Historic site

African American Civil War Memorial

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African American Civil War Memorial is a historic site, at a recorded elevation of 27 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Lee's Flowers Mural, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 2.6 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Wall of honor and sculpture honors the American Civil War service of African American soldiers and sailors.

Dates from 2004-10-27.

Wikidata Q383962, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 27 m

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.91654, -77.02597

2.6 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
5.6 mi off the Booth's Escape
4.9 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
7.0 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike

Overlooks nearby

Freedom Park Viewpoint · 3 mi
George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 4 mi
George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 2 · 4 mi
Stubblefield Falls Overlook · 10 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

French Street Park: 0.2 mi
Harrison Recreation Center: 0.3 mi
Garrison: 0.3 mi
LeDroit Park Arch: 0.3 mi
Shaw Recreation Center: 0.4 mi

Museums

Howard University Museum: 0.5 mi
Laogai Museum: 0.8 mi
Museum of the Palestinian People: 0.9 mi
National Museum Of American Jewish Military History: 0.9 mi
B'Nai B'Rith Klutznick Museum: 1.0 mi

Nature reserves

Reservation 630: 2.4 mi
Soapstone Valley: 2.7 mi
Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 3.1 mi
Little Forest Park: 3.6 mi
Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 3.8 mi

Attractions

Almas Temple: 1.0 mi
Cow: 1.3 mi
Pig: 1.3 mi
Kids' Farm: 1.3 mi
Alpacas: 1.3 mi

Artworks

Lee's Flowers Mural: 0.0 mi
Encore: 0.3 mi
Facing the Rising Sun: 0.4 mi
Watermelon House: 0.4 mi
Gagged Washington: 0.5 mi

Gardens58

Kalorama Garden: 1.0 mi
North Columbia Heights Green: 1.0 mi
Langley Forest Garden: 1.0 mi
Langley Elementary Garden: 1.1 mi
Children's Garden: 1.5 mi

Picnic sites

Picnic Grove 29: 1.6 mi
Picnic site for Rose park: 1.7 mi
Picnic Grove 1: 2.1 mi
Picnic Grove 2 South: 2.2 mi
Picnic Grove 3: 2.3 mi

Historic sites52

Julia Ward Howe Memorial: 0.5 mi
Double Murder Memorial: 0.6 mi
Samuel D Gross Memorial: 0.8 mi
Old Chancery of the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in the United States: 0.9 mi
Nina Larson: 1.0 mi

Peaks35

Jackson Hill: 1.3 mi
Linnean Hill: 1.9 mi
Peters Hill: 2.0 mi
Round Hill: 2.1 mi
Lees Hill: 2.1 mi

Springs5

Takoma Spring: 4.1 mi
Silver Spring: 5.1 mi
Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 6.1 mi
Indian Springs: 9.1 mi
Sandy Spring: 15.4 mi

Beaches4

Fishing Shore: 3.8 mi
Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.2 mi
Purplehorse Beach: 12.3 mi
Sycamore Beach: 12.4 mi

Waterfalls4

Stubblefield Falls: 9.8 mi
Scott's Run Falls: 10.1 mi
Great Falls: 13.4 mi
Coe Creek: 22.4 mi

Cliffs4

Ghost towns1

Wilson: 24.8 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of African American Civil War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Gantt Hill	W 273°	156 m	11.1 mi
Hunting Hill	NW 322°	156 m	14.9 mi
Black Hill	NW 322°	148 m	23.7 mi
Mount Daniel	W 261°	144 m	8.5 mi
Minor's Hill	W 263°	140 m	7.2 mi
Freedom Hill	W 272°	140 m	11.7 mi
Prout Hill	WSW 255°	137 m	9.3 mi
Upton Hill	WSW 246°	125 m	7.1 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:13	18:45	19:20
June solstice	05:44	19:58	20:38
September equinox	06:56	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–Jun, Aug–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	36	39	46	57	67	76	80	79	72	59	49	41
Precip in	3.0	2.8	4.0	3.4	4.3	4.6	4.6	3.7	4.1	4.2	3.2	3.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natl Arboretum DC, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikipedia Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358960294

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Washington, D.C./Shaw · 0 mi
Washington, D.C./Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights · 1 mi
Washington, D.C./Dupont Circle · 1 mi
Washington, D.C./East End · 1 mi
Washington, D.C./Georgetown · 2 mi
Washington, D.C./National Mall · 2 mi

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