7 photo locations in District of Columbia — 3 botanical gardens, 2 beaches, 1 lakes, 1 waterfalls and more — plus 36 National Park Service sites and golden hour times for 14 cities. Milky Way core season runs March–September (best in June). Aurora needs about Kp 7.0+ in central District of Columbia. Wildflowers peak around April.
Photo locations
7
NPS sites
36
Milky Way season
Mar–Sep
Peak bloom
April
Aurora
Kp 7.0+
Top photo locations in District of Columbia
Botanical GardenUnited States Botanic Garden
Botanical GardenUnited States National Arboretum
Botanical GardenBartholdi Park
BeachTidal Basin Bathing Beach
LakeKingman Lake
WaterfallLittle Falls
BeachFishing Shore
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National Park Service sites in District of Columbia
DCBelmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument
DC/MDChesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
DC/MDPotomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
DCCarter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
DCFord's Theatre National Historic Site
DCFrederick Douglass National Historic Site
DCMary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
DCAfrican American Civil War Memorial
DCAnacostia Park
DCCapitol Hill Parks
VA/MDCaptain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
DC/DEChesapeake Bay
Golden hour in District of Columbia cities
Washington, DC
DDDowntown DC, DC
CHColumbia Heights, DC
MPMount Pleasant, DC
CSCentral 14th Street / Spring Road, DC
NONorthwest One, DC
FBFoggy Bottom, DC
MVMount Vernon Triangle, DC
HSH Street NE, DC
PPPleasant Plains, DC
NONoMa, DC
PEPetworth, DC
Night sky
- Milky Way in District of Columbia
- Northern lights in District of Columbia
- Perseids in District of Columbia
- Geminids in District of Columbia
Nature calendars
- Wildflowers of District of Columbia
- Birds of District of Columbia
- Butterflies of District of Columbia
- Mammals of District of Columbia