- Elevation, modelled
- 82 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 15.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Booth's Escape0.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8655, -76.9519
Fort Circle Park is a park, at a modelled 82 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Davis Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Booth's Escape passes 0.8 miles off. 32 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 | WNW 285° | 156 m | 15.7 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 319° | 156 m | 20.1 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 280° | 144 m | 12.6 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WNW 283° | 140 m | 11.4 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 284° | 140 m | 16.2 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 275° | 137 m | 13.0 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 273° | 125 m | 10.5 mi |
| Point Reno | NW 312° | 123 m | 9.0 mi |
- 0.8 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 3.4 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 4.7 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 12.0 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Fort Davis Park: 0.1 mi
- Fort Davis Recreation Center: 0.4 mi
- Randle Highlands: 0.7 mi
- Hillcrest Recreation Center: 0.7 mi
- Hillcrest: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Alger Park: 0.7 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 1.6 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 2.1 mi
- Hillcrest Park: 2.7 mi
- Barnaby Run Park: 2.8 mi
Gardens
- Community Garden Plots (NPS): 0.8 mi
- Ex Garden Future & MTB Pump Track: 1.1 mi
- Barracks Row Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- East Capitol Urban Farm: 2.6 mi
- River Street Gardens: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
- J. Robert Elliott: 1.1 mi
- GSA-Photovoltaic Array: 1.1 mi
- Anthony Shaw: 1.4 mi
- Thomas Harmon Patterson: 1.8 mi
- Alexander Dallas Bache: 1.8 mi
Museums
Attractions
- John Gould Stephenson: 1.7 mi
- Anne Royall: 1.7 mi
- Leonard Matlovich: 1.8 mi
- Clyde Tolson: 1.8 mi
- Stephen Pleasonton: 1.8 mi
Artworks
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 5: 1.7 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 1: 1.7 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 4: 1.7 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 3: 1.7 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 7: 1.7 mi
Picnic sites
- Picnic site for Rose park: 6.3 mi
- Troy Park: 6.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 6.8 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 7.4 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 7.5 mi
Peaks: 32
- Good Hope Hill: 0.6 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 3.2 mi
- Hickey Hill: 3.3 mi
- Bald Eagle Hill: 4.4 mi
- Round Hill: 4.6 mi
Beaches: 10
- Fishing Shore: 8.4 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 10.7 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 17.4 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 17.5 mi
- Bare Neck Shore: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Rosier Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Indian Head: 21.7 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 22.5 mi
- Fairhaven Cliffs: 23.0 mi
Springs: 5
- Takoma Spring: 8.0 mi
- Silver Spring: 9.5 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.8 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 11.0 mi
- Sandy Spring: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Stubblefield Falls: 14.9 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 15.2 mi
- Great Falls: 18.6 mi
- Coe Creek: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wilson: 19.6 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 | 18:31 | 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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