Swampoodle Terrace
Swampoodle Terrace is a park, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Swampoodle Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 3.1 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- NoMa Parks Foundation
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 4.1 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 3.7 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 8.5 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Swampoodle Park: 0.0 mi
- 3rd Street Art Garden: 0.2 mi
- Hine Recreation Center: 0.4 mi
- Brentwood Park: 0.5 mi
- Ludlow/Taylor Recreation Center: 0.5 mi
- Malik Habib: 0.3 mi
- William Frederick Allen: 0.5 mi
- American Legion Freedom Bell: 0.6 mi
- Holodomor Memorial to Victims of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932–1933: 0.6 mi
- Victims of Communism Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Trigadilly: 0.4 mi
- Universal Knowledge: 0.4 mi
- Gallaudet Thomas Hopkins and Alice Cogswell Statue: 0.4 mi
- Gateway Wings: 0.4 mi
- Edward Miner Gallaudet Statue: 0.5 mi
- National Deaf Life Museum at Gallaudet University: 0.4 mi
- National Postal Museum: 0.5 mi
- National Guard Memorial Museum: 0.6 mi
- Sewall-Belmont House and Museum: 0.8 mi
- Capital Jewish Museum: 0.8 mi
- Washington Union Station: 0.5 mi
- Emancipation Hall: 1.0 mi
- United States Capitol: 1.0 mi
- Almas Temple: 1.6 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 1.6 mi
- Wylie Street Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Langley Forest Garden: 0.8 mi
- Hilton Garden: 0.8 mi
- Langley Elementary Garden: 0.8 mi
- Lovejoy Garden: 0.8 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 2.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.7 mi
- Picnic Grove 3: 3.8 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 3.1 mi
- Alger Park: 3.4 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 3.4 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 3.6 mi
- Reservation 630: 3.9 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 1.5 mi
- Round Hill: 1.7 mi
- Bunker Hill: 2.3 mi
- Hickey Hill: 2.5 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 2.5 mi
- Takoma Spring: 4.8 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.1 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.4 mi
- Indian Springs: 8.8 mi
- Sandy Spring: 16.3 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.9 mi
- Indian Head: 22.7 mi
- Fishing Shore: 5.1 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.8 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 13.8 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 13.9 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 11.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 11.6 mi
- Great Falls: 14.9 mi
- Coe Creek: 23.0 mi
- Wilson: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Swampoodle Terrace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 277° | 156 m | 12.5 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 320° | 156 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 267° | 144 m | 9.7 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 270° | 140 m | 8.4 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 276° | 140 m | 13.0 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 261° | 137 m | 10.3 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 255° | 125 m | 8.0 mi |
| Point Reno | NW 310° | 123 m | 5.2 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 | 19:58 | 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, 2 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel1,526 obs
- House Sparrow1,129 obs
- European Starling1,101 obs
- Rock Pigeon826 obs
- American Robin642 obs
- Mallard613 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle522 obs
- Western Honey Bee499 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/1105251297
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