Korean War Veterans Memorial
Korean War Veterans Memorial is a historic site, at a recorded elevation of 5 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Fala Statue, a artwork 0.2 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 0.9 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
National memorial in Washington, D.C., United States.
Dates from 1995.
Wikidata Q708847, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 5 m
- Material
- granite
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.3 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 6.8 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 6.3 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Fala Statue: 0.2 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 0.2 mi
- Arts of War: Valor: 0.3 mi
- Arts of War: Sacrifice: 0.3 mi
- Arts of Peace: Aspiration and Literature: 0.3 mi
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Constitution Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Robert Latham Owen Park: 0.4 mi
- Artigas Park: 0.5 mi
- Bolivar Park: 0.5 mi
- Diplomatic Reception Rooms Museum: 0.4 mi
- Art Museum of the Americas: 0.5 mi
- National Museum of American Diplomacy: 0.5 mi
- Interior Museum: 0.5 mi
- DAR Museum: 0.6 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 0.5 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 1.0 mi
- Lock 0: 1.0 mi
- Memorial Gate Fountain: 1.2 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 1.2 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 2.0 mi
- Reservation 630: 3.6 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 3.7 mi
- Ballston Wetland Park: 3.9 mi
- I Have a Dream: 0.2 mi
- John Ericsson National Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Lincoln Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Vietnam Women's Memorial: 0.2 mi
- The Three Soldiers: 0.2 mi
- Floral Library: 0.6 mi
- Presidential Grove: 0.6 mi
- German-American Friendship Garden: 0.6 mi
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove: 0.7 mi
- Big Red One: 0.7 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 1.4 mi
- Troy Park: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 3.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 3.6 mi
- Fletcher's Cove: 3.6 mi
- Peters Hill: 0.5 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 2.0 mi
- Lees Hill: 2.0 mi
- Georgetown Heights: 2.5 mi
- Camp Hill: 2.6 mi
- Fishing Shore: 3.1 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 6.1 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.2 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.3 mi
- Beaver Landing: 24.8 mi
- Takoma Spring: 6.3 mi
- Silver Spring: 7.1 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.8 mi
- Indian Springs: 11.3 mi
- Sandy Spring: 17.5 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Indian Head: 20.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.7 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.7 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.0 mi
- Great Falls: 13.4 mi
- Coe Creek: 20.3 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 24.7 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 24.7 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 24.8 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 24.8 mi
- Wilson: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Korean War Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 285° | 156 m | 10.3 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 329° | 156 m | 15.8 mi |
| Black Hill | NNW 327° | 148 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 275° | 144 m | 7.3 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 280° | 140 m | 6.1 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 283° | 140 m | 10.8 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 267° | 137 m | 7.8 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 260° | 125 m | 5.4 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 01000273OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Korean War Veterans Memorial, reference 01000273, listed 07/27/95.
OpenStreetMap element way/173927230
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