- Elevation
- 45 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 16.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Booth's Escape2.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8798, -76.9289
Benning Park is a park, at a recorded 45 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Benning Park Recreation Center, a park 0.1 miles away. Booth's Escape passes 2.3 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 45 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Benning Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 281° | 156 m | 16.6 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 315° | 156 m | 20.2 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 275° | 144 m | 13.7 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 278° | 140 m | 12.5 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 280° | 140 m | 17.2 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 270° | 137 m | 14.2 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 268° | 125 m | 11.7 mi |
| Point Reno | WNW 302° | 123 m | 9.4 mi |
- 2.3 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 2.3 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 6.0 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 12.8 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Benning Park Recreation Center: 0.1 mi
- Fletcher-Johnson: 0.5 mi
- Fletcher-Johnson Recreation Center: 0.6 mi
- Capitol Heights South Park: 0.7 mi
- Ridge Road Community Center: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
- Anthony Shaw: 0.2 mi
- Ghost Bike Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Charles Jackson: 1.7 mi
- GSA-Photovoltaic Array: 2.0 mi
- J. Robert Elliott: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Fort Chaplin Park: 0.9 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 1.4 mi
- Alger Park: 2.2 mi
- Walker Mill Regional Park: 3.3 mi
- Hillcrest Park: 4.2 mi
Gardens
- East Capitol Urban Farm: 1.0 mi
- Ex Garden Future & MTB Pump Track: 1.1 mi
- Community Garden Plots (NPS): 1.2 mi
- IDEA Academy garden: 1.8 mi
- Deanwood Garden: 1.8 mi
Artworks
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 3: 2.2 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 8: 2.2 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 4: 2.2 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 2: 2.2 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 6: 2.3 mi
Museums
Attractions
- John Gould Stephenson: 2.6 mi
- Leonard Matlovich: 2.6 mi
- Clyde Tolson: 2.6 mi
- Hoover family: 2.6 mi
- Anne Royall: 2.6 mi
Picnic sites: 60
- Picnic site for Rose park: 7.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 7.1 mi
- Picnic Area 12: 7.2 mi
- Picnic Area 11: 7.2 mi
- Picnic Area 10: 7.2 mi
Peaks: 31
- Good Hope Hill: 2.0 mi
- Hickey Hill: 2.7 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 3.2 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 4.1 mi
- Round Hill: 4.5 mi
Beaches: 12
- Fishing Shore: 9.3 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 12.0 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 18.1 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 18.2 mi
- Bare Neck Shore: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Rosier Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 10.1 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 21.8 mi
- Fairhaven Cliffs: 22.3 mi
- Indian Head: 23.2 mi
Springs: 5
- Takoma Spring: 7.7 mi
- Indian Springs: 8.5 mi
- Silver Spring: 9.3 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 11.0 mi
- Sandy Spring: 18.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Stubblefield Falls: 15.6 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 15.9 mi
- Great Falls: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wilson: 19.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 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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