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9/11 Memorial

9/11 Memorial from directly overhead

9/11 Memorial is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 101 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Hold Your Light, a artwork 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 6.1 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

I-Beam from World Trade Center impact zone, and stone from Pentagon facade impact.

The record

What the record says

Material
steel
Inscription
This twisted and scarred piece of steel from the point of impact at the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001 memorializes the 2976 persons lost on that day in New York City, the Pentagon, and Shanksville, PA. It also serves as an enduring [...]
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.03012, -77.07598

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Parks
  • St. Paul Park: 0.2 mi
  • Reinhardt Park: 0.2 mi
  • Edith Throckmorton Park: 0.2 mi
  • Howard Avenue Park: 0.3 mi
  • Joseph's Park: 0.3 mi
Gardens
Attractions
Nature reserves
Museums
Picnic sites
Peaks: 38
Cliffs: 8
Waterfalls: 6
  • Stubblefield Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Great Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 22.6 mi
  • McKeldin Falls: 24.4 mi
Springs: 5
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Silver Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Takoma Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Indian Springs: 10.0 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Fishing Shore: 8.3 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 13.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Truck Rest Area: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of 9/11 Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainNW 313°387 m23.4 mi
Chestnut HillNE 39°169 m23.7 mi
Hunting HillWNW 300°156 m7.6 mi
Gantt HillSW 229°156 m11.1 mi
Black HillNW 312°148 m16.1 mi
Mount DanielSSW 212°144 m10.8 mi
Minor's HillSSW 207°140 m9.8 mi
Freedom HillSW 231°140 m11.6 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 °F353745566573787669574739
Precip in3.12.63.73.23.54.04.03.14.03.53.33.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockville 1 NE, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/7199089475

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