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Arlington Post Office

Arlington Post Office from directly overhead

Arlington Post Office is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 79 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Agricultural and Industrial Scenes – Sketches of Virginia, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.2 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.88577, -77.09555

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Clarendon Central Park: 0.1 mi
  • Triangle Park: 0.1 mi
  • 11th Street Park: 0.2 mi
  • Zitkala-Ša Park: 0.3 mi
  • Herselle Milliken Park: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
Attractions
  • Constitution Park Bell: 1.4 mi
  • Memorial Gate Fountain: 1.5 mi
  • Washington & Old Dominion Caboose: 2.2 mi
  • Lock 0: 2.3 mi
  • Old Stone House: 2.3 mi
Picnic sites
  • Fletcher's Cove: 2.2 mi
  • Picnic site for Rose park: 2.6 mi
  • Troy Park: 3.1 mi
  • Area 2: 3.7 mi
  • Area 3: 3.7 mi
Peaks: 42
Beaches: 7
  • Fishing Shore: 1.8 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 10.2 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 23.1 mi
Springs: 5
  • Takoma Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Silver Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Indian Springs: 13.4 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 18.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Stubblefield Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Great Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Coe Creek: 18.1 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 22.1 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 22.1 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 23.2 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 23.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillWNW 290°156 m7.9 mi
Hunting HillNNW 338°156 m14.8 mi
Black HillNNW 332°148 m23.5 mi
Mount DanielW 280°144 m4.7 mi
Minor's HillWNW 290°140 m3.6 mi
Freedom HillWNW 288°140 m8.3 mi
Prout HillW 267°137 m5.2 mi
Upton HillWSW 254°125 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
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–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744566573787669574638
Precip in3.33.24.13.54.44.25.14.44.54.43.33.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/9472304498

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