Picnic Grove 14
Picnic Grove 14 is a picnic site, at a modelled elevation of 94 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-southwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Picnic Grove 13, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 4.0 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.4 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 6.9 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 8.8 mi off the Booth's Escape
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Picnic Grove 13: 0.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 15: 0.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 17: 0.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 6: 0.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 18: 0.5 mi
- Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium: 0.1 mi
- Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens: 1.1 mi
- Dopamine Land: 1.7 mi
- American University Museum at the Katzen: 2.3 mi
- President Lincoln's Cottage: 2.5 mi
- Capitol Stones: 0.3 mi
- Peter Muhlenberg Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Marjorie Merriweather Post: 1.1 mi
- Founding of UDC: 1.2 mi
- Atomic Clock: 1.3 mi
- Little Forest Park: 0.4 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 0.9 mi
- Pinehurst Parkway: 1.3 mi
- Reservation 630: 1.4 mi
- Vinton Park: 2.1 mi
- Rock Creek Garden: 0.5 mi
- Margaret's Garden: 1.3 mi
- Tilden Gardens: 1.4 mi
- Cleveland Park Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Emery Garden: 1.4 mi
- Carter Barron Soccer Fields: 0.8 mi
- Brightwood Recreation Center: 0.9 mi
- Forest Hills Park: 0.9 mi
- Muhlenberg Park: 1.0 mi
- Lafayette-Pointer Park: 1.0 mi
- Family Tree of Hope Sculpture: 0.8 mi
- Serve: 0.8 mi
- Saint Dennard: The Edifying Spirit: 1.6 mi
- (Here I Stand) In the Spirit of Paul Robeson: 1.9 mi
- Leave No One Behind: 1.9 mi
- Addax: 1.9 mi
- Ostrich: 1.9 mi
- Lesser Kudu: 1.9 mi
- Abyssinian Ground Hornbill: 1.9 mi
- Sitatunga: 1.9 mi
- Point Reno: 1.3 mi
- Linnean Hill: 1.6 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.4 mi
- Camp Hill: 2.7 mi
- Mount Alto: 2.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 2.5 mi
- Takoma Spring: 2.8 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 2.9 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.0 mi
- Sandy Spring: 12.6 mi
- Fishing Shore: 4.1 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 9.3 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 10.1 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 10.2 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 7.7 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 8.1 mi
- Great Falls: 11.1 mi
- Coe Creek: 23.1 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 12.9 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 17.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Picnic Grove 14. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WSW 257° | 156 m | 9.9 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 318° | 156 m | 11.7 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 320° | 148 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 239° | 144 m | 8.1 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SW 236° | 140 m | 6.8 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WSW 256° | 140 m | 10.5 mi |
| Prout Hill | SW 234° | 137 m | 9.2 mi |
| Upton Hill | SW 221° | 125 m | 7.7 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1448106629
Day trips start here
- Washington, D.C./Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./Brookland-Petworth-Takoma · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./Upper Northwest · 2 mi
- Bethesda · 3 mi
- Silver Spring · 3 mi
- Takoma Park · 3 mi
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