- Elevation, modelled
- 53 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 12.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Star-Spangled Banner Byway3.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 38.9357, -76.9976
University Lawn is a park, at a modelled 53 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is University Mall, a park 0.2 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 3.6 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of University Lawn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 267° | 156 m | 12.7 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 314° | 156 m | 14.9 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 317° | 148 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 255° | 144 m | 10.3 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 256° | 140 m | 8.9 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 266° | 140 m | 13.2 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 250° | 137 m | 11.1 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 242° | 125 m | 9.1 mi |
- 3.6 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 4.6 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 6.0 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 8.3 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- University Mall: 0.2 mi
- Brookland Green: 0.3 mi
- Turkey Thicket: 0.3 mi
- Fort Bunker Hill Park: 0.5 mi
- Noyes Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks
- Sedes Sapiente Statue: 0.2 mi
- Saint Dominic Statue: 0.3 mi
- Our Lady of Fatima: 0.3 mi
- Christ Crucified: 0.3 mi
- Saint Bernadette Statue: 0.6 mi
Gardens
- Mary's Garden: 0.2 mi
- Rosary Walk & Garden: 0.3 mi
- Franciscan Monastery Garden: 0.7 mi
- Bunker Hill Elementary School Rain Garden: 0.8 mi
- Mamie D. Lee Garden: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
- Armando Martinez-Ramos: 0.3 mi
- John Paul II: 0.4 mi
- Fort Bunker Hill Plaque: 0.5 mi
- Peace Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Allison "Allie" Hart: 0.8 mi
Museums
Picnic sites
- Picnic Grove 29: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 23: 2.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 24: 2.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 3: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 2.9 mi
Attractions
- Tiger Tracks: 2.6 mi
- Tiger Survival: 2.6 mi
- Growing Up Tiger: 2.6 mi
- Tiger Compare: 2.6 mi
- Tiger Tracks: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Reservation 630: 3.3 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 3.4 mi
- Little Forest Park: 3.8 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 4.0 mi
- Pinehurst Parkway: 4.3 mi
Peaks: 34
- Bunker Hill: 0.5 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 0.7 mi
- Round Hill: 0.8 mi
- Hoover Hill: 1.5 mi
- Barnard Hill: 1.5 mi
Springs: 5
- Takoma Spring: 2.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 4.1 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 5.7 mi
- Indian Springs: 7.1 mi
- Sandy Spring: 14.2 mi
Beaches: 5
- Fishing Shore: 5.6 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 10.2 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 13.4 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 13.5 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 24.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.9 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 11.2 mi
- Great Falls: 14.4 mi
- Coe Creek: 24.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rosier Bluff: 11.4 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 12.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 19.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 19.8 mi
- Indian Head: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wilson: 24.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 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).
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.
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