Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium
Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium is a museum, at a recorded elevation of 104 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Picnic Grove 14, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 4.1 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Dates from 1960.
Wikidata Q99389164, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 104 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 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
- Picnic Grove 14: 0.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 13: 0.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 15: 0.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 6: 0.4 mi
- Picnic Grove 22: 0.5 mi
- 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
- Little Forest Park: 0.4 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 1.0 mi
- Pinehurst Parkway: 1.3 mi
- Reservation 630: 1.5 mi
- Vinton Park: 2.2 mi
- Rock Creek Garden: 0.5 mi
- Margaret's Garden: 1.3 mi
- Emery Garden: 1.4 mi
- Tilden Gardens: 1.5 mi
- Cleveland Park Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Carter Barron Soccer Fields: 0.8 mi
- Brightwood Recreation Center: 0.8 mi
- Forest Hills Park: 1.0 mi
- Lafayette-Pointer Park: 1.0 mi
- Muhlenberg Park: 1.1 mi
- Serve: 0.8 mi
- Family Tree of Hope Sculpture: 0.8 mi
- Saint Dennard: The Edifying Spirit: 1.6 mi
- Leave No One Behind: 1.8 mi
- (Here I Stand) In the Spirit of Paul Robeson: 1.8 mi
- 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
- Addax: 1.9 mi
- Ostrich: 1.9 mi
- Lesser Kudu: 2.0 mi
- Abyssinian Ground Hornbill: 2.0 mi
- Sitatunga: 2.0 mi
- 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
- Silver Spring: 2.4 mi
- Takoma Spring: 2.7 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 2.8 mi
- Indian Springs: 8.9 mi
- Sandy Spring: 12.5 mi
- Fishing Shore: 4.2 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 9.4 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 10.2 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 10.3 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 7.7 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 8.1 mi
- Great Falls: 11.1 mi
- Coe Creek: 23.3 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 14.3 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 17.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 17.7 mi
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 |
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–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/73901645
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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