Historic site · Virginia

Lyndon B. Johnson Memorial

Lyndon B. Johnson Memorial from directly overhead

Lyndon B. Johnson Memorial is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove, a garden 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 0.3 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Access: Yes

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.87866, -77.05133

0.3 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
5.3 mi off the Booth's Escape
7.0 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
6.7 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway

Overlooks nearby

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

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks

Parks

Central Courtyard: 0.6 mi
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial: 0.6 mi
Long Bridge Park: 0.9 mi
Constitution Gardens: 1.0 mi
Gravelly Point Park: 1.0 mi

Attractions

Memorial Gate Fountain: 1.0 mi
Lockkeeper's House: 1.1 mi
Lock 0: 1.5 mi
White House Peace Vigil: 1.6 mi
Smithsonian National Carousel: 1.6 mi

Museums

Drug Enforcement Agency Museum and Visitors Center: 1.0 mi
Diplomatic Reception Rooms Museum: 1.1 mi
Art Museum of the Americas: 1.1 mi
National Museum of American Diplomacy: 1.1 mi
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: 1.1 mi

Nature reserves

Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 1.1 mi
Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 2.1 mi
Lubber Run Park: 3.6 mi
Ballston Wetland Park: 3.7 mi
Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 3.8 mi

Gardens58

Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove: 0.1 mi
Floral Library: 1.0 mi
Presidential Grove: 1.1 mi
German-American Friendship Garden: 1.2 mi
Big Red One: 1.4 mi

Picnic sites

Picnic site for Rose park: 2.0 mi
Troy Park: 2.6 mi
Fletcher's Cove: 3.8 mi
Picnic Grove 29: 4.2 mi
Picnic Grove 1: 4.2 mi

Historic sites55

Navy – Merchant Marine Memorial: 0.3 mi
Air Mail Marker: 0.5 mi
John Ericsson National Memorial: 0.6 mi
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: 0.6 mi
September 11 Memorial: 0.6 mi

Peaks36

Peters Hill: 1.1 mi
Mackeys Hill: 2.1 mi
Lees Hill: 2.5 mi
Georgetown Heights: 2.9 mi
Camp Hill: 3.1 mi

Beaches7

Fishing Shore: 3.3 mi
Lake Barcroft Beach: 5.7 mi
Purplehorse Beach: 12.4 mi
Sycamore Beach: 12.4 mi
Beaver Landing: 24.2 mi

Springs5

Takoma Spring: 7.0 mi
Silver Spring: 7.8 mi
Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.4 mi
Indian Springs: 11.9 mi
Sandy Spring: 18.1 mi

Cliffs4

Waterfalls4

Stubblefield Falls: 9.9 mi
Scott's Run Falls: 10.2 mi
Great Falls: 13.6 mi
Coe Creek: 19.8 mi

Rest areas4

Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 24.1 mi
Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 24.2 mi
Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 24.3 mi
Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 24.3 mi

Ghost towns1

Wilson: 24.9 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Gantt Hill	WNW 288°	156 m	10.3 mi
Hunting Hill	NNW 331°	156 m	16.3 mi
Mount Daniel	W 281°	144 m	7.2 mi
Minor's Hill	WNW 287°	140 m	6.0 mi
Freedom Hill	WNW 287°	140 m	10.8 mi
Prout Hill	W 271°	137 m	7.6 mi
Upton Hill	W 267°	125 m	5.1 mi
Point Reno	NNW 345°	123 m	5.2 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 Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/12745078278

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