Tidal Basin
- Surface elevation
- -0 m
- Area
- 0.44 km²
- Max depth
- 3 m
- Tonight
- 43°FFair · Wind 1–5 mph NE
Tidal Basin is a lake at -0 m above sea level in District of Columbia, United States, 0.44 km² in area and 1.0 km long.
All facts
- Length
- 1.0 km
- Shoreline
- 3.4 km
Tidal Basin in numbers
Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.
- Shoreline
- 3.4 km≈45 min to walk around
Tidal Basin 3D map
Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 4 × 4 km
Tidal Basin terrain and contours
2 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.
Tidal Basin elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Tidal Basin weather
Tonight · Fair · 43°F (6°C) · Wind 1–5 mph NE
Tidal Basin forecast for about 6 m.
- Tonight43°–1–5 mph NE
- Sat42°64°–1–6 mph E
- Sun40°68°–2 mph E
- Mon50°70°–1–5 mph W
- Tue48°70°–7 mph N
- Wed50°66°1%2–6 mph E
- Thu52°71°3%1–6 mph SE
Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 23:53 UTC.
Camping & parking near Tidal Basin
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Tidal Basin, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
0.3 km NE
Nearest trailhead
4.4 km SSW
All mapped places 5
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Parking | 0.3 km NE |
| Parking | 0.5 km N |
| Parking | 0.5 km NNW |
| Trailhead | 4.4 km SSW |
| Battery Kemble TrailheadTrailhead | 6.6 km NW |
Slope
Share of the 4 × 4 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.
Mostly gentle: 99% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 0.0% of the 16 km² view
- Relief in view
- 35 m low point -6 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 2 km; 1,343 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Mallard1,722
- Eastern Gray Squirrel1,652
- European Starling1,255
- House Sparrow1,035
- Rock Pigeon645
- American Robin642
Where Tidal Basin sits
- Region
- United States932North America1,313
Nearby places
Tidal Basin downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM
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Data sources
- Terrain
- U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-07-23)
- Land cover
- © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
- Facts
- Wikidata (CC0)
- Camping & parking, Geometry
- © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Summits
- © OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
- Protected area
- USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)