Shaw Recreation Center
Shaw Recreation Center is a park, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Watermelon House, a artwork 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 2.4 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.4 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 5.0 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 7.1 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Watermelon House: 0.1 mi
- Major General John A. Logan Monument: 0.2 mi
- Facing the Rising Sun: 0.4 mi
- Shepard Fairey Mural: 0.4 mi
- Lee's Flowers Mural: 0.4 mi
- Carter Godwin Woodson Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- French Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Garrison: 0.2 mi
- Logan Circle: 0.2 mi
- John F Kennedy Recreation Center: 0.3 mi
- DC History Center: 0.6 mi
- Planet Word: 0.7 mi
- B'Nai B'Rith Klutznick Museum: 0.7 mi
- Sumner School: 0.7 mi
- National Geographic Society: 0.8 mi
- Almas Temple: 0.7 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 1.0 mi
- Washington Union Station: 1.5 mi
- Cow: 1.5 mi
- Alpacas: 1.5 mi
- Langley Forest Garden: 1.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.1 mi
- Kalorama Garden: 1.1 mi
- Langley Elementary Garden: 1.1 mi
- Children's Garden: 1.2 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 1.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 1.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 2.4 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 2.4 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 2.6 mi
- Reservation 630: 2.6 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 3.0 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 3.0 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 3.4 mi
- Little Forest Park: 3.9 mi
- Jackson Hill: 1.4 mi
- Peters Hill: 1.8 mi
- Lees Hill: 2.1 mi
- Linnean Hill: 2.1 mi
- Round Hill: 2.3 mi
- Takoma Spring: 4.4 mi
- Silver Spring: 5.4 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 6.4 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.4 mi
- Sandy Spring: 15.8 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.2 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.2 mi
- Indian Head: 22.6 mi
- Fishing Shore: 3.8 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.9 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.4 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.5 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.9 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.2 mi
- Great Falls: 13.5 mi
- Coe Creek: 22.2 mi
- Wilson: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shaw Recreation Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 275° | 156 m | 11.1 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 322° | 156 m | 15.1 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 323° | 148 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 264° | 144 m | 8.4 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 266° | 140 m | 7.1 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 274° | 140 m | 11.7 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 257° | 137 m | 9.2 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 248° | 125 m | 7.0 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 | 06:56 | 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.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel2,703 obs
- House Sparrow1,970 obs
- Mallard1,899 obs
- European Starling1,800 obs
- Rock Pigeon1,320 obs
- American Robin1,093 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly988 obs
- Japanese knotweed988 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/48207355
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