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George Washington Masonic National Memorial

George Washington Masonic National Memorial from directly overhead

George Washington Masonic National Memorial is a historic site in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 37 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Alexandria War Memorial, a historic site 0.2 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.0 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Masonic building in Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Dates from 1932-05-12.

Wikidata Q611813, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1932-05-12
Elevation
37 m

What to expect

Operated by
The George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.80749, -77.06606

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Sunset Mini Park: 0.2 mi
  • King Street Gardens Park: 0.4 mi
  • Beach Park: 0.4 mi
  • Old Town Pool: 0.5 mi
  • Buchanan Park: 0.5 mi
Attractions
Artworks
Gardens
Picnic sites
Peaks: 38
Beaches: 7
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Fishing Shore: 7.4 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 15.2 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 15.3 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 20.1 mi
Springs: 5
  • Takoma Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Silver Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Indian Springs: 16.2 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Stubblefield Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Great Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Coe Creek: 17.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 19.8 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 19.9 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 23.1 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillNW 312°156 m12.1 mi
Hunting HillNNW 340°156 m20.4 mi
Mount DanielNW 315°144 m8.8 mi
Minor's HillNW 323°140 m8.3 mi
Freedom HillNW 310°140 m12.4 mi
Prout HillNW 307°137 m8.5 mi
Upton HillNW 317°125 m6.3 mi
Point RenoN 357°123 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:20
June solstice05:4419:5820:37
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2416:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384048586776817972615042
Precip in2.92.63.53.23.94.24.33.33.93.72.93.4

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 15000622OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/160819595

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