Renwick Gallery
Renwick Gallery is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is The People’s House, a museum 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.5 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Renwick Gallery is a branch of the Smithsonian American Art Museum located in Washington, D.C. that displays American craft and decorative arts from the 19th to 21st century. The gallery is housed in a National Historic Landmark building that was opened in 1859 on Pennsylvania Avenue and originally housed the Corcoran Gallery of Art. When it was built in 1859, it was called "the American Louvre", and is now named for its architect James Renwick Jr.
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Dates from 1972.
Wikidata Q876537, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Smithsonian Institute
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.3 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 6.8 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 5.7 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- The People’s House: 0.1 mi
- Decatur Carriage House: 0.1 mi
- Decatur House: 0.1 mi
- Dacor Bacon House Museum: 0.2 mi
- Octagon House: 0.2 mi
- Major General Rochambeau: 0.1 mi
- Major General von Steuben: 0.1 mi
- Andrew Jackson: 0.1 mi
- Admiral David G Farragut: 0.2 mi
- Major General Lafayette: 0.2 mi
- Cup: 0.1 mi
- Cup: 0.1 mi
- Floor Frame: 0.2 mi
- Canova Lions: 0.2 mi
- Around the Void, 1969: 0.2 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 0.1 mi
- Almas Temple: 0.5 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 0.5 mi
- Lock 0: 1.0 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 1.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.2 mi
- Children's Garden: 0.2 mi
- Big Red One: 0.2 mi
- White House Kitchen Garden: 0.3 mi
- German-American Friendship Garden: 0.5 mi
- Farragut Square: 0.2 mi
- Sherman Park: 0.3 mi
- McPherson Square: 0.3 mi
- The Ellipse: 0.4 mi
- James Monroe Park: 0.4 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 1.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 2.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.1 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 2.2 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.5 mi
- Reservation 630: 2.9 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 3.4 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 3.8 mi
- Peters Hill: 0.7 mi
- Lees Hill: 1.7 mi
- Jackson Hill: 1.8 mi
- Camp Hill: 2.2 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 2.2 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.5 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.3 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.1 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.5 mi
- Sandy Spring: 16.7 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Indian Head: 21.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.0 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.0 mi
- Fishing Shore: 3.2 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 6.9 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.2 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.3 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.7 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.0 mi
- Great Falls: 13.4 mi
- Coe Creek: 21.1 mi
- Wilson: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Renwick Gallery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 280° | 156 m | 10.6 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 326° | 156 m | 15.4 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 325° | 148 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 269° | 144 m | 7.7 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 273° | 140 m | 6.4 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 279° | 140 m | 11.1 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 262° | 137 m | 8.3 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 253° | 125 m | 6.0 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 | 06:57 | 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 | 38 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington Reagan Natl AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Washington, D.C./West End · 0 mi
- Washington, D.C./Dupont Circle · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./East End · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./National Mall · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./Shaw · 1 mi
- Arlington National Cemetery · 2 mi
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