Georgetown Heights
Georgetown Heights rises to 55 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Whitehaven Garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 0.9 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in District of Columbia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31550770, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 55 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 4.4 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 7.7 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 7.8 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Whitehaven Garden: 0.2 mi
- Dumbarton Oaks Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Bishop’s Garden: 1.1 mi
- West End Garden: 1.5 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 1.5 mi
- Whitehaven Parkway Park: 0.3 mi
- Hardy: 0.5 mi
- Stoddert Recreation Center: 0.6 mi
- Guy Mason Recreation Center: 0.7 mi
- Volta Park: 0.7 mi
- Charles Glover: 0.4 mi
- Saint Ignatius of Loyola: 0.5 mi
- Jan Karski: 0.6 mi
- Dave Grohl Mural: 0.6 mi
- Bishop John Carroll: 0.6 mi
- Georgetown University World War II Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Hollywood on the Potomac: 0.8 mi
- Bay-Eva Castle: 1.0 mi
- Khalil Gibran Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Nelson Mandela Statue: 1.0 mi
- Kreeger Museum: 0.7 mi
- Dumbarton Oaks: 0.8 mi
- Old Stone House: 1.2 mi
- James I. Mayer Center for Environmental Education: 1.5 mi
- Anderson House: 1.7 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 1.0 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 1.6 mi
- Donaldson Run Park: 1.7 mi
- Spring Valley Park: 1.9 mi
- Reservation 630: 2.0 mi
- Old Stone House: 1.2 mi
- All Hallows Guild Traveling Carousel: 1.2 mi
- Twin Oaks: 1.5 mi
- Lock 0: 1.5 mi
- Sloth Bear: 1.7 mi
- Fletcher's Cove: 1.3 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 1.4 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 2.4 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 2.5 mi
- Mount Alto: 0.7 mi
- Lees Hill: 0.7 mi
- Camp Hill: 0.8 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 1.0 mi
- Jackson Hill: 1.9 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 5.8 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 5.9 mi
- Indian Springs: 11.6 mi
- Sandy Spring: 15.9 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 7.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 7.6 mi
- Great Falls: 11.0 mi
- Coe Creek: 20.1 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 24.6 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 10.1 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 20.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 20.8 mi
- Indian Head: 22.0 mi
- Fishing Shore: 1.0 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 6.0 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 9.8 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 9.9 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 23.5 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Georgetown Heights. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 275° | 156 m | 8.3 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 332° | 156 m | 13.4 mi |
| Black Hill | NNW 328° | 148 m | 22.2 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 258° | 144 m | 5.7 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 260° | 140 m | 4.3 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 274° | 140 m | 8.8 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 249° | 137 m | 6.5 mi |
| Upton Hill | SW 232° | 125 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 529701 — Georgetown Heights, District of Columbia County, District of Columbia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358957281
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