Mackeys Hill
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Mackeys Hill rises to 52 m in Virginia. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway runs past it. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49047329, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 52 m
How to reach it
- On the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 4.9 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 7.3 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 7.9 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 0.0 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 1.7 mi
- Donaldson Run Park: 1.9 mi
- Ballston Wetland Park: 2.4 mi
- Spring Valley Park: 2.8 mi
- Bay-Eva Castle: 0.1 mi
- Fort Corcoran: 0.3 mi
- Watergate Investigation: 0.5 mi
- ARPANET: 0.5 mi
- Georgetown University World War II Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Dawson Terrace Park: 0.1 mi
- McCoy Park: 0.4 mi
- Rosslyn Highlands Park: 0.4 mi
- Gateway Park: 0.4 mi
- Rosslyn Parklet: 0.5 mi
- Fire Lines: 0.4 mi
- Anna and David: 0.4 mi
- Chicago Titan: 0.5 mi
- Cupid's Garden: 0.5 mi
- The Family: David, Haggit, and Adoniyya: 0.6 mi
- Old Stone House: 1.1 mi
- Dumbarton Oaks: 1.3 mi
- Kreeger Museum: 1.6 mi
- Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington: 1.7 mi
- Diplomatic Reception Rooms Museum: 1.8 mi
- Old Stone House: 1.1 mi
- Lock 0: 1.2 mi
- Memorial Gate Fountain: 1.3 mi
- All Hallows Guild Traveling Carousel: 2.2 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 2.2 mi
- Whitehaven Garden: 1.3 mi
- Dumbarton Oaks Gardens: 1.4 mi
- Flower Garden: 1.4 mi
- Presidential Grove: 1.4 mi
- West End Garden: 1.6 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 1.4 mi
- Fletcher's Cove: 1.7 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.4 mi
- Georgetown Heights: 1.0 mi
- Lees Hill: 1.2 mi
- Peters Hill: 1.6 mi
- Camp Hill: 1.7 mi
- Mount Alto: 1.7 mi
- Fishing Shore: 1.2 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 5.2 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 10.2 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 10.3 mi
- Beaver Landing: 24.4 mi
- Takoma Spring: 6.5 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.8 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 12.2 mi
- Sandy Spring: 16.9 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 7.8 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 8.1 mi
- Great Falls: 11.5 mi
- Coe Creek: 19.4 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 24.7 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Indian Head: 21.0 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.8 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 23.1 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 23.2 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 24.5 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mackeys Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 282° | 156 m | 8.4 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 334° | 156 m | 14.3 mi |
| Black Hill | NNW 330° | 148 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 268° | 144 m | 5.5 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 273° | 140 m | 4.2 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 280° | 140 m | 8.9 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 258° | 137 m | 6.2 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 244° | 125 m | 4.0 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356586824
Day trips start here
- Arlington National Cemetery · 1 mi
- Arlington (Virginia)/Rosslyn–Ballston Corridor · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./Georgetown · 1 mi
- Arlington · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./Dupont Circle · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./West End · 2 mi
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