- Elevation, modelled
- 77 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 11.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- George Washington Memorial Parkway5.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 38.9706, -77.0311
Fort Stevens Recreation Center is a park, at a modelled 77 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is 25th New York Volunteer Cavelry Monument, a historic site 0.2 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 5.3 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
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- DCDPR
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Stevens Recreation Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WSW 254° | 156 m | 11.3 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 311° | 156 m | 11.9 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 316° | 148 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 238° | 144 m | 9.6 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SW 236° | 140 m | 8.3 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WSW 254° | 140 m | 11.9 mi |
| Prout Hill | SW 235° | 137 m | 10.7 mi |
| Upton Hill | SW 223° | 125 m | 9.1 mi |
- 5.3 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 6.2 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 6.7 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 8.9 mi off the Booth's Escape
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Picnic Grove 9: 0.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 8: 0.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 10: 0.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 5: 0.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 7: 0.9 mi
- Takoma Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Whittier Garden: 0.7 mi
- Takoma Recreational Center Garden: 0.8 mi
- Emery Garden: 0.8 mi
- Shepherd Park Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Marvin Caplan Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Takoma Community Center: 0.7 mi
- Takoma Recreation Center: 0.8 mi
- Upper Portal Park: 0.9 mi
- Belle Ziegler Park: 1.0 mi
- From a Model to a Rainbow: 0.8 mi
- Roscoe: 1.0 mi
- Leave No One Behind: 1.2 mi
- Serve: 1.2 mi
- Playing In The Fields Of Lamond: 1.3 mi
- Pinehurst Parkway: 1.5 mi
- Little Forest Park: 1.6 mi
- Dartmouth Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.2 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 2.3 mi
- Reservation 630: 2.7 mi
- Przewalski's Horse: 2.9 mi
- Wallaby yard: 2.9 mi
- Red-Bellied Turtle: 2.9 mi
- Komodo Dragon: 2.9 mi
- False Gavial: 2.9 mi
- Linnean Hill: 2.6 mi
- Point Reno: 2.7 mi
- Jackson Hill: 3.3 mi
- Bunker Hill: 3.3 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 3.4 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 17.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 17.1 mi
- Quarry (former): 23.9 mi
- Silver Spring: 1.3 mi
- Takoma Spring: 1.4 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 2.7 mi
- Indian Springs: 7.7 mi
- Sandy Spring: 11.7 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 8.8 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 9.2 mi
- Great Falls: 12.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 23.9 mi
- Coe Creek: 24.6 mi
- Fishing Shore: 5.4 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 10.6 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 11.2 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 11.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| 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–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, 5 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Silver Spring · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./Brookland-Petworth-Takoma · 1 mi
- Takoma Park · 2 mi
- Capital Region · 3 mi
- Washington, D.C./Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights · 3 mi
- Washington, D.C./Upper Northwest · 3 mi
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