- Elevation, modelled
- 25 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 13.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Booth's Escape2.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8835, -76.9892
Watkins is a park, at a modelled 25 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Watkins Recreation Center, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Booth's Escape passes 2.6 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Watkins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 283° | 156 m | 13.4 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 321° | 156 m | 17.9 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 275° | 144 m | 10.4 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 279° | 140 m | 9.2 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 281° | 140 m | 13.9 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 269° | 137 m | 10.9 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 266° | 125 m | 8.5 mi |
| Point Reno | NW 315° | 123 m | 6.6 mi |
- 2.6 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 2.9 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 3.6 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 9.7 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Watkins Recreation Center: 0.0 mi
- 13th Street Community Park & Garden: 0.1 mi
- Dennis Dolinger Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Lincoln Park: 0.4 mi
- Virginia Avenue Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks
- Found You: 0.3 mi
- Found You: 0.3 mi
- Found You: 0.3 mi
- Olive Risley Seward Statue: 0.5 mi
- John Philip Sousa: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
- Mary McLeod Bethune Statue: 0.4 mi
- Emancipation Monument: 0.4 mi
- Arsenal Monument: 0.5 mi
- Edwin MacGrotty: 0.5 mi
- Peter Pitchlynn: 0.5 mi
Gardens
- Barracks Row Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Hilton Garden: 0.8 mi
- Lovejoy Garden: 0.8 mi
- River Street Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Wylie Street Community Garden: 1.2 mi
Attractions
- Tom Lantos: 0.5 mi
- John Philip Sousa: 0.5 mi
- Henry Clay: 0.6 mi
- John C. Calhoun: 0.6 mi
- Nicholas Begich: 0.6 mi
Museums
- National Museum of the U.S. Navy: 0.8 mi
- Sewall-Belmont House and Museum: 1.0 mi
- Rubell Museum DC: 1.2 mi
- America's Islamic Heritage Museum: 1.4 mi
- National Postal Museum: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Alger Park: 1.8 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 2.5 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 2.5 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 3.3 mi
- Barnaby Run Park: 3.7 mi
Picnic sites
- Picnic site for Rose park: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 5.1 mi
- Troy Park: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 5.2 mi
Peaks: 32
- Good Hope Hill: 1.8 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 1.9 mi
- Hickey Hill: 2.7 mi
- Round Hill: 3.0 mi
- Peters Hill: 3.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Rosier Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Indian Head: 21.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 23.5 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 5
- Fishing Shore: 6.1 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.9 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 15.1 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 15.1 mi
- Bare Neck Shore: 24.4 mi
Springs: 5
- Takoma Spring: 6.3 mi
- Silver Spring: 7.6 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 9.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.5 mi
- Sandy Spring: 17.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Stubblefield Falls: 12.5 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 12.9 mi
- Great Falls: 16.2 mi
- Coe Creek: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wilson: 22.0 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 | 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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- Washington, D.C./Capitol Hill · 0 mi
- Washington, D.C./Anacostia · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./East End · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./Near Northeast · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./Waterfront · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./National Mall · 3 mi
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