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9/11 Steel Beam Memorial

9/11 Steel Beam Memorial from directly overhead

9/11 Steel Beam Memorial is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 165 m. Blue Mountain stands 674 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Fireman's Field Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 7.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
steel
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.13404, -77.71519

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fireman's Field Park: 0.0 mi
  • Fireman's Field Park: 0.1 mi
  • Loudoun Valley Community Center: 0.3 mi
  • Washington & Old Dominion Trail Regional Park: 0.6 mi
  • The Chapman DeMary Trail Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Attractions
  • Pigs: 6.4 mi
  • Triple Threat Slide: 6.4 mi
  • Pig Races: 6.4 mi
  • Jumping Pillow #2: 6.4 mi
  • T-Rex Pumpkin Crusher: 6.4 mi
Museums: 36
  • Plaster Museum of Bluemont's Heritage: 6.5 mi
  • Gov. Westmoreland Davis Home: 7.6 mi
  • Winmill Carriage Museum: 7.7 mi
  • Loudoun Museum: 8.1 mi
  • Oatlands Museum: 8.2 mi
Artworks: 36
  • Leesburg Welcome Mural: 8.1 mi
  • Unbroken Circle #4: 8.3 mi
  • Low-Poly Open Heart: 8.3 mi
  • Sun Flower: 8.3 mi
  • Kintsugi heart: 8.3 mi
Nature reserves: 35
Gardens: 18
  • Native Pollinator Meadow: 0.6 mi
  • Demonstration Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Culinary Gardens: 11.1 mi
  • butterfly Garden: 13.2 mi
  • butterfly garden: 13.2 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Nolands Ferry: 14.8 mi
  • Smiths Switch Station: 15.5 mi
  • Little Picnic Island: 15.6 mi
  • Dargan Bend: 16.0 mi
  • Hyland Hills Park: 20.1 mi
Springs: 13
Beaches: 3
  • Shenandoah Lake Beach: 7.5 mi
  • River Access: 8.3 mi
  • River Access: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Pua Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 14.6 mi
  • Old Dam Waterfall: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of 9/11 Steel Beam Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MountainSW 234°674 m20.6 mi
ParisSW 236°590 m18.5 mi
Paris MountainWSW 238°587 m13.4 mi
Lambs KnollNNE 12°536 m22.2 mi
Lambs KnollNNE 12°536 m22.2 mi
NeersvilleNNW 337°467 m7.8 mi
Naked MountainSW 224°448 m20.7 mi
Maryland HeightsN 360°444 m14.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4620:0120:41
September equinox06:5918:3419:10
December solstice07:2716:1016:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543536271767467554537
Precip in3.02.63.63.54.34.24.13.64.83.53.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Purcellville, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6789608135

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