- Elevation, modelled
- 55 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 11.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- George Washington Memorial Parkway3.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 38.9236, -77.0201
Upper Quad is a park, at a modelled 55 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Symbiosis, a artwork 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 3.1 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Upper Quad. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 271° | 156 m | 11.4 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 319° | 156 m | 14.7 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 321° | 148 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 258° | 144 m | 8.9 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 259° | 140 m | 7.6 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 270° | 140 m | 12.0 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 253° | 137 m | 9.7 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 243° | 125 m | 7.6 mi |
- 3.1 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 4.7 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 5.8 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 7.2 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Symbiosis: 0.1 mi
- Freedmen's Column: 0.1 mi
- PANDAchine: 0.5 mi
- Encore: 0.6 mi
- Lee's Flowers Mural: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
- Julia Ward Howe Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Double Murder Memorial: 0.4 mi
- African American Civil War Memorial: 0.6 mi
- James Cardinal Gibbons Statue: 1.0 mi
- Historic Market: 1.1 mi
Museums
- Howard University Museum: 0.1 mi
- Laogai Museum: 1.3 mi
- Pope John Paul II National Shrine: 1.3 mi
- Museum of the Palestinian People: 1.3 mi
- President Lincoln's Cottage: 1.3 mi
Parks
- Lower Quad: 0.1 mi
- Banneker Recreation Center: 0.2 mi
- K.C. Lewis Recreation Center: 0.3 mi
- Hobart Twins Park: 0.4 mi
- Hobart Twins Park: 0.4 mi
Gardens
- North Columbia Heights Green: 0.7 mi
- Langley Forest Garden: 0.9 mi
- Langley Elementary Garden: 1.0 mi
- Rosary Walk & Garden: 1.2 mi
- Mary's Garden: 1.2 mi
Picnic sites
- Picnic Grove 29: 1.4 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 3: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 2.1 mi
Attractions
- Growing Up Tiger: 1.4 mi
- Tiger Compare: 1.4 mi
- Tiger Survival: 1.4 mi
- Pig: 1.4 mi
- Kids' Farm: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Reservation 630: 2.3 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 2.6 mi
- Little Forest Park: 3.4 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 3.6 mi
- Pinehurst Parkway: 4.2 mi
Peaks: 34
- Jackson Hill: 1.4 mi
- Round Hill: 1.7 mi
- Linnean Hill: 1.8 mi
- Bunker Hill: 1.9 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 2.1 mi
Springs: 5
- Takoma Spring: 3.5 mi
- Silver Spring: 4.6 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 5.8 mi
- Indian Springs: 8.6 mi
- Sandy Spring: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rosier Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 20.4 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 20.4 mi
- Indian Head: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 4
- Fishing Shore: 4.2 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.7 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.4 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.9 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.3 mi
- Great Falls: 13.5 mi
- Coe Creek: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wilson: 24.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 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, 3 mi away.
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