Sherman Circle
Sherman Circle is a park, at a modelled elevation of 67 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Grant Circle, a park 0.3 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 4.1 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.1 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 7.0 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 7.2 mi off the Booth's Escape
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Grant Circle: 0.3 mi
- Lorenzo Allen Park: 0.4 mi
- Petworth Recreation Center: 0.4 mi
- Upshur Park: 0.6 mi
- Rudolph: 0.6 mi
- (Here I Stand) In the Spirit of Paul Robeson: 0.4 mi
- Petworth: 0.4 mi
- Leave No One Behind: 0.7 mi
- New Leaf: 0.7 mi
- General Scott Statue: 0.8 mi
- Adams Memorial: 0.6 mi
- John Paul II: 1.1 mi
- Fort Stevens Park: 1.2 mi
- Scale model of Fort Stevens: 1.2 mi
- Lincoln under fire at Fort Stevens: 1.3 mi
- Twin Oaks Garden: 0.7 mi
- Emery Garden: 0.9 mi
- Mamie D. Lee Garden: 0.9 mi
- North Columbia Heights Green: 1.1 mi
- Whittier Garden: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 23: 1.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 1.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 24: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 3: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 5: 1.4 mi
- Tiger Tracks: 1.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 1.8 mi
- Komodo Dragon: 1.8 mi
- False Gavial: 1.8 mi
- Chinese alligator: 1.8 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 2.0 mi
- Reservation 630: 2.1 mi
- Little Forest Park: 2.2 mi
- Pinehurst Parkway: 2.8 mi
- Dartmouth Neighborhood Conservation Area: 3.7 mi
- Linnean Hill: 1.7 mi
- Bunker Hill: 2.0 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.1 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 2.1 mi
- Round Hill: 2.3 mi
- Takoma Spring: 2.0 mi
- Silver Spring: 2.9 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 4.3 mi
- Indian Springs: 7.8 mi
- Sandy Spring: 13.3 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.4 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 9.8 mi
- Great Falls: 12.9 mi
- Coe Creek: 23.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 24.9 mi
- Fishing Shore: 4.7 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 9.7 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 11.9 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.0 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 12.1 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 18.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sherman Circle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 262° | 156 m | 11.4 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 315° | 156 m | 13.4 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 318° | 148 m | 22.2 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 248° | 144 m | 9.3 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 248° | 140 m | 7.9 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 262° | 140 m | 12.0 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 244° | 137 m | 10.2 mi |
| Upton Hill | SW 233° | 125 m | 8.4 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, 4 mi away.
- Amur honeysuckle688 obs
- Christmas fern583 obs
- American beech524 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel510 obs
- box elder408 obs
- lesser celandine406 obs
- common ivy395 obs
- wineberry364 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/41965132
Day trips start here
- Washington, D.C./Brookland-Petworth-Takoma · 1 mi
- Takoma Park · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./Shaw · 2 mi
- Mount Rainier · 3 mi
- Silver Spring · 3 mi
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