- Elevation, modelled
- 3 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 12.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- George Washington Memorial Parkway2.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8898, -77.0142
Union Square is a park, at a modelled 3 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Ulysses S. Grant Statue, a historic site 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 Union Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 282° | 156 m | 12.0 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 324° | 156 m | 16.7 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 273° | 144 m | 9.1 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 277° | 140 m | 7.8 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 281° | 140 m | 12.5 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 267° | 137 m | 9.6 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 261° | 125 m | 7.2 mi |
| Point Reno | NW 322° | 123 m | 5.4 mi |
- 2.0 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 3.9 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 4.6 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 8.3 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Ulysses S. Grant Statue: 0.1 mi
- Peace Monument: 0.1 mi
- James A. Garfield Monument: 0.1 mi
- National Native American Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
- George Gordon Meade Memorial: 0.2 mi
Parks
- Seaton Park - East: 0.1 mi
- Seaton Park - West: 0.2 mi
- John Marshall Place Park: 0.3 mi
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Federal Triangle Park: 0.3 mi
Gardens
- West Gallery: 0.1 mi
- Rare & Endangered: 0.1 mi
- Garden Court: 0.1 mi
- Mediterranean: 0.1 mi
- Southern Exposure: 0.1 mi
Artworks
- Buffalo Dancer II: 0.1 mi
- Cubi XI: 0.2 mi
- Totem Poles: 0.2 mi
- Heroic Shore Points I: 0.2 mi
- Moondog: 0.2 mi
Museums
- East Wing National Gallery of Art: 0.2 mi
- National Museum of the American Indian: 0.2 mi
- National Gallery of Art: 0.3 mi
- Museum of the Bible: 0.4 mi
- Capital Jewish Museum: 0.5 mi
Attractions
- United States Capitol: 0.3 mi
- Emancipation Hall: 0.3 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 0.6 mi
- Washington Union Station: 0.7 mi
- Almas Temple: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.4 mi
- Alger Park: 3.1 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 3.6 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 3.7 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 3.8 mi
Picnic sites
- Picnic site for Rose park: 2.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 4.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 4.2 mi
Peaks: 34
- Peters Hill: 2.0 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 2.5 mi
- Round Hill: 2.9 mi
- Jackson Hill: 3.0 mi
- Good Hope Hill: 3.2 mi
Springs: 5
- Takoma Spring: 5.8 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.9 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.0 mi
- Sandy Spring: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rosier Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Indian Head: 21.5 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.8 mi
Beaches: 4
- Fishing Shore: 4.7 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.8 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 13.7 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 13.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Stubblefield Falls: 11.2 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 11.5 mi
- Great Falls: 14.8 mi
- Coe Creek: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wilson: 23.4 mi
| 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 |
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