Benito Juarez Memorial
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Benito Juarez Memorial is a historic site, at a recorded elevation of 11 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is American Meridian Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 0.7 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Benito Juárez is the title of a work of art by Enrique Alciati, located at the intersection of Virginia Avenue and New Hampshire Avenue in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. The statue is a part of the city's Statues of the Liberators collection and is a tribute to former president of Mexico, Benito Juárez.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1969.
Wikidata Q4888093, matched on coordinates and name (2 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 11 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 6.0 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 6.1 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 6.5 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Don Quixote: 0.1 mi
- Amerika: 0.2 mi
- War or Peace: 0.3 mi
- Doctor Benjamin Rush Statue: 0.3 mi
- Alexander Pushkin: 0.3 mi
- Steven M. Dixon Memorial Garden: 0.2 mi
- Thompson's Boat Center: 0.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Washington Circle Park: 0.3 mi
- GW Anniversary Park: 0.3 mi
- Lock 0: 0.2 mi
- Old Stone House: 0.6 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 0.9 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 0.9 mi
- Almas Temple: 1.2 mi
- GWU Museum and Textile Museum: 0.4 mi
- National Museum of American Diplomacy: 0.4 mi
- Diplomatic Reception Rooms Museum: 0.5 mi
- Old Stone House: 0.6 mi
- Dacor Bacon House Museum: 0.6 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 1.4 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.5 mi
- Reservation 630: 2.8 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 3.1 mi
- Donaldson Run Park: 3.3 mi
- Presidential Grove: 0.4 mi
- West End Garden: 0.7 mi
- Big Red One: 0.8 mi
- Children's Garden: 0.9 mi
- White House Kitchen Garden: 0.9 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 0.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 2.8 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 2.9 mi
- Fletcher's Cove: 2.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 2.9 mi
- American Meridian Monument: 0.1 mi
- Julius Axelrod: 0.2 mi
- Vincent Du Vigneaud, PhD: 0.2 mi
- Lazlo N. Tauber: 0.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Peters Hill: 0.3 mi
- Lees Hill: 1.2 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 1.4 mi
- Camp Hill: 1.7 mi
- Georgetown Heights: 1.8 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.8 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.4 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 11.1 mi
- Sandy Spring: 16.8 mi
- Fishing Shore: 2.5 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 6.2 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 11.5 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 11.6 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 10.1 mi
- Indian Head: 21.3 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.9 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.0 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 9.3 mi
- Great Falls: 12.7 mi
- Coe Creek: 20.5 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 24.5 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Benito Juarez Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 281° | 156 m | 9.8 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 329° | 156 m | 15.0 mi |
| Black Hill | NNW 327° | 148 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 269° | 144 m | 6.9 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 273° | 140 m | 5.6 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 279° | 140 m | 10.3 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 261° | 137 m | 7.6 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 251° | 125 m | 5.3 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358958541
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