Historic site

George Mason Memorial

George Mason Memorial from directly overhead

George Mason Memorial is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Cuban American Friendship Urn, a historic site 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 0.5 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Artwork by Wendy M. Ross.

Dates from 2002.

Wikidata Q748869, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.87946, -77.03893

0.5 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
4.7 mi off the Booth's Escape
7.5 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
6.1 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway

Overlooks nearby

Freedom Park Viewpoint · 2 mi
George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 4 mi
George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 2 · 5 mi
Stubblefield Falls Overlook · 10 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks

Thomas Jefferson: 0.2 mi
Japanese Pagoda: 0.3 mi
Bridge Tender's House: 0.4 mi
Loss And Regeneration, 1993: 0.6 mi
High Water Mark: 0.6 mi

Parks

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial: 0.5 mi
Luci's Park: 0.7 mi
Constitution Gardens: 0.8 mi
Gravelly Point Park: 0.8 mi
Agriculture Grounds: 0.8 mi

Museums

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: 0.6 mi
International Spy Museum: 0.8 mi
National Museum of African American History and Culture: 0.9 mi
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery: 0.9 mi
National Museum of African Art: 0.9 mi

Attractions

Lockkeeper's House: 0.9 mi
Smithsonian National Carousel: 1.0 mi
White House Peace Vigil: 1.4 mi
Memorial Gate Fountain: 1.6 mi
Almas Temple: 1.7 mi

Nature reserves

Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 1.1 mi
Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 2.6 mi
Alger Park: 4.1 mi
Reservation 630: 4.2 mi
Lubber Run Park: 4.3 mi

Gardens58

Floral Library: 0.5 mi
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove: 0.7 mi
German-American Friendship Garden: 0.9 mi
Moongate Garden: 0.9 mi
Fountain Garden: 0.9 mi

Picnic sites

Picnic site for Rose park: 2.1 mi
Troy Park: 3.0 mi
Picnic Grove 29: 4.1 mi
Picnic Grove 1: 4.2 mi
Fletcher's Cove: 4.3 mi

Historic sites57

Cuban American Friendship Urn: 0.1 mi
Jefferson Memorial: 0.2 mi
Air Mail Marker: 0.3 mi
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: 0.3 mi
Navy – Merchant Marine Memorial: 0.5 mi

Peaks35

Peters Hill: 1.2 mi
Mackeys Hill: 2.6 mi
Lees Hill: 2.7 mi
Jackson Hill: 3.2 mi
Georgetown Heights: 3.2 mi

Beaches7

Fishing Shore: 3.8 mi
Lake Barcroft Beach: 6.3 mi
Purplehorse Beach: 12.9 mi
Sycamore Beach: 13.0 mi
Beaver Landing: 24.7 mi

Springs5

Takoma Spring: 6.8 mi
Silver Spring: 7.6 mi
Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.4 mi
Indian Springs: 11.4 mi
Sandy Spring: 18.0 mi

Cliffs4

Waterfalls4

Stubblefield Falls: 10.4 mi
Scott's Run Falls: 10.7 mi
Great Falls: 14.1 mi
Coe Creek: 20.4 mi

Rest areas2

Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 24.6 mi
Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 24.6 mi

Ghost towns1

Wilson: 24.3 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of George Mason Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Gantt Hill	WNW 287°	156 m	10.9 mi
Hunting Hill	NNW 329°	156 m	16.6 mi
Mount Daniel	W 279°	144 m	7.8 mi
Minor's Hill	WNW 284°	140 m	6.6 mi
Freedom Hill	WNW 285°	140 m	11.4 mi
Prout Hill	W 271°	137 m	8.3 mi
Upton Hill	W 266°	125 m	5.8 mi
Point Reno	NNW 338°	123 m	5.4 mi

Conditions

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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikipedia Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/1334066898

Day trips start here

Washington, D.C./National Mall · 1 mi
Washington, D.C./Waterfront · 1 mi
Washington, D.C./West End · 1 mi
Arlington National Cemetery · 2 mi
Arlington (Virginia)/Crystal City · 2 mi
Washington, D.C./Dupont Circle · 2 mi

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