National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Judiciary Square, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 2.2 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial is in Washington, D.C., at Judiciary Square, adjacent to the National Law Enforcement Museum. It honors 23,785 U.S. law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty throughout American history. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) was established by former U.S. representative Mario Biaggi (D-NY), a 23-year New York City police veteran.
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Dates from 1991.
Wikidata Q6974030, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
What to expect
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 4.3 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 4.6 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 7.9 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Judiciary Square: 0.0 mi
- John Marshall Place Park: 0.3 mi
- Milian Park: 0.3 mi
- Chinatown Park: 0.3 mi
- Federal Triangle Park: 0.3 mi
- National Building Museum: 0.1 mi
- LabX: 0.1 mi
- Capital Jewish Museum: 0.1 mi
- The Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum: 0.2 mi
- National Portrait Gallery: 0.3 mi
- Ashes to Answers: 0.1 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Statue: 0.1 mi
- Brigadier General Albert Pike Statue: 0.2 mi
- She Who Must Be Obeyed: 0.2 mi
- Chief Justice John Marshall Statue: 0.2 mi
- Joseph Darlington Memorial Fountain: 0.1 mi
- Washington Area Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Daguerre Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Jim Pagels: 0.3 mi
- Trylon of Freedom: 0.3 mi
- Washington Union Station: 0.6 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 0.6 mi
- United States Capitol: 0.7 mi
- Emancipation Hall: 0.7 mi
- Almas Temple: 0.8 mi
- West Gallery: 0.6 mi
- Rare & Endangered: 0.6 mi
- Garden Court: 0.6 mi
- Mediterranean: 0.6 mi
- Southern Exposure: 0.6 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 3.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.7 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.7 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 3.4 mi
- Alger Park: 3.6 mi
- Reservation 630: 3.7 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 3.9 mi
- Peters Hill: 1.8 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 2.4 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.5 mi
- Round Hill: 2.6 mi
- Lees Hill: 2.8 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.3 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.4 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.5 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.8 mi
- Sandy Spring: 16.8 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 9.9 mi
- Indian Head: 21.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.3 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.3 mi
- Fishing Shore: 4.4 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.8 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 13.3 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 13.4 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.8 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 11.1 mi
- Great Falls: 14.4 mi
- Coe Creek: 22.0 mi
- Wilson: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 280° | 156 m | 11.7 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 323° | 156 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 270° | 144 m | 8.9 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 274° | 140 m | 7.6 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 279° | 140 m | 12.3 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 264° | 137 m | 9.5 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 257° | 125 m | 7.1 mi |
| Point Reno | NW 320° | 123 m | 4.9 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 | 06:56 | 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/306012833
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