- Elevation, modelled
- 5 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 13.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- George Washington Memorial Parkway2.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8771, -76.9985
Joy Evans is a park, at a modelled 5 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is John Philip Sousa, a artwork 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 2.3 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Joy Evans. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 285° | 156 m | 13.0 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 323° | 156 m | 17.9 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 278° | 144 m | 10.0 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WNW 282° | 140 m | 8.8 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 284° | 140 m | 13.5 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 272° | 137 m | 10.4 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 269° | 125 m | 8.0 mi |
| Point Reno | NW 321° | 123 m | 6.6 mi |
- 2.3 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 2.7 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 4.2 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 9.4 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- John Philip Sousa: 0.1 mi
- Waterline: 0.3 mi
- Waterline: 0.3 mi
- Light Tower: 0.3 mi
- Fern Pull: 0.4 mi
Parks
- West Leutze Park: 0.2 mi
- Admiral Leutze Park: 0.2 mi
- Virginia Avenue Park: 0.3 mi
- The Yards Park: 0.3 mi
- Admiral Dahlgren Park: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
- USS Mitscher: 0.2 mi
- USS Enterprise: 0.3 mi
- Original Site of Providence Hospital: 0.5 mi
- Grubb's Pharmacy: 0.9 mi
- Emancipation Monument: 1.0 mi
Gardens
- Barracks Row Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- River Street Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Hawaii: 1.1 mi
- World Deserts: 1.1 mi
- Garden Primeval: 1.1 mi
Museums
- National Museum of the U.S. Navy: 0.3 mi
- Rubell Museum DC: 0.7 mi
- America's Islamic Heritage Museum: 1.0 mi
- Sewall-Belmont House and Museum: 1.1 mi
- Museum of the Bible: 1.1 mi
Attractions
- Emancipation Hall: 1.0 mi
- Tom Lantos: 1.0 mi
- United States Capitol: 1.0 mi
- John Philip Sousa: 1.1 mi
- John C. Calhoun: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Alger Park: 2.0 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.7 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 3.1 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 3.2 mi
- Barnaby Run Park: 3.4 mi
Picnic sites
- Picnic site for Rose park: 3.7 mi
- Troy Park: 4.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 4.7 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 5.2 mi
Peaks: 33
- Good Hope Hill: 2.0 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 2.5 mi
- Peters Hill: 3.1 mi
- Hickey Hill: 3.3 mi
- Round Hill: 3.4 mi
Beaches: 5
- Fishing Shore: 5.8 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.3 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 14.8 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 14.9 mi
- Bare Neck Shore: 24.9 mi
Springs: 5
- Takoma Spring: 6.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 7.9 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 9.2 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.2 mi
- Sandy Spring: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rosier Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Indian Head: 21.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 23.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Stubblefield Falls: 12.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 12.6 mi
- Great Falls: 16.0 mi
- Coe Creek: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wilson: 22.3 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 | 18:32 | 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 | 38 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington Reagan Natl AP, 3 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Washington, D.C./Capitol Hill · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./Waterfront · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./Anacostia · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./East End · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./National Mall · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./Near Northeast · 2 mi
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