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National Historic Site · Clara Barton National Historic Site

Clara Barton National Historic Site

Best primary window for Clara Barton: May, with April and June as strong shoulder months.

Clara Barton dedicated her life and energies to help others in times of need - both home and abroad, in peacetime as well as during military emergencies. Glen Echo was her home the last 15 years of her life, and the structure illustrates her dedication and concern for those less fortunate than herself.

This page identifies Clara Barton National Historic Site from the checked-in NPS snapshot and the dated source cards on the page.

Answer Brief

Answer-first planning signal

Best current use
Clara Barton National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot.
Current signal
Clara Barton National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in MD in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/clba/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.
Visitor takeaway
Hours, access, and visitor guidance for Clara Barton National Historic Site are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/clba/index.htm.
What it sounds like
Clara Barton audio on this page is a labeled modeled cue, not a field recording.

Summary at a glance

Clara Barton National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation
National Historic Site
Data snapshot
October 27, 2026
4 source cards
Official NPS
CLBA
Region
coastal atlantic
Core Experiences
social-movementstragic-eventswars-and-conflictscivil-warwomens-historyGuided ToursMuseum Exhibits

Month-by-month

Clara Barton National Historic Site is a National Historic Site. Hours, access, and visitor guidance are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/clba/index.htm.

Official page

The NPS page for Clara Barton National Historic Site: https://www.nps.gov/clba/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Source cards

4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation

Clara Barton National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in MD.

Getting there

Official access details for Clara Barton are on the NPS page.

By Car: Capital Beltway (I-495), Maryland outer loop exit 40 Cabin John Parkway to Clara Barton Parkway; Virginia inner loop exit 41 Clara Barton Parkway East; follow Clara Barton Parkway to MacArthur Boulevard and Glen Echo exit, left onto MacArthur Boulevard, straight across traffic circle at Goldsboro Road, next left onto Oxford Road, end of street, parking lots on the left. By Metro: Red Line to Bethesda or Friendship Heights Station, transfer to Montgomery County Ride-On Bus # 29, Glen Echo stop.

Place instrument

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Season and now

Twelve-month planning is modeled from the published seasonal profile. The current hand stays unavailable until sourced alerts, hours, events, roads, and weather are fresh.

Current hand
Not available

Three listening lanes

Official NPS audio: Not provided for this snapshot.

Synthetic browser audio, never a field recording or live observation.

Jamcorder: Shared station.

Text equivalent for the seasonal place clock
MonthVisitabilityCrowd pressure
January4924
February5324
March6028
April6342
May6458
June6276
July5992
August6090
September6174
October6156
November5834
December5228

The cue is a browser-generated composition, not a field recording. How NPS Sounds modeled audio works.

Methodology

This page uses the checked-in NPS identity snapshot for Clara Barton National Historic Site, the 4 source cards below, and the figures listed above. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Read the NPS Sounds methodology and about NPS Sounds for how pages are assembled.

  • Data snapshot: October 27, 2026
  • Source cards: 4

Data Behind This Reading

Source provenance

NPS identity

high

Clara Barton National Historic Site is identified as National Historic Site with NPS code clba.

Available · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Official operations

limited

Official alerts should be verified on the NPS page. This site uses a checked-in snapshot, not a live operations feed.

From the data snapshot · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Weather and seasonality

limited

Clara Barton National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in the NPS snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/clba/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Modeled · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

How this page is assembled

limited

place page source cards come from the data snapshot October 27, 2026.

Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source