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Compassion

Compassion from directly overhead

Compassion is an artwork in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 71 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Arlington County Peace Officer Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 0.7 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Getting there

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Coordinates38.89153, -77.08462

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
  • Bell: 0.2 mi
  • Star Chart: 0.2 mi
  • Courthouse River Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Rising Star: 0.3 mi
  • Fire Lines: 0.5 mi
Parks
  • New Park: 0.2 mi
  • Clarendon-Barton Pop Park: 0.2 mi
  • Rhodeside Green Park: 0.3 mi
  • Three Oaks Park: 0.3 mi
  • Rocky Run Park: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Flower Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Presidential Grove: 1.6 mi
  • Whitehaven Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Dumbarton Oaks Gardens: 1.9 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 2.0 mi
Attractions
Museums
Picnic sites
Peaks: 41
Beaches: 7
  • Fishing Shore: 1.5 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 10.4 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 23.8 mi
Springs: 5
  • Takoma Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Silver Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Indian Springs: 12.7 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 17.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Stubblefield Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Great Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Coe Creek: 18.8 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 22.8 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 22.8 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 23.9 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 23.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Compassion. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillWNW 286°156 m8.3 mi
Hunting HillNNW 336°156 m14.7 mi
Black HillNNW 331°148 m23.4 mi
Mount DanielW 275°144 m5.3 mi
Minor's HillWNW 282°140 m4.1 mi
Freedom HillWNW 284°140 m8.8 mi
Prout HillW 263°137 m5.8 mi
Upton HillWSW 250°125 m3.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:20
June solstice05:4419:5820:38
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2416:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744566573787669574638
Precip in3.33.24.13.54.44.25.14.44.54.43.33.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5440616694

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