- Elevation, modelled
- 5 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 12.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- George Washington Memorial Parkway2.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8760, -77.0050
The Yards is a park, at a modelled 5 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Tingey Square, a park 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 2.0 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Yards. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 286° | 156 m | 12.7 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 324° | 156 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 279° | 144 m | 9.7 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WNW 283° | 140 m | 8.5 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 284° | 140 m | 13.2 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 272° | 137 m | 10.1 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 269° | 125 m | 7.6 mi |
| Point Reno | NW 324° | 123 m | 6.5 mi |
- 2.0 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 2.9 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 4.6 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 9.2 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Tingey Square: 0.1 mi
- The Yards Park: 0.3 mi
- Diamond Teague Park: 0.3 mi
- Joy Evans: 0.4 mi
- Lansburgh Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks
- Waterline: 0.2 mi
- Waterline: 0.2 mi
- Light Tower: 0.3 mi
- Fern Pull: 0.3 mi
- John Philip Sousa: 0.5 mi
Gardens
- River Street Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Barracks Row Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Hawaii: 0.9 mi
- World Deserts: 0.9 mi
- Garden Primeval: 0.9 mi
Museums
- Rubell Museum DC: 0.4 mi
- National Museum of the U.S. Navy: 0.5 mi
- Museum of the Bible: 0.9 mi
- National Museum of the American Indian: 1.1 mi
- Sewall-Belmont House and Museum: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- USS Mitscher: 0.5 mi
- USS Enterprise: 0.6 mi
- Original Site of Providence Hospital: 0.6 mi
- Titanic Monument: 0.8 mi
- American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial: 0.8 mi
Attractions
- Emancipation Hall: 1.0 mi
- United States Capitol: 1.0 mi
- Frederick Douglass National Historic Site: 1.4 mi
- Tom Lantos: 1.4 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Alger Park: 2.3 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.3 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 3.5 mi
- Barnaby Run Park: 3.5 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 3.5 mi
Picnic sites
- Picnic site for Rose park: 3.5 mi
- Troy Park: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 5.1 mi
Peaks: 34
- Good Hope Hill: 2.4 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 2.8 mi
- Peters Hill: 2.8 mi
- Round Hill: 3.6 mi
- Hickey Hill: 3.6 mi
Springs: 5
- Takoma Spring: 6.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 8.0 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 9.1 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.4 mi
- Sandy Spring: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rosier Bluff: 7.3 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Indian Head: 20.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 23.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 4
- Fishing Shore: 5.5 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.0 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 14.6 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Stubblefield Falls: 12.1 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 12.4 mi
- Great Falls: 15.8 mi
- Coe Creek: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wilson: 22.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington Reagan Natl AP, 3 mi away.
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