Orr Recreation Center
Orr Recreation Center is a park, at a recorded elevation of 8 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is J. Robert Elliott, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Booth's Escape passes 1.5 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 8 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 3.5 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 3.5 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 10.7 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- J. Robert Elliott: 0.3 mi
- Belva Lockwood: 0.6 mi
- The Ward 6 September 11 Memorial Grove: 0.6 mi
- Peter Pitchlynn: 0.6 mi
- Thomas Harmon Patterson: 0.6 mi
- Anacostia Fitness Center: 0.4 mi
- Anacostia Park Section D: 0.4 mi
- Anacostia Park, Section E: 0.5 mi
- Randle Highlands: 0.6 mi
- Dennis Dolinger Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- John Gould Stephenson: 0.6 mi
- Stephen Pleasonton: 0.6 mi
- Anne Royall: 0.6 mi
- George Mifflin Bache: 0.6 mi
- A-Moose or Little Bee: 0.6 mi
- Alger Park: 0.7 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 2.1 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 2.3 mi
- Barnaby Run Park: 2.9 mi
- Hillcrest Park: 3.0 mi
- The Big Chair: 0.9 mi
- John Philip Sousa: 1.2 mi
- Found You: 1.3 mi
- Found You: 1.3 mi
- Found You: 1.3 mi
- Barracks Row Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- River Street Gardens: 1.3 mi
- Community Garden Plots (NPS): 1.4 mi
- Ex Garden Future & MTB Pump Track: 1.6 mi
- Lovejoy Garden: 1.8 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 4.9 mi
- Troy Park: 5.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 5.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 6.3 mi
- Good Hope Hill: 0.8 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 2.5 mi
- Hickey Hill: 3.0 mi
- Round Hill: 3.8 mi
- Bald Eagle Hill: 4.0 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Indian Head: 21.4 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 23.9 mi
- Fairhaven Cliffs: 24.4 mi
- Fishing Shore: 7.1 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 9.5 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 16.1 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 16.2 mi
- Bare Neck Shore: 23.6 mi
- Takoma Spring: 7.2 mi
- Silver Spring: 8.6 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.9 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 10.0 mi
- Sandy Spring: 18.7 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 13.6 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 13.9 mi
- Great Falls: 17.3 mi
- Coe Creek: 23.2 mi
- Wilson: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Orr Recreation Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 285° | 156 m | 14.3 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 321° | 156 m | 18.9 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 279° | 144 m | 11.3 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WNW 282° | 140 m | 10.1 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 284° | 140 m | 14.8 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 273° | 137 m | 11.7 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 271° | 125 m | 9.2 mi |
| Point Reno | NW 316° | 123 m | 7.7 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 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| 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, 3 mi away.
- Amur honeysuckle218 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee195 obs
- Western Honey Bee189 obs
- Eastern Carpenter Bee184 obs
- Mallard171 obs
- House Sparrow171 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly170 obs
- Porcelain Berry164 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 node/358959603
Day trips start here
- Washington, D.C./Anacostia · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./Capitol Hill · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./Waterfront · 2 mi
- Suitland · 3 mi
- Washington, D.C./East End · 3 mi
- Washington, D.C./National Mall · 3 mi
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