- Elevation
- 22 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 9.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- George Washington Memorial Parkway0.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 38.9047, -77.0682
Francis Scott Key Memorial is a park, at a recorded 22 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Hollywood on the Potomac, a historic site 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 0.3 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 22 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Francis Scott Key Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 279° | 156 m | 9.0 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 331° | 156 m | 14.3 mi |
| Black Hill | NNW 328° | 148 m | 23.1 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 265° | 144 m | 6.2 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 269° | 140 m | 4.9 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 278° | 140 m | 9.5 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 256° | 137 m | 6.9 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 243° | 125 m | 4.7 mi |
- 0.3 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 5.2 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 6.8 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 7.2 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Hollywood on the Potomac: 0.1 mi
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Monument: 0.3 mi
- Justice William O Douglas Statue: 0.5 mi
- Georgetown University World War II Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Fort Corcoran: 0.7 mi
- Georgetown Waterfront Park: 0.2 mi
- Volta Park: 0.4 mi
- Old Stone House Garden: 0.4 mi
- Gateway Park: 0.5 mi
- Book Hill Park: 0.6 mi
- Vaclav Havel's Place: 0.2 mi
- Bishop John Carroll: 0.3 mi
- Jan Karski: 0.3 mi
- Saint Ignatius of Loyola: 0.4 mi
- Barton Rubenstein: 0.4 mi
- Old Stone House: 0.4 mi
- Dumbarton Oaks: 0.7 mi
- Anderson House: 1.2 mi
- The Phillips Collection: 1.2 mi
- GWU Museum and Textile Museum: 1.2 mi
- Old Stone House: 0.4 mi
- Lock 0: 0.6 mi
- Memorial Gate Fountain: 1.5 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 1.7 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 1.8 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 0.7 mi
- Fletcher's Cove: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 2.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 2.9 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 0.7 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 2.2 mi
- Reservation 630: 2.4 mi
- Donaldson Run Park: 2.4 mi
- Spring Valley Park: 2.8 mi
- Dumbarton Oaks Gardens: 0.7 mi
- West End Garden: 0.8 mi
- Presidential Grove: 1.0 mi
- Whitehaven Garden: 1.1 mi
- The Statues: 1.6 mi
- Lees Hill: 0.6 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 0.7 mi
- Georgetown Heights: 0.9 mi
- Peters Hill: 1.1 mi
- Camp Hill: 1.2 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.8 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.2 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 6.6 mi
- Indian Springs: 11.5 mi
- Sandy Spring: 16.5 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 10.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.4 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.4 mi
- Indian Head: 21.5 mi
- Fishing Shore: 1.6 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 5.9 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 10.6 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 10.7 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 8.1 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 8.4 mi
- Great Falls: 11.8 mi
- Coe Creek: 20.1 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 23.9 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 23.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 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, 3 mi away.
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