General Jose Gervasio Artigas Statue
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General Jose Gervasio Artigas Statue is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Artigas Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.2 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
General Jose Gervasio Artigas is a bronze statue in Washington, DC, capital of the United States, at the intersection of Constitution Avenue and Virginia Avenue, at 18th Street. It is one of a set called the Statues of the Liberators. José Artigas was a 19th-century general, sometimes called "the father of Uruguayan independence", "Protector de los Pueblos Libres" or "Jefe de los Orientales". The Washington, DC, statue was created before 1948 by Juan Manuel Blanes. At its base are engraved the words "Liberty of America is my dream and its attainment my only hope." Although this statue was delivered before the identical one in Montevideo, Minnesota, Montevideo erected theirs in 1949 and the Washington, DC, Parks Department did not erect its until a year later on 19 June 1950. Both statues were gifts from the people of Uruguay and are replicas of an original in San José de Mayo, Uruguay, created by Italian sculptor Dante Costa. The Uruguayan officer Edgardo Ubaldo Genta had conceived the idea in 1940 as a good-will gesture.
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How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.2 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 6.9 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 5.9 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Artigas Park: 0.0 mi
- Bolivar Park: 0.1 mi
- Constitution Gardens: 0.1 mi
- Robert Latham Owen Park: 0.2 mi
- Edward J. Kelly Park: 0.3 mi
- Art Museum of the Americas: 0.0 mi
- Interior Museum: 0.1 mi
- DAR Museum: 0.1 mi
- Octagon House: 0.3 mi
- National Museum of American Diplomacy: 0.3 mi
- Pablo Neruda: 0.1 mi
- Gabriela Mistral: 0.1 mi
- The Liberator Simon Bolivar Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Teresa De La Parra: 0.1 mi
- Romulo Gallegos: 0.1 mi
- Inuksuk: 0.1 mi
- Atlantic Pavilion: 0.2 mi
- Armenian Earthquake: 0.2 mi
- Major General John A. Rawlins Statue: 0.2 mi
- Pacific Pavilion: 0.2 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 0.1 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 0.5 mi
- Almas Temple: 0.9 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 0.9 mi
- Lock 0: 1.0 mi
- German-American Friendship Garden: 0.3 mi
- Big Red One: 0.3 mi
- White House Kitchen Garden: 0.3 mi
- Children's Garden: 0.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.4 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.4 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.6 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 2.1 mi
- Reservation 630: 3.3 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 3.8 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 3.8 mi
- Peters Hill: 0.5 mi
- Lees Hill: 1.9 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 2.1 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.3 mi
- Camp Hill: 2.4 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.9 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.8 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.5 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.9 mi
- Sandy Spring: 17.1 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Indian Head: 21.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.4 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.4 mi
- Fishing Shore: 3.3 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 6.6 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.3 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.4 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.8 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.1 mi
- Great Falls: 13.5 mi
- Coe Creek: 20.8 mi
- Wilson: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of General Jose Gervasio Artigas Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 283° | 156 m | 10.5 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 328° | 156 m | 15.7 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 326° | 148 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 273° | 144 m | 7.6 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 277° | 140 m | 6.3 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 281° | 140 m | 11.0 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 265° | 137 m | 8.2 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 258° | 125 m | 5.8 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.
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