General Jose de San Martin Memorial
General Jose de San Martin Memorial is a historic site, at a recorded elevation of 12 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Edward J. Kelly Park, a park 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.1 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The General Jose de San Martin Memorial is an equestrian statue memorial of Argentine general and independence leader José de San Martín in Washington, D.C., United States. The memorial is located at Virginia Avenue and 20th Street N.W. in the Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C., near the United States Department of State.
The memorial was sculpted by Augustin-Alexandre Dumont beginning in 1924. It is a replica of an original located at the Plaza San Martín in Buenos Aires. The memorial was a gift to the United States from Argentina and was dedicated on October 28, 1925. President Calvin Coolidge spoke at the dedication. It was rededicated on October 6, 1976.
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Dates from 1862.
Wikidata Q5531982, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 12 m
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.4 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 6.6 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 6.1 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Edward J. Kelly Park: 0.1 mi
- Robert Latham Owen Park: 0.1 mi
- Galvez Park: 0.2 mi
- Bolivar Park: 0.2 mi
- GW Anniversary Park: 0.2 mi
- The Disc Thrower: 0.1 mi
- Major General John A. Rawlins Statue: 0.2 mi
- Armenian Earthquake: 0.3 mi
- Three Servicemen Statue: 0.3 mi
- Joyce Sculpture: 0.3 mi
- National Museum of American Diplomacy: 0.1 mi
- Interior Museum: 0.1 mi
- Diplomatic Reception Rooms Museum: 0.2 mi
- Octagon House: 0.2 mi
- Dacor Bacon House Museum: 0.3 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 0.4 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 0.5 mi
- Lock 0: 0.8 mi
- Almas Temple: 0.9 mi
- Old Stone House: 1.1 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 1.9 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.2 mi
- Reservation 630: 3.1 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 3.6 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 3.6 mi
- Heather Weinstock Wells Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Bernardo de Galvez: 0.2 mi
- Red Cross: 0.2 mi
- The Liberator Simon Bolivar Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Jane A Delano and the Nurses Who Died in Service in World War I: 0.2 mi
- Big Red One: 0.4 mi
- Children's Garden: 0.4 mi
- White House Kitchen Garden: 0.4 mi
- German-American Friendship Garden: 0.5 mi
- Presidential Grove: 0.5 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 1.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.2 mi
- Fletcher's Cove: 3.4 mi
- Peters Hill: 0.3 mi
- Lees Hill: 1.7 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 1.9 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.1 mi
- Camp Hill: 2.2 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.8 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.6 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.3 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.9 mi
- Sandy Spring: 17.0 mi
- Fishing Shore: 3.0 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 6.5 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.0 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.1 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Indian Head: 21.2 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.2 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.5 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 9.8 mi
- Great Falls: 13.2 mi
- Coe Creek: 20.7 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 24.9 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of General Jose de San Martin Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 282° | 156 m | 10.3 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 328° | 156 m | 15.5 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 326° | 148 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 271° | 144 m | 7.4 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 275° | 140 m | 6.1 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 280° | 140 m | 10.8 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 263° | 137 m | 8.0 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 255° | 125 m | 5.6 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.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 07001059OpenStreetMapWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — de San Martin, General Jose, Memorial, reference 07001059, listed 10/12/07.
OpenStreetMap element node/358955106
Day trips start here
- Washington, D.C./West End · 0 mi
- Washington, D.C./Dupont Circle · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./East End · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./Georgetown · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./National Mall · 1 mi
- Arlington National Cemetery · 2 mi
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