Georgetown Waterfront Park
Georgetown Waterfront Park is a park, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Monument, a historic site 0.2 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 0.3 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.4 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 6.6 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 7.1 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Monument: 0.2 mi
- Hollywood on the Potomac: 0.3 mi
- Justice William O Douglas Statue: 0.3 mi
- Watergate Investigation: 0.7 mi
- Benito Juarez Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Francis Scott Key Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Old Stone House Garden: 0.3 mi
- Thompson's Boat Center: 0.4 mi
- Gateway Park: 0.5 mi
- Volta Park: 0.5 mi
- Barton Rubenstein: 0.2 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt: 0.4 mi
- Vaclav Havel's Place: 0.4 mi
- Bishop John Carroll: 0.5 mi
- Jan Karski: 0.5 mi
- Old Stone House: 0.3 mi
- Dumbarton Oaks: 0.8 mi
- GWU Museum and Textile Museum: 1.1 mi
- Anderson House: 1.1 mi
- Diplomatic Reception Rooms Museum: 1.1 mi
- Old Stone House: 0.3 mi
- Lock 0: 0.5 mi
- Memorial Gate Fountain: 1.4 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 1.6 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 1.6 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 0.6 mi
- Fletcher's Cove: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 2.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 2.8 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 2.9 mi
- West End Garden: 0.8 mi
- Dumbarton Oaks Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Presidential Grove: 0.8 mi
- Whitehaven Garden: 1.3 mi
- The Statues: 1.4 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 0.8 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 2.4 mi
- Reservation 630: 2.5 mi
- Donaldson Run Park: 2.6 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
- Lees Hill: 0.7 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 0.8 mi
- Peters Hill: 0.9 mi
- Georgetown Heights: 1.1 mi
- Camp Hill: 1.3 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.9 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.3 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 6.7 mi
- Indian Springs: 11.4 mi
- Sandy Spring: 16.6 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Indian Head: 21.4 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.6 mi
- Fishing Shore: 1.8 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 5.9 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 10.8 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 10.9 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 8.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 8.6 mi
- Great Falls: 12.0 mi
- Coe Creek: 20.1 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 24.0 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Georgetown Waterfront Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 280° | 156 m | 9.1 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 331° | 156 m | 14.5 mi |
| Black Hill | NNW 328° | 148 m | 23.3 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 267° | 144 m | 6.3 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 271° | 140 m | 5.0 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 278° | 140 m | 9.7 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 258° | 137 m | 7.0 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 246° | 125 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
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, 4 mi away.
- Spotted Lanternfly3,215 obs
- Mallard2,055 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel1,994 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle1,792 obs
- House Sparrow1,457 obs
- American Robin1,177 obs
- Red-shouldered Bug1,122 obs
- European Starling1,083 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/55292813
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