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Bald Eagle Hill

Bald Eagle Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Eagle Hill rises to 51 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Eagle Recreation Center, a park 0.3 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.8 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

mountain in Washington, D.C., United States

Wikidata Q31550705, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
51 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.82178, -77.01020

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bald Eagle Recreation Center: 0.3 mi
  • Bald Eagle Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Fort Greble: 0.5 mi
  • Oxon Run Pool: 1.2 mi
  • Tide Lock Park: 1.6 mi
Artworks
Museums
Attractions
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Gardens
Picnic sites
Peaks: 33
Beaches: 7
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Fishing Shore: 7.7 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 16.5 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 16.6 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 5
  • Takoma Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Silver Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Indian Springs: 13.8 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Stubblefield Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Great Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Coe Creek: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 22.6 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bald Eagle Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillWNW 301°156 m14.0 mi
Hunting HillNNW 331°156 m20.8 mi
Mount DanielWNW 300°144 m10.6 mi
Minor's HillNW 305°140 m9.8 mi
Freedom HillWNW 299°140 m14.4 mi
Prout HillWNW 293°137 m10.6 mi
Upton HillWNW 296°125 m8.2 mi
Point RenoNNW 339°123 m9.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4419:5720:37
September equinox06:5618:3219:07
December solstice07:2416:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363845566574787770584840
Precip in3.12.94.03.44.54.95.04.24.43.83.13.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oxon Hill, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358954693

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