- Elevation, modelled
- 37 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 15.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Booth's Escape2.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8845, -76.9454
Fort Circle Park is a park, at a modelled 37 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Ex Garden Future & MTB Pump Track, a garden 0.3 miles away. Booth's Escape passes 2.2 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Circle Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 280° | 156 m | 15.7 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 316° | 156 m | 19.4 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 274° | 144 m | 12.8 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 277° | 140 m | 11.5 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 280° | 140 m | 16.2 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 269° | 137 m | 13.3 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 266° | 125 m | 10.8 mi |
| Point Reno | WNW 304° | 123 m | 8.4 mi |
- 2.2 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 2.0 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 5.2 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 11.8 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Ex Garden Future & MTB Pump Track: 0.3 mi
- Community Garden Plots (NPS): 0.6 mi
- IDEA Academy garden: 1.5 mi
- Deanwood Garden: 1.6 mi
- East Capitol Urban Farm: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Fort Chaplin Park: 0.3 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 0.8 mi
- Alger Park: 1.8 mi
- Hillcrest Park: 4.1 mi
- Barnaby Run Park: 4.1 mi
Parks
- Benning Stoddert: 0.3 mi
- Fletcher-Johnson Recreation Center: 0.5 mi
- Ridge Road Community Center: 0.6 mi
- Fletcher-Johnson: 0.6 mi
- Woodson Junior Recreation Center: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- Anthony Shaw: 1.0 mi
- Charles Jackson: 1.2 mi
- J. Robert Elliott: 1.5 mi
- Gideon's Garden: 1.6 mi
- Alexander Dallas Bache: 1.8 mi
Attractions
- John Gould Stephenson: 1.7 mi
- Hoover family: 1.7 mi
- Leonard Matlovich: 1.7 mi
- Clyde Tolson: 1.7 mi
- David Walker: 1.7 mi
Artworks
- Gypsy: 2.1 mi
- Balance: 2.4 mi
- Dusk of H Street: 2.6 mi
- Found You: 2.6 mi
- Found You: 2.6 mi
Museums
Picnic sites
- Picnic site for Rose park: 6.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 23: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 6.9 mi
Peaks: 31
- Good Hope Hill: 1.5 mi
- Hickey Hill: 2.0 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 2.3 mi
- Round Hill: 3.7 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 3.8 mi
Beaches: 11
- Fishing Shore: 8.4 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 11.2 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 17.2 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 17.3 mi
- Bare Neck Shore: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Rosier Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 22.7 mi
- Indian Head: 22.9 mi
- Fairhaven Cliffs: 23.3 mi
Springs: 5
- Takoma Spring: 6.9 mi
- Indian Springs: 8.4 mi
- Silver Spring: 8.5 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 10.2 mi
- Sandy Spring: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Stubblefield Falls: 14.6 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 15.0 mi
- Great Falls: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wilson: 20.0 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 | 07:24 | 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.
Day trips start here
- Washington, D.C./Anacostia · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./Capitol Hill · 2 mi
- Suitland · 3 mi
- Washington, D.C./Near Northeast · 3 mi
- Mount Rainier · 4 mi
- Washington, D.C./East End · 4 mi
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