New York Avenue/Dunbar Recreation Center
New York Avenue/Dunbar Recreation Center is a park, at a recorded elevation of 25 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Peter Black, a historic site 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 2.8 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 25 m
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 4.6 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 4.3 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 7.9 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Peter Black: 0.1 mi
- Jim Pagels: 0.5 mi
- Victims of Communism Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Holodomor Memorial to Victims of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932–1933: 0.7 mi
- William Frederick Allen: 0.7 mi
- New Jersey and O Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Rigo Walled Park: 0.4 mi
- Florida Avenue Park: 0.4 mi
- 7th and N St Park: 0.4 mi
- John F Kennedy Recreation Center: 0.5 mi
- Unity Perch: 0.4 mi
- Trigadilly: 0.5 mi
- Goddess of Democracy replica: 0.6 mi
- Minute Man Statue: 0.6 mi
- Bicycle Art: 0.6 mi
- DC History Center: 0.6 mi
- National Guard Memorial Museum: 0.6 mi
- National Postal Museum: 0.7 mi
- National Building Museum: 0.7 mi
- Capital Jewish Museum: 0.7 mi
- Langley Forest Garden: 0.7 mi
- Langley Elementary Garden: 0.7 mi
- Hilton Garden: 1.2 mi
- West Gallery: 1.3 mi
- East Gallery: 1.3 mi
- Washington Union Station: 0.7 mi
- Almas Temple: 1.0 mi
- United States Capitol: 1.2 mi
- Emancipation Hall: 1.2 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 1.4 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 2.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 2.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.2 mi
- Reservation 630: 3.3 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 3.4 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 3.6 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 3.7 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 3.8 mi
- Round Hill: 1.9 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 2.0 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.2 mi
- Peters Hill: 2.2 mi
- Bunker Hill: 2.4 mi
- Takoma Spring: 4.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 5.8 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.1 mi
- Sandy Spring: 16.1 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 10.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.6 mi
- Indian Head: 22.6 mi
- Fishing Shore: 4.5 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.4 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 13.2 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 13.3 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.7 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 11.0 mi
- Great Falls: 14.3 mi
- Coe Creek: 22.6 mi
- Wilson: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of New York Avenue/Dunbar Recreation Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 276° | 156 m | 11.9 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 321° | 156 m | 15.8 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 322° | 148 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 266° | 144 m | 9.1 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 268° | 140 m | 7.8 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 275° | 140 m | 12.4 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 260° | 137 m | 9.8 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 253° | 125 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 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).
Climate normals
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, 2 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel2,061 obs
- House Sparrow1,570 obs
- European Starling1,485 obs
- Rock Pigeon1,083 obs
- Mallard893 obs
- American Robin824 obs
- Western Honey Bee551 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle528 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/48268463
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