Air Force Memorial Spire
Air Force Memorial Spire is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 39 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is United States Air Force Memorial Dedication, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.1 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Height
- 61.2 m
- Material
- stainless_steel
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.9 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 6.9 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 7.7 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Foxcroft Heights Park: 0.2 mi
- Prospect Hill Park: 0.2 mi
- Grace Murray Hopper Park: 0.5 mi
- Arlington View Park: 0.5 mi
- Towers Park: 0.6 mi
- Memorial Gate Fountain: 1.0 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 2.2 mi
- Lock 0: 2.2 mi
- Old Stone House: 2.6 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 2.6 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 1.2 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 2.3 mi
- Lubber Run Park: 2.8 mi
- Ballston Wetland Park: 3.0 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 3.8 mi
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove: 1.0 mi
- Presidential Grove: 1.8 mi
- Fort Barnard Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Floral Library: 2.0 mi
- South 4-Mile Run Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- United States Air Force Memorial Dedication: 0.0 mi
- Honor Guard: 0.0 mi
- The Heritage Of The United States Air Force: 0.0 mi
- United States Air Force Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Missing Man Formation: A Final Salute To A Fallen Comrade: 0.0 mi
- Peters Hill: 2.0 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 2.3 mi
- Lees Hill: 3.1 mi
- Georgetown Heights: 3.3 mi
- Camp Hill: 3.7 mi
- Fishing Shore: 3.4 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 4.7 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.2 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.2 mi
- Beaver Landing: 23.1 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Indian Head: 19.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 24.0 mi
- Possum Nose: 24.0 mi
- Takoma Spring: 8.0 mi
- Silver Spring: 8.6 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 9.1 mi
- Indian Springs: 13.0 mi
- Sandy Spring: 18.9 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.8 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.0 mi
- Great Falls: 13.4 mi
- Coe Creek: 18.8 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 23.1 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 23.1 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 23.4 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Air Force Memorial Spire. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 294° | 156 m | 9.8 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 335° | 156 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WNW 288° | 144 m | 6.6 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WNW 296° | 140 m | 5.5 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 292° | 140 m | 10.2 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 277° | 137 m | 6.8 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 275° | 125 m | 4.3 mi |
| Point Reno | N 355° | 123 m | 5.8 mi |
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 | 06:57 | 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 | 38 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington Reagan Natl AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1097795825
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