Stead Park Recreation Center
Stead Park Recreation Center is a park, at a recorded elevation of 24 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Chancery of the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in the United States, a historic site 0.2 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.8 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 24 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.7 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 6.5 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 5.6 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Chancery of the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in the United States: 0.2 mi
- Samuel D Gross Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Statue: 0.4 mi
- Kossuth Lajos: 0.4 mi
- Sonny Bono: 0.4 mi
- Barbie Pond: 0.2 mi
- Daniel Webster Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Lieutenant General Winfield Brevet Scott Statue: 0.2 mi
- Hahnemann Monument: 0.2 mi
- Shepard Fairey Mural: 0.3 mi
- Scott Circle: 0.2 mi
- Witherspoon Park: 0.3 mi
- Dupont Circle: 0.3 mi
- T Street Park: 0.4 mi
- Longfellow Park: 0.4 mi
- B'Nai B'Rith Klutznick Museum: 0.3 mi
- National Museum Of American Jewish Military History: 0.3 mi
- Sumner School: 0.3 mi
- National Geographic Society: 0.4 mi
- Heurich House Museum: 0.4 mi
- Almas Temple: 0.6 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 0.8 mi
- Alpacas: 1.2 mi
- Cow: 1.2 mi
- Kids' Farm: 1.2 mi
- Kalorama Garden: 0.8 mi
- West End Garden: 0.8 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.9 mi
- Children's Garden: 1.0 mi
- White House Kitchen Garden: 1.0 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 1.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 1.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 2.4 mi
- Reservation 630: 2.3 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 2.4 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 2.7 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 3.2 mi
- Little Forest Park: 3.8 mi
- Takoma Spring: 4.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 5.5 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 6.3 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.9 mi
- Sandy Spring: 15.9 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 9.5 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 10.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.2 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.2 mi
- Indian Head: 22.4 mi
- Fishing Shore: 3.2 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.4 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 11.9 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.0 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.4 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 9.7 mi
- Great Falls: 13.0 mi
- Coe Creek: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stead Park 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 | 10.5 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 325° | 156 m | 14.8 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 324° | 148 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 264° | 144 m | 7.8 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 266° | 140 m | 6.5 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 275° | 140 m | 11.1 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 256° | 137 m | 8.6 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 247° | 125 m | 6.4 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.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel2,813 obs
- Mallard2,270 obs
- House Sparrow2,129 obs
- European Starling1,928 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly1,241 obs
- American Robin1,233 obs
- Rock Pigeon1,214 obs
- Amur honeysuckle1,200 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/48207310
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