- Elevation, modelled
- 54 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 9.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- George Washington Memorial Parkway1.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8683, -77.0827
Penrose Park is a park in Virginia, at a modelled 54 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Towers Park, a park 0.3 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.8 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Penrose Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 296° | 156 m | 9.0 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 338° | 156 m | 16.2 mi |
| Black Hill | NNW 332° | 148 m | 24.9 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WNW 291° | 144 m | 5.7 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WNW 301° | 140 m | 4.7 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 294° | 140 m | 9.4 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 279° | 137 m | 6.0 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 277° | 125 m | 3.5 mi |
- 1.8 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 6.4 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 6.8 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 8.5 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Towers Park: 0.3 mi
- Butler Holmes Park: 0.3 mi
- Penrose Square: 0.3 mi
- Cleveland Park: 0.5 mi
- Pike Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- Argonne Cross: 0.4 mi
- Battle of the Bulge Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Rough Riders Monument: 0.6 mi
- Nurses Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Bakers Creek Memorial: 0.6 mi
Gardens
- Flower Garden: 1.0 mi
- Fort Barnard Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- South 4-Mile Run Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove: 1.8 mi
- Presidential Grove: 2.3 mi
Artworks
- Fifi: 1.1 mi
- Agricultural and Industrial Scenes – Sketches of Virginia: 1.4 mi
- Peace Through Strength: 1.4 mi
- Reclining Liberty: 1.4 mi
- ballston* substation: 1.4 mi
Attractions
- Memorial Gate Fountain: 1.3 mi
- Constitution Park Bell: 2.2 mi
- Lock 0: 2.6 mi
- Washington & Old Dominion Caboose: 2.7 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 2.8 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
- Lubber Run Park: 1.9 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.1 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 2.2 mi
- Ballston Wetland Park: 2.2 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 3.3 mi
Peaks: 43
- Mackeys Hill: 2.2 mi
- Peters Hill: 2.5 mi
- Spy Hill: 3.0 mi
- Georgetown Heights: 3.2 mi
- Lees Hill: 3.3 mi
Beaches: 7
- Fishing Shore: 3.1 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 3.8 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 11.5 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 11.6 mi
- Beaver Landing: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Rosier Bluff: 7.2 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Indian Head: 18.9 mi
- Possum Nose: 23.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 23.9 mi
Springs: 5
- Takoma Spring: 8.4 mi
- Silver Spring: 8.9 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 9.1 mi
- Indian Springs: 13.6 mi
- Sandy Spring: 19.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.2 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 9.4 mi
- Great Falls: 12.8 mi
- Coe Creek: 18.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 22.5 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 22.5 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 22.6 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 22.6 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 |
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