- Petworth Recreation Center: 0.7 mi
- Sherman Circle: 0.7 mi
- BMPV Children's Park: 0.7 mi
- 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
- Mary's Garden: 0.8 mi
- Mamie D. Lee Garden: 0.8 mi
- Rosary Walk & Garden: 0.8 mi
- North Columbia Heights Green: 1.1 mi
- Twin Oaks Garden: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 1.4 mi
- Picnic Grove 23: 1.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 24: 1.7 mi
- Picnic Grove 3: 1.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 5: 2.0 mi
- 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
- Soapstone Valley: 2.5 mi
- Reservation 630: 2.6 mi
- Little Forest Park: 2.9 mi
- Pinehurst Parkway: 3.5 mi
- Dartmouth Neighborhood Conservation Area: 4.1 mi
- 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
- Takoma Spring: 2.2 mi
- Silver Spring: 3.4 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 4.9 mi
- Indian Springs: 7.5 mi
- Sandy Spring: 13.7 mi
- 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
- 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
- Rosier Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 19.3 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 19.3 mi
- Indian Head: 24.9 mi
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 |
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/297762403
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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