Japanese American Memorial
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Japanese American Memorial is a historic site, at a recorded elevation of 10 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Golden Cranes, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 2.3 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II (Japanese: 全米日系米国人記念碑, Zenbei Nikkei Beikokujin Kinenhi) is a National Park Service site to commemorate the contributions of American citizens of Japanese ancestry and their parents who patriotically supported the United States despite unjust treatment during World War II. The work is at Louisiana Avenue and D Street in Washington, D.C. The memorial commemorates Japanese American war involvement, veterans, and patriotism during World War II, as well as the patriotism and endurance of those held in Japanese American internment, or, incarceration camps, and detention centers.
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Dates from 2000.
Wikidata Q1967392, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 10 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 3.9 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 4.3 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 8.3 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Golden Cranes: 0.0 mi
- Acacia Griffins: 0.1 mi
- Robert A. Taft: 0.1 mi
- Minute Man Statue: 0.3 mi
- Prometheus Statue: 0.3 mi
- Lower Senate Park: 0.1 mi
- Senate Park: 0.1 mi
- Upper Senate Park: 0.1 mi
- Union Station Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Union Square: 0.4 mi
- Robert A. Taft Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Holodomor Memorial to Victims of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932–1933: 0.2 mi
- American Legion Freedom Bell: 0.3 mi
- Victims of Communism Memorial: 0.3 mi
- William Frederick Allen: 0.3 mi
- National Guard Memorial Museum: 0.2 mi
- National Postal Museum: 0.3 mi
- Capital Jewish Museum: 0.3 mi
- Sewall-Belmont House and Museum: 0.4 mi
- East Wing National Gallery of Art: 0.4 mi
- Washington Union Station: 0.3 mi
- United States Capitol: 0.3 mi
- Emancipation Hall: 0.4 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 0.8 mi
- Almas Temple: 1.3 mi
- East Gallery: 0.5 mi
- Garden Court: 0.5 mi
- Plant Adaptations: 0.5 mi
- West Gallery: 0.5 mi
- Garden Primeval: 0.5 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 2.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 3.8 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 4.0 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.8 mi
- Alger Park: 3.2 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 3.5 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 3.7 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 3.8 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 2.1 mi
- Peters Hill: 2.2 mi
- Round Hill: 2.5 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.9 mi
- Bunker Hill: 3.1 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.5 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.6 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.8 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.6 mi
- Sandy Spring: 17.0 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Indian Head: 21.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.5 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.5 mi
- Fishing Shore: 4.8 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.1 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 13.7 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 13.8 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 11.2 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 11.5 mi
- Great Falls: 14.9 mi
- Coe Creek: 22.3 mi
- Wilson: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Japanese American Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 280° | 156 m | 12.1 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 323° | 156 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 271° | 144 m | 9.3 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 274° | 140 m | 8.0 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 279° | 140 m | 12.7 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 265° | 137 m | 9.8 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 259° | 125 m | 7.5 mi |
| Point Reno | NW 318° | 123 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:58 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natl Arboretum DC, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/26629459
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