Fort Ethan Allen
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Fort Ethan Allen is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 86 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Upland field, a park 0.3 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 0.5 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Fort Ethan Allen was an earthwork fortification that the Union Army built in 1861 on the property of Gilbert Vanderwerken in Alexandria County (now Arlington County), Virginia, as part of the Civil War defenses of Washington (see Washington, D.C., in the American Civil War). The remains of the fort are now within Arlington County's Fort Ethan Allen Park.
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Dates from 1861-09.
Wikidata Q8564728, matched on coordinates and name (134 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Arlington County, Virginia
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 2.0 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 1.0 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 10.1 mi off the Booth's Escape
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Upland field: 0.3 mi
- Utah & 35 Field: 0.5 mi
- Fort Marcy Park: 0.7 mi
- Little Pimmit Run: 1.0 mi
- Palisades Park: 1.1 mi
- The Mouth of Pimmit Run: 0.5 mi
- Chain Bridge: 0.6 mi
- Jefferson Garcia-Yanez: 0.8 mi
- Battery Kemble: 1.6 mi
- Stratford Junior High School: 1.7 mi
- Donaldson Run Park: 1.0 mi
- Marie Butler Leven Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 1.2 mi
- Spring Valley Park: 1.7 mi
- Franklin Woods Park: 2.1 mi
- Demonstration Native Plant Garden: 1.0 mi
- Demonstration Vegetable Garden: 1.1 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 1.1 mi
- Rain Garden: 1.3 mi
- American University Arboretum and Gardens: 2.2 mi
- James I. Mayer Center for Environmental Education: 1.1 mi
- Kreeger Museum: 1.9 mi
- American University Museum at the Katzen: 2.3 mi
- Clara Barton House: 3.1 mi
- Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington: 3.2 mi
- Lock 5: 1.1 mi
- Lock 6: 1.5 mi
- Lock 7: 2.9 mi
- All Hallows Guild Traveling Carousel: 3.0 mi
- Constitution Park Bell: 3.1 mi
- Glass Forest: 1.2 mi
- The Family: 1.9 mi
- Memory Bricks: 1.9 mi
- HHHVP: 1.9 mi
- John Wesley Statue: 2.2 mi
- Fletcher's Cove: 1.3 mi
- Olney Park: 3.7 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 4.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 4.1 mi
- Minor's Hill: 2.3 mi
- Georgetown Heights: 2.5 mi
- Mount Alto: 2.7 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 2.9 mi
- Camp Hill: 3.1 mi
- Fishing Shore: 1.7 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 5.5 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 7.3 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 7.4 mi
- Beaver Landing: 24.5 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 4.9 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 5.2 mi
- Great Falls: 8.6 mi
- Coe Creek: 18.7 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 22.0 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 6.2 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.9 mi
- Takoma Spring: 7.3 mi
- Indian Springs: 13.5 mi
- Sandy Spring: 16.0 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 12.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 20.2 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 20.2 mi
- Indian Head: 22.2 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 21.4 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 21.4 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 24.8 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Ethan Allen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 271° | 156 m | 5.8 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 341° | 156 m | 11.8 mi |
| Black Hill | NNW 333° | 148 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 240° | 144 m | 3.6 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SW 232° | 140 m | 2.3 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 270° | 140 m | 6.4 mi |
| Prout Hill | SW 231° | 137 m | 4.7 mi |
| Upton Hill | SSW 199° | 125 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| 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–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11316393231
Day trips start here
- Arlington (Virginia)/Far North · 1 mi
- Arlington · 3 mi
- Arlington (Virginia)/Rosslyn–Ballston Corridor · 3 mi
- McLean · 3 mi
- Washington, D.C./Georgetown · 3 mi
- Washington, D.C./Upper Northwest · 3 mi
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