McClellan Gate
McClellan Gate is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mclellan Gate, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 0.8 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The McClellan Gate (sometimes known as the McClellan Arch) is a memorial to Major General George B. McClellan located inside Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, in the United States. Constructed about 1871 on Arlington Ridge Road (then the eastern boundary of the cemetery), it served as a main gate until about 1879 when the Sheridan Gate was constructed. The McClellan Gate became nonfunctional in 1966 when the road closed, and expansion of the cemetery eastward in 1971 left the gate deep inside Arlington. It is the only gate constructed on the cemetery's eastern boundary in the 1800s that survives.
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Wikidata Q14712810, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 6.1 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 6.4 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 7.5 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Mclellan Gate: 0.0 mi
- 325th Glider Regiment: 0.1 mi
- China-Burma-India Veterans: 0.2 mi
- 82nd Airborne: 0.2 mi
- Military Chaplains: 0.2 mi
- Memorial Gate Fountain: 0.3 mi
- Lock 0: 1.5 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 1.7 mi
- Old Stone House: 1.9 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 2.2 mi
- Flower Garden: 0.3 mi
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove: 0.9 mi
- Presidential Grove: 1.2 mi
- The Statues: 1.2 mi
- Floral Library: 1.7 mi
- Foxcroft Heights Park: 0.7 mi
- Central Courtyard: 0.8 mi
- North Meade Street Park: 0.9 mi
- Fort Meyer Heights Park: 0.9 mi
- Prospect Hill Park: 1.0 mi
- Rising Star: 1.0 mi
- Arts of War: Valor: 1.1 mi
- Arts of War: Sacrifice: 1.1 mi
- Fala Statue: 1.1 mi
- The Family: David, Haggit, and Adoniyya: 1.1 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 1.6 mi
- Lubber Run Park: 2.8 mi
- Ballston Wetland Park: 2.8 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 3.2 mi
- Peters Hill: 1.4 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 1.6 mi
- Lees Hill: 2.4 mi
- Georgetown Heights: 2.6 mi
- Camp Hill: 3.0 mi
- Fishing Shore: 2.8 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 4.9 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 11.7 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 11.8 mi
- Beaver Landing: 23.7 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 7.6 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Indian Head: 19.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 23.2 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 23.2 mi
- Takoma Spring: 7.3 mi
- Silver Spring: 7.9 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.4 mi
- Indian Springs: 12.5 mi
- Sandy Spring: 18.2 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 9.5 mi
- Great Falls: 12.9 mi
- Coe Creek: 19.1 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 23.5 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 23.5 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 23.6 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of McClellan Gate. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 290° | 156 m | 9.5 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 334° | 156 m | 15.9 mi |
| Black Hill | NNW 330° | 148 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WNW 282° | 144 m | 6.3 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WNW 289° | 140 m | 5.2 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 288° | 140 m | 9.9 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 271° | 137 m | 6.7 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 266° | 125 m | 4.3 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/515303981
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