- Elevation, modelled
- 24 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 13.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- George Washington Memorial Parkway2.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8919, -76.9947
8th & Massachusetts Avenue Park is a park, at a modelled 24 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Hilton Garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 2.9 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of 8th & Massachusetts Avenue Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 280° | 156 m | 13.0 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 321° | 156 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 272° | 144 m | 10.1 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 275° | 140 m | 8.8 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 279° | 140 m | 13.5 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 266° | 137 m | 10.7 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 262° | 125 m | 8.3 mi |
| Point Reno | NW 314° | 123 m | 6.0 mi |
- 2.9 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 3.2 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 3.5 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 9.2 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Hilton Garden: 0.2 mi
- Lovejoy Garden: 0.3 mi
- Wylie Street Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- East Gallery: 1.0 mi
- Garden Primeval: 1.0 mi
Parks
- Stanton Park: 0.3 mi
- Lincoln Park: 0.3 mi
- Turtle Park: 0.3 mi
- Lovejoy Park: 0.3 mi
- Kingsman Field: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- Emancipation Monument: 0.3 mi
- Mary McLeod Bethune Statue: 0.3 mi
- Grubb's Pharmacy: 0.4 mi
- Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial: 0.5 mi
- On this site in 1897 nothing happened: 0.6 mi
Artworks
- Major General Nathanael Greene Statue: 0.3 mi
- Balance: 0.4 mi
- Olive Risley Seward Statue: 0.4 mi
- Scenes from Shakespeare Bas Relief: 0.5 mi
- Cup: 0.5 mi
Museums
- Sewall-Belmont House and Museum: 0.5 mi
- National Postal Museum: 0.8 mi
- National Guard Memorial Museum: 0.9 mi
- National Deaf Life Museum at Gallaudet University: 1.0 mi
- Capital Jewish Museum: 1.1 mi
Attractions
- Emancipation Hall: 0.7 mi
- Washington Union Station: 0.7 mi
- United States Capitol: 0.8 mi
- Tom Lantos: 1.1 mi
- John Philip Sousa: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Alger Park: 2.4 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 2.7 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 2.8 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 3.3 mi
- Barnaby Run Park: 4.3 mi
Picnic sites
- Picnic site for Rose park: 3.4 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 4.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 4.7 mi
Peaks: 32
- Mount Hamilton: 1.6 mi
- Round Hill: 2.4 mi
- Good Hope Hill: 2.4 mi
- Hickey Hill: 2.5 mi
- Bunker Hill: 3.0 mi
Beaches: 5
- Fishing Shore: 5.7 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.8 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 14.5 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 14.6 mi
- Bare Neck Shore: 24.8 mi
Springs: 5
- Takoma Spring: 5.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 7.0 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.3 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.2 mi
- Sandy Spring: 17.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rosier Bluff: 8.4 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Indian Head: 22.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Stubblefield Falls: 12.0 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 12.4 mi
- Great Falls: 15.7 mi
- Coe Creek: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wilson: 22.5 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, 2 mi away.
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