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The Path of Thorns and Roses

The Path of Thorns and Roses from directly overhead

The Path of Thorns and Roses is an artwork in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway runs past it. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Memorial sculpture, The Path of Thorns and Roses, is by California based artist Mario Chiodo.

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Coordinates38.79442, -77.04972

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Jones Point Park: 0.4 mi
  • Ford's Landing: 0.6 mi
  • Windmill Hill Park: 0.6 mi
  • Shipyard Park: 0.6 mi
  • Armory Tot Lot: 0.7 mi
Attractions
  • World War I-Era Rudder: 0.4 mi
  • South Corner Boundary Stone: 0.6 mi
  • African American Heritage Park Sculpture: 0.7 mi
  • Geodesic Dome: 0.9 mi
  • Memorial Pool: 1.3 mi
Museums
Artworks
Nature reserves
Gardens
Picnic sites
Peaks: 36
Beaches: 7
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Fishing Shore: 8.5 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 16.5 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 16.5 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 20.2 mi
Springs: 5
  • Takoma Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Silver Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Indian Springs: 16.5 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Stubblefield Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Coe Creek: 17.6 mi
  • Great Falls: 17.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 19.8 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 19.8 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 24.0 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillNW 313°156 m13.4 mi
Hunting HillNNW 338°156 m21.6 mi
Mount DanielNW 315°144 m10.1 mi
Minor's HillNW 322°140 m9.5 mi
Freedom HillNW 311°140 m13.7 mi
Prout HillNW 308°137 m9.7 mi
Upton HillNW 317°125 m7.6 mi
Point RenoN 353°123 m11.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:20
June solstice05:4419:5720:37
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 °F363845566574787770584840
Precip in3.12.94.03.44.54.95.04.24.43.83.13.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oxon Hill, 3 mi away.

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13411512198

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