Memory Bricks
Memory Bricks is an artwork in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 126 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is HHHVP, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.7 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
bricks with writings and reliefs along the paths
What to expect
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 3.5 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 2.9 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 9.6 mi off the Booth's Escape
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- HHHVP: 0.0 mi
- The Family: 0.0 mi
- The Flame: 1.2 mi
- Bud/Blossom: 1.4 mi
- Reclining Liberty: 1.7 mi
- Halls Hill High View Park: 0.0 mi
- Langston-Brown Park: 0.1 mi
- High View Park: 0.2 mi
- Slater Park: 0.3 mi
- Big Walnut Park: 0.4 mi
- Rain Garden: 0.6 mi
- Butterfly Sanctuary: 0.8 mi
- BonAir Rose Garden: 1.4 mi
- Ornamental Tree Garden: 1.5 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 1.6 mi
- Stratford Junior High School: 0.9 mi
- Cherrydale: 1.1 mi
- Cherrydale Volunteer Firehouse: 1.1 mi
- Cherrydale Masonic Hall: 1.2 mi
- Charles Stewart School (historic): 1.8 mi
- Ballston Wetland Park: 1.0 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 1.5 mi
- Donaldson Run Park: 1.6 mi
- Lubber Run Park: 1.9 mi
- Powhatan Hills Park: 2.0 mi
- Constitution Park Bell: 1.3 mi
- Washington & Old Dominion Caboose: 1.6 mi
- Eden Center: 2.1 mi
- Barco Rebar Rehearsal Space: 2.6 mi
- Lock 5: 3.0 mi
- James I. Mayer Center for Environmental Education: 1.7 mi
- Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington: 1.7 mi
- Kreeger Museum: 2.8 mi
- Dumbarton Oaks: 3.7 mi
- American University Museum at the Katzen: 3.7 mi
- Minor's Hill: 1.7 mi
- Upton Hill: 1.8 mi
- Spy Hill: 1.9 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 2.6 mi
- Munson Hill: 2.7 mi
- Fishing Shore: 2.0 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 3.6 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 8.4 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 8.5 mi
- Beaver Landing: 22.7 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Indian Head: 20.3 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.1 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 6.2 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 6.4 mi
- Great Falls: 9.7 mi
- Coe Creek: 17.2 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 22.3 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.9 mi
- Silver Spring: 8.4 mi
- Takoma Spring: 8.5 mi
- Indian Springs: 14.5 mi
- Sandy Spring: 17.8 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 20.6 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 20.6 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 23.0 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Memory Bricks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 290° | 156 m | 6.0 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 344° | 156 m | 13.6 mi |
| Black Hill | NNW 336° | 148 m | 22.1 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 272° | 144 m | 2.9 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WNW 287° | 140 m | 1.7 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 287° | 140 m | 6.4 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 253° | 137 m | 3.6 mi |
| Upton Hill | SSW 212° | 125 m | 1.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| 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).
Climate normals
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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/5049522778
Day trips start here
- Arlington (Virginia)/Far North · 1 mi
- Arlington · 2 mi
- Arlington (Virginia)/Rosslyn–Ballston Corridor · 2 mi
- Falls Church · 2 mi
- Arlington National Cemetery · 3 mi
- Arlington (Virginia)/Southwest · 3 mi
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