Historic site · Virginia

Battle of the Bulge Memorial

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Battle of the Bulge Memorial is a historic site in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 55 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Rough Riders Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.2 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

memorial at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, United States

Wikidata Q110819053, matched on coordinates and name (26 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 55.1609 m

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.87496, -77.07558

1.2 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
6.3 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
6.5 mi off the Booth's Escape
8.0 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway

Overlooks nearby

Viewing Area · 1 mi
Freedom Park Viewpoint · 1 mi
George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 3 mi
George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 2 · 4 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites

Rough Riders Monument: 0.0 mi
Nurses Memorial: 0.0 mi
Spanish-American War Monument: 0.1 mi
USS Maine: 0.1 mi
Challenger Space Shuttle Memorial: 0.1 mi

Gardens

Flower Garden: 0.4 mi
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove: 1.3 mi
Presidential Grove: 1.7 mi
The Statues: 1.7 mi
Fort Barnard Community Garden: 1.9 mi

Parks

Foxcroft Heights Park: 0.5 mi
Butler Holmes Park: 0.6 mi
Towers Park: 0.6 mi
Penrose Park: 0.6 mi
Fillmore Park: 0.6 mi

Attractions

Memorial Gate Fountain: 0.7 mi
Lock 0: 2.0 mi
Lockkeeper's House: 2.2 mi
Old Stone House: 2.3 mi
Constitution Park Bell: 2.4 mi

Artworks

Rising Star: 1.0 mi
Fifi: 1.1 mi
Bell: 1.1 mi
Star Chart: 1.1 mi
Courthouse River Plaza: 1.2 mi

Museums

Drug Enforcement Agency Museum and Visitors Center: 1.2 mi
Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington: 1.5 mi
Diplomatic Reception Rooms Museum: 2.0 mi
National Museum of American Diplomacy: 2.1 mi
Interior Museum: 2.2 mi

Nature reserves

Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 1.8 mi
Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 1.8 mi
Lubber Run Park: 2.3 mi
Ballston Wetland Park: 2.4 mi
Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 3.1 mi

Picnic sites

Troy Park: 2.1 mi
Picnic site for Rose park: 2.5 mi
Area 2: 3.3 mi
Fletcher's Cove: 3.3 mi
Area 1: 3.3 mi

Peaks41

Mackeys Hill: 1.7 mi
Peters Hill: 1.9 mi
Lees Hill: 2.7 mi
Georgetown Heights: 2.7 mi
Camp Hill: 3.2 mi

Beaches7

Fishing Shore: 2.8 mi
Lake Barcroft Beach: 4.4 mi
Purplehorse Beach: 11.5 mi
Sycamore Beach: 11.6 mi
Beaver Landing: 23.2 mi

Cliffs6

Springs5

Takoma Spring: 7.8 mi
Silver Spring: 8.3 mi
Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.6 mi
Indian Springs: 13.0 mi
Sandy Spring: 18.5 mi

Waterfalls4

Stubblefield Falls: 9.1 mi
Scott's Run Falls: 9.4 mi
Great Falls: 12.8 mi
Coe Creek: 18.6 mi

Rest areas4

Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 23.0 mi
Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 23.0 mi
Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 23.2 mi
Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 23.2 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Gantt Hill	WNW 292°	156 m	9.1 mi
Hunting Hill	NNW 336°	156 m	15.9 mi
Black Hill	NNW 331°	148 m	24.7 mi
Mount Daniel	WNW 285°	144 m	6.0 mi
Minor's Hill	WNW 294°	140 m	4.9 mi
Freedom Hill	WNW 290°	140 m	9.6 mi
Prout Hill	W 274°	137 m	6.3 mi
Upton Hill	W 269°	125 m	3.8 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	06:57	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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/564589871

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Washington, D.C./Georgetown · 2 mi

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