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U.S. National Archives

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Elevation, modelled: 2 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Gantt Hill156 m · 11.5 mi
Nearest byway: George Washington Memorial Parkway1.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 20:38local time
Coordinates: 38.8928, -77.0229

U.S. National Archives is a museum, at a modelled 2 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.8 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

United States government agency

Dates from 1934-06-19.

Wikidata Q518155, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

Height: 46 m
Operated by: National Archives and Records Administration
Fee: No
Step-free access: Yes

On the horizon

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

On the road

1.8 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
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

Freedom Park Viewpoint · 3 mi
Viewing Area · 3 mi
George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 5 mi
George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 2 · 5 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites

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

Museums

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

Attractions

Peaks34

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

Beaches4

Waterfalls4

Stubblefield Falls: 10.7 mi
Scott's Run Falls: 11.0 mi
Great Falls: 14.3 mi
Coe Creek: 21.6 mi

Ghost towns1

Wilson: 23.9 mi

Light

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).

Sources

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Washington, D.C./East End · 0 mi
Washington, D.C./National Mall · 1 mi
Washington, D.C./Waterfront · 1 mi
Washington, D.C./West End · 1 mi
Washington, D.C./Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights · 2 mi
Washington, D.C./Capitol Hill · 2 mi

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