Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial is a historic site, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Japanese Pagoda, a artwork 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 0.6 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
national memorial honoring Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Dates from 1997.
Wikidata Q592198, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.0 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 7.2 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 6.2 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Japanese Pagoda: 0.1 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 0.4 mi
- Pacific Pavilion: 0.4 mi
- Fala Statue: 0.5 mi
- Atlantic Pavilion: 0.5 mi
- Air Mail Marker: 0.1 mi
- Japanese Lantern: 0.2 mi
- DC War Memorial: 0.3 mi
- George Mason Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Jefferson Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Constitution Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Artigas Park: 0.6 mi
- Bolivar Park: 0.7 mi
- Robert Latham Owen Park: 0.7 mi
- Floral Library: 0.4 mi
- The Statues: 0.4 mi
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove: 0.6 mi
- German-American Friendship Garden: 0.7 mi
- Big Red One: 0.9 mi
- U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: 0.6 mi
- Art Museum of the Americas: 0.7 mi
- ARTECHOUSE: 0.7 mi
- Interior Museum: 0.7 mi
- DAR Museum: 0.7 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 0.6 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 1.1 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 1.1 mi
- Memorial Gate Fountain: 1.4 mi
- Lock 0: 1.4 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 1.4 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 2.3 mi
- Reservation 630: 3.9 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 4.0 mi
- Ballston Wetland Park: 4.1 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 1.8 mi
- Troy Park: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 3.8 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 3.9 mi
- Fletcher's Cove: 4.0 mi
- Peters Hill: 0.9 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 2.3 mi
- Lees Hill: 2.4 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.9 mi
- Georgetown Heights: 2.9 mi
- Fishing Shore: 3.5 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 6.2 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.6 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.6 mi
- Beaver Landing: 24.7 mi
- Takoma Spring: 6.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 7.4 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.1 mi
- Indian Springs: 11.4 mi
- Sandy Spring: 17.8 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Indian Head: 20.5 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 23.0 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 23.0 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.1 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.4 mi
- Great Falls: 13.8 mi
- Coe Creek: 20.4 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 24.7 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 24.7 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 24.8 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 24.8 mi
- Wilson: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 286° | 156 m | 10.6 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 329° | 156 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 278° | 144 m | 7.6 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WNW 283° | 140 m | 6.4 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 284° | 140 m | 11.1 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 269° | 137 m | 8.1 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 264° | 125 m | 5.6 mi |
| Point Reno | NNW 339° | 123 m | 5.1 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/471998865
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