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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

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Coordinates39.13404, -77.71519

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 58
Attractions: 58
Parks
  • Fireman's Field Park: 0.0 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
  • Shadowlawn Park and Fountain: 1.2 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
Nature reserves: 35
Artworks: 33
  • Leesburg Welcome Mural: 8.1 mi
  • Low-Poly Open Heart: 8.3 mi
  • Sun Flower: 8.3 mi
  • Kintsugi heart: 8.3 mi
  • Velo Love: 8.3 mi
Gardens: 15
  • Native Pollinator Meadow: 0.6 mi
  • Demonstration Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Culinary Gardens: 11.1 mi
  • butterfly Garden: 13.2 mi
  • Paris Vegetable Garden: 15.5 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • 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: 12
Waterfalls: 3
  • Pua Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 14.6 mi
  • Old Dam Waterfall: 21.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Shenandoah Lake Beach: 7.5 mi
  • River Access: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of 9/11 Steel Beam Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MountainSW674 m20.6 mi
ParisSW590 m18.5 mi
Paris MountainWSW587 m13.4 mi
Lambs KnollNNE536 m22.2 mi
NeersvilleNNW467 m7.8 mi
Naked MountainSW448 m20.7 mi
Maryland HeightsN444 m14.3 mi
Raven RocksW443 m6.4 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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