- Elevation
- 104 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 10.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- George Washington Memorial Parkway4.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 38.9600, -77.0517
Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium is a museum, at a recorded 104 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Capitol Stones, a historic site 0.3 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 4.1 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Dates from 1960.
Wikidata Q99389164, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Elevation
- 104 m
- Operated by
- National Park Service
- Fee
- No
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WSW 256° | 156 m | 10.0 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 318° | 156 m | 11.7 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 320° | 148 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 239° | 144 m | 8.2 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SW 236° | 140 m | 6.9 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WSW 256° | 140 m | 10.6 mi |
| Prout Hill | SW 234° | 137 m | 9.3 mi |
| Upton Hill | SW 221° | 125 m | 7.8 mi |
- 4.1 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 5.5 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 6.9 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 8.8 mi off the Booth's Escape
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Capitol Stones: 0.3 mi
- Peter Muhlenberg Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Marjorie Merriweather Post: 1.1 mi
- Fort Stevens Park: 1.2 mi
- Lincoln under fire at Fort Stevens: 1.3 mi
Museums
- Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens: 1.1 mi
- Dopamine Land: 1.8 mi
- American University Museum at the Katzen: 2.4 mi
- President Lincoln's Cottage: 2.5 mi
- KID Museum: 2.9 mi
Attractions
- Addax: 1.9 mi
- Ostrich: 1.9 mi
- Lesser Kudu: 2.0 mi
- Abyssinian Ground Hornbill: 2.0 mi
- Sitatunga: 2.0 mi
Peaks: 36
- Point Reno: 1.4 mi
- Linnean Hill: 1.6 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.4 mi
- Camp Hill: 2.8 mi
- Mount Alto: 2.8 mi
Beaches: 4
- Fishing Shore: 4.2 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 9.4 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 10.2 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Stubblefield Falls: 7.7 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 8.1 mi
- Great Falls: 11.1 mi
- Coe Creek: 23.3 mi
| 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).
Day trips start here
- Washington, D.C./Brookland-Petworth-Takoma · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./Upper Northwest · 2 mi
- Bethesda · 3 mi
- Silver Spring · 3 mi
- Takoma Park · 3 mi
- Washington, D.C./Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights · 3 mi
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