Reservation 630
Reservation 630 is a nature reserve, at a recorded elevation of 54 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Cleveland Park Community Garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 2.7 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 54 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.0 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 6.9 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 7.9 mi off the Booth's Escape
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Cleveland Park Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Tilden Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Cactus Garden: 0.8 mi
- Bishop’s Garden: 0.9 mi
- Fort Reno Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Atomic Clock: 0.3 mi
- Jules Jusserand Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Marjorie Merriweather Post: 0.5 mi
- Founding of UDC: 0.5 mi
- Peace Cross: 1.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 0.4 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 0.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 0.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 28: 0.7 mi
- Picnic Grove 3: 0.8 mi
- International Park: 0.4 mi
- Tregaron Conservancy: 0.5 mi
- Klingle Valley Park: 0.6 mi
- Macomb Recreation Center: 0.6 mi
- The Rosedale Conservancy: 0.6 mi
- Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens: 0.5 mi
- American University Museum at the Katzen: 1.5 mi
- Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium: 1.5 mi
- Dumbarton Oaks: 1.7 mi
- Museum of the Palestinian People: 1.8 mi
- Twin Oaks: 0.5 mi
- Addax: 0.6 mi
- Sitatunga: 0.6 mi
- Ostrich: 0.6 mi
- Lesser Kudu: 0.6 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 0.5 mi
- Little Forest Park: 1.6 mi
- Spring Valley Park: 2.1 mi
- Boundary Park Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.2 mi
- Vinton Park: 2.6 mi
- Panda: 0.6 mi
- Giant Panda Statue: 0.7 mi
- Orbit Sculpture: 0.7 mi
- Eagle: 0.7 mi
- Giant Anteater Sculpture: 0.8 mi
- Linnean Hill: 0.5 mi
- Jackson Hill: 1.2 mi
- Camp Hill: 1.3 mi
- Point Reno: 1.3 mi
- Mount Alto: 1.3 mi
- Takoma Spring: 3.8 mi
- Silver Spring: 3.9 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 4.2 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.8 mi
- Sandy Spring: 14.1 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 12.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 19.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 19.1 mi
- Indian Head: 23.9 mi
- Fishing Shore: 2.8 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.0 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 10.1 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 10.2 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 7.6 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 8.0 mi
- Great Falls: 11.2 mi
- Coe Creek: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Reservation 630. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 264° | 156 m | 9.4 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 324° | 156 m | 12.5 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 323° | 148 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 247° | 144 m | 7.2 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 245° | 140 m | 5.9 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 264° | 140 m | 9.9 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 241° | 137 m | 8.2 mi |
| Upton Hill | SW 227° | 125 m | 6.5 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, 3 mi away.
- Amur honeysuckle1,356 obs
- Japanese knotweed1,202 obs
- garlic mustard1,157 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly1,115 obs
- lesser celandine1,109 obs
- box elder1,060 obs
- American pokeweed896 obs
- American beech882 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/41965226
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