- Elevation, modelled
- 23 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gantt Hill156 m · 10.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- George Washington Memorial Parkway3.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 38.9459, -77.0467
Picnic Grove 3 is a picnic site, at a modelled 23 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Picnic Grove 28, a picnic site 0.2 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 3.4 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- National Park Service
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Picnic Grove 3. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 262° | 156 m | 10.1 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 320° | 156 m | 12.6 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 321° | 148 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 245° | 144 m | 8.0 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 244° | 140 m | 6.7 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 262° | 140 m | 10.7 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 240° | 137 m | 9.0 mi |
| Upton Hill | SW 227° | 125 m | 7.3 mi |
- 3.4 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 5.6 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 6.3 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 7.9 mi off the Booth's Escape
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Picnic Grove 28: 0.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 0.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 19: 0.4 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 0.4 mi
- Picnic Grove 18: 0.4 mi
- Crestwood Triangle Park: 0.3 mi
- Piney Branch Park: 0.7 mi
- Brightwood Recreation Center: 0.8 mi
- Upshur Park: 0.8 mi
- Carter Barron Soccer Fields: 0.9 mi
- Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium: 1.0 mi
- President Lincoln's Cottage: 1.9 mi
- Laogai Museum: 2.1 mi
- Museum of the Palestinian People: 2.1 mi
- Marjorie Merriweather Post: 0.4 mi
- Jules Jusserand Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Capitol Stones: 0.7 mi
- Atomic Clock: 0.9 mi
- Founding of UDC: 1.0 mi
- Family Tree of Hope Sculpture: 0.4 mi
- Serve: 0.7 mi
- Saint Dennard: The Edifying Spirit: 0.7 mi
- Panda: 1.0 mi
- Giant Anteater Sculpture: 1.1 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 0.6 mi
- Reservation 630: 0.8 mi
- Little Forest Park: 1.3 mi
- Pinehurst Parkway: 2.3 mi
- Boundary Park Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.6 mi
- Twin Oaks Garden: 0.9 mi
- Tilden Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Cleveland Park Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Cactus Garden: 1.1 mi
- North Columbia Heights Green: 1.4 mi
- Lesser Kudu: 1.0 mi
- Ostrich: 1.0 mi
- Addax: 1.0 mi
- Abyssinian Ground Hornbill: 1.0 mi
- Przewalski's Horse: 1.1 mi
- Linnean Hill: 0.7 mi
- Jackson Hill: 1.5 mi
- Point Reno: 1.6 mi
- Camp Hill: 2.0 mi
- Mount Alto: 2.1 mi
- Takoma Spring: 2.9 mi
- Silver Spring: 3.2 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 3.8 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.0 mi
- Sandy Spring: 13.5 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 12.0 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 18.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 18.7 mi
- Indian Head: 24.5 mi
- Fishing Shore: 3.6 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.8 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 10.6 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 10.7 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 8.1 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 8.5 mi
- Great Falls: 11.6 mi
- Coe Creek: 22.8 mi
| 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).
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.
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