U.S. National Archives
U.S. National Archives is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Future Sculpture, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.8 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
United States government agency
Dates from 1934-06-19.
Wikidata Q518155, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 46 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Archives and Records Administration
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 4.4 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 5.0 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 7.8 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Future Sculpture: 0.0 mi
- Guardianship Sculpture: 0.0 mi
- Past Sculpture: 0.0 mi
- Heritage Sculpture: 0.0 mi
- Wandering Rocks: 0.1 mi
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: 0.1 mi
- General Winfield Scott Hancock: 0.1 mi
- Grand Army of the Republic Monument: 0.1 mi
- United States Navy Memorial Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Founding of the Fraternal Order of the Knights of Pythias: 0.3 mi
- National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden: 0.1 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 0.1 mi
- Federal Triangle Park: 0.2 mi
- L'Enfant Square: 0.2 mi
- Henry Park: 0.2 mi
- Navy Memorial Visitor Center: 0.1 mi
- National Museum of Natural History: 0.2 mi
- National Gallery of Art: 0.2 mi
- The Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum: 0.2 mi
- Old Post Office Tower and Museum: 0.3 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 0.3 mi
- United States Capitol: 0.8 mi
- Almas Temple: 0.8 mi
- Emancipation Hall: 0.8 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 0.8 mi
- Fountain Garden: 0.3 mi
- Moongate Garden: 0.4 mi
- West Gallery: 0.6 mi
- Rare & Endangered: 0.6 mi
- Mediterranean: 0.6 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.7 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.8 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.3 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 3.1 mi
- Alger Park: 3.6 mi
- Reservation 630: 3.7 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 4.2 mi
- Peters Hill: 1.5 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.6 mi
- Lees Hill: 2.7 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 2.8 mi
- Round Hill: 3.0 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.7 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.7 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.1 mi
- Sandy Spring: 17.1 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Indian Head: 21.5 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.5 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.5 mi
- Fishing Shore: 4.2 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.5 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 13.2 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 13.2 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.7 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 11.0 mi
- Great Falls: 14.3 mi
- Coe Creek: 21.6 mi
- Wilson: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of U.S. National Archives. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 281° | 156 m | 11.5 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 325° | 156 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 272° | 144 m | 8.6 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 276° | 140 m | 7.3 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 280° | 140 m | 12.0 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 265° | 137 m | 9.2 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 259° | 125 m | 6.8 mi |
| Point Reno | NW 325° | 123 m | 5.0 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 | 06:56 | 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.
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