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Arlington Historical Museum

Arlington Historical Museum from directly overhead

Arlington Historical Museum is a historic site in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 40 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Grace Murray Hopper Park, a park 0.3 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.1 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

museum in Virginia, US

Dates from 1962.

Wikidata Q17512884, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
40 m

What to expect

Operated by
Arlington Historical Society
Access
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.85874, -77.06756

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Grace Murray Hopper Park: 0.3 mi
  • Virginia Highlands Park: 0.3 mi
  • Ives Park: 0.4 mi
  • Prospect Hill Park: 0.4 mi
  • Arlington View Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks
  • Fifi: 0.3 mi
  • Peace Through Strength: 0.7 mi
  • Shhh: 0.7 mi
  • Fire: 0.8 mi
  • Passion: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
Picnic sites
Nature reserves
Gardens
Attractions
Peaks: 37
Beaches: 7
  • Fishing Shore: 4.0 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 12.5 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 12.6 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 5
  • Takoma Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Silver Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Indian Springs: 13.5 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 19.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Stubblefield Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Great Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Coe Creek: 18.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 22.5 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 22.5 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 23.2 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 23.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Arlington Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillWNW 297°156 m10.0 mi
Hunting HillNNW 336°156 m17.1 mi
Mount DanielWNW 294°144 m6.7 mi
Minor's HillWNW 302°140 m5.8 mi
Freedom HillWNW 295°140 m10.4 mi
Prout HillWNW 283°137 m6.9 mi
Upton HillWNW 284°125 m4.4 mi
Point RenoN 356°123 m6.5 mi

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–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384048586776817972615042
Precip in2.92.63.53.23.94.24.33.33.93.72.93.4

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.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 79003027OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site
  • National Register of Historic Places — Hume School, reference 79003027, listed 06/18/79.

OpenStreetMap element way/224181665

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