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National Native American Veterans Memorial

National Native American Veterans Memorial from directly overhead

National Native American Veterans Memorial is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Buffalo Dancer II, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.9 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates38.88857, -77.01559

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Gardens
  • West Gallery: 0.1 mi
  • Mediterranean: 0.1 mi
  • Rare & Endangered: 0.1 mi
  • Orchids: 0.1 mi
  • Southern Exposure: 0.1 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
Peaks: 34
Springs: 5
  • Takoma Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Silver Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Indian Springs: 10.1 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 17.4 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Fishing Shore: 4.6 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 13.6 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 13.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Stubblefield Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Great Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Coe Creek: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of National Native American Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillWNW 282°156 m12.0 mi
Hunting HillNW 324°156 m16.7 mi
Mount DanielW 274°144 m9.0 mi
Minor's HillW 278°140 m7.7 mi
Freedom HillW 281°140 m12.5 mi
Prout HillW 267°137 m9.5 mi
Upton HillW 262°125 m7.1 mi
Point RenoNW 323°123 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:20
June solstice05:4419:5820:37
September equinox06:5618:3219:07
December solstice07:2416:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946576776807972594941
Precip in3.02.84.03.44.34.64.63.74.14.23.23.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natl Arboretum DC, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/8200286115

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