Turtle Park
Turtle Park is a park, at a modelled elevation of 91 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is John Wesley, a artwork 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.8 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 3.3 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 1.5 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 8.5 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- John Wesley: 0.1 mi
- John Wesley Statue: 0.2 mi
- Labyrinth: 0.3 mi
- Artemas Ward Statue: 0.4 mi
- Creation Rose Window: 1.3 mi
- Friendship Park: 0.1 mi
- Eric Friedheim Quadrangle: 0.3 mi
- The Beach: 0.4 mi
- Letts-Anderson Quad: 0.5 mi
- McLean Gardens Children's Park: 0.7 mi
- Friendship Garden: 0.2 mi
- American University Arboretum and Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Fort Reno Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Bishop’s Garden: 1.3 mi
- Tilden Gardens: 1.5 mi
- American University Museum at the Katzen: 0.3 mi
- Dopamine Land: 1.3 mi
- Kreeger Museum: 1.4 mi
- Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens: 2.0 mi
- James I. Mayer Center for Environmental Education: 2.2 mi
- Spring Valley Park: 0.6 mi
- Boundary Park Neighborhood Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Reservation 630: 1.7 mi
- Vinton Park: 1.7 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 1.7 mi
- Civil War Defenses in Washington Fort Reno: 0.9 mi
- Battery Kemble: 0.9 mi
- Battery Bailey: 1.3 mi
- Founding of UDC: 1.3 mi
- Belmont, 1906: 1.3 mi
- All Hallows Guild Traveling Carousel: 1.3 mi
- Twin Oaks: 1.6 mi
- Lock 5: 1.7 mi
- Lock 6: 1.9 mi
- Sitatunga: 2.0 mi
- Fletcher's Cove: 1.8 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 28: 2.1 mi
- Point Reno: 1.0 mi
- Mount Alto: 1.5 mi
- Camp Hill: 1.9 mi
- Georgetown Heights: 2.0 mi
- Linnean Hill: 2.2 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 4.2 mi
- Silver Spring: 4.6 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 11.2 mi
- Sandy Spring: 14.1 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 6.0 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 6.3 mi
- Great Falls: 9.6 mi
- Coe Creek: 20.9 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 23.7 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 12.1 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 13.5 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 18.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 18.8 mi
- Indian Head: 23.8 mi
- Fishing Shore: 2.2 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.3 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 8.5 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 8.6 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 23.6 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Turtle Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 261° | 156 m | 7.8 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 329° | 156 m | 11.4 mi |
| Black Hill | NNW 327° | 148 m | 20.3 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 238° | 144 m | 5.9 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SW 234° | 140 m | 4.6 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 261° | 140 m | 8.4 mi |
| Prout Hill | SW 233° | 137 m | 7.0 mi |
| Upton Hill | SSW 213° | 125 m | 5.6 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 | 06:57 | 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–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 1 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel417 obs
- lesser celandine369 obs
- Eastern Cottontail300 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly299 obs
- House Sparrow296 obs
- American Robin283 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle281 obs
- White-tailed Deer261 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/48268465
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