- Elevation
- 52 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 15.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Booth's Escape0.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8646, -76.9657
Alger Park is a nature reserve, at a recorded 52 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Good Hope Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Booth's Escape passes 0.8 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 52 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alger Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 286° | 156 m | 15.0 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 321° | 156 m | 19.7 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 281° | 144 m | 11.9 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WNW 285° | 140 m | 10.7 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 285° | 140 m | 15.5 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 275° | 137 m | 12.3 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 274° | 125 m | 9.7 mi |
| Point Reno | NW 316° | 123 m | 8.5 mi |
- 0.8 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 4.0 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 3.7 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 11.4 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Randle Highlands: 0.4 mi
- Hillcrest: 0.4 mi
- Hillcrest Recreation Center: 0.4 mi
- Woodland Terrace Recreation Center: 0.6 mi
- Orr Recreation Center: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
- J. Robert Elliott: 0.7 mi
- Thomas Harmon Patterson: 1.3 mi
- Belva Lockwood: 1.3 mi
- Alexander Dallas Bache: 1.3 mi
- The Ward 6 September 11 Memorial Grove: 1.3 mi
Museums
Attractions
- Frederick Douglass National Historic Site: 1.1 mi
- John Gould Stephenson: 1.2 mi
- Stephen Pleasonton: 1.3 mi
- Anne Royall: 1.3 mi
- George Mifflin Bache: 1.3 mi
Gardens
- Community Garden Plots (NPS): 1.2 mi
- Ex Garden Future & MTB Pump Track: 1.5 mi
- Barracks Row Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- River Street Gardens: 1.9 mi
- Lovejoy Garden: 2.5 mi
Artworks
- The Big Chair: 1.3 mi
- John Philip Sousa: 1.9 mi
- Light Tower: 2.0 mi
- Found You: 2.0 mi
- Found You: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Fort Chaplin Park: 2.0 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 2.4 mi
- Barnaby Run Park: 2.5 mi
- Hillcrest Park: 2.5 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 4.3 mi
Picnic sites
- Picnic site for Rose park: 5.6 mi
- Troy Park: 5.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 7.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 7.0 mi
Peaks: 32
- Good Hope Hill: 0.3 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 3.1 mi
- Hickey Hill: 3.3 mi
- Bald Eagle Hill: 3.8 mi
- Round Hill: 4.4 mi
Beaches: 8
- Fishing Shore: 7.8 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 9.9 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 16.8 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 16.9 mi
- Bare Neck Shore: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rosier Bluff: 7.2 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Indian Head: 21.2 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 23.2 mi
- Fairhaven Cliffs: 23.7 mi
Springs: 5
- Takoma Spring: 7.8 mi
- Silver Spring: 9.3 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.1 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 10.7 mi
- Sandy Spring: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Stubblefield Falls: 14.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 14.6 mi
- Great Falls: 18.0 mi
- Coe Creek: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wilson: 20.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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.
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