Historic site

National World War I Memorial

National World War I Memorial from directly overhead

National World War I Memorial is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is A Soldier's Journey, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.6 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Washington, D.C., memorial commemorating the U.S. armed forces involved in the First World War

Wikidata Q7170173, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: US National Park Service

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.89594, -77.03281

1.6 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
4.9 mi off the Booth's Escape
5.4 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
7.2 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike

Overlooks nearby

Freedom Park Viewpoint · 2 mi
Viewing Area · 2 mi
George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 4 mi
George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 2 · 4 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks

Historic sites

Jean Monnet Plaque: 0.1 mi
The Extra Mile: 0.1 mi
General William T. Sherman Monument: 0.1 mi
Great Seal of the United States: 0.1 mi
Liberty Bell Memorial: 0.1 mi

Parks

Sherman Park: 0.1 mi
The Ellipse: 0.2 mi
McPherson Square: 0.4 mi
Franklin Square: 0.4 mi
Agriculture Grounds: 0.5 mi

Museums

National Children's Museum: 0.2 mi
Old Post Office Tower and Museum: 0.3 mi
National Museum of African American History and Culture: 0.3 mi
National Museum of Women in the Arts: 0.3 mi
National Museum of American History: 0.4 mi

Gardens

White House Kitchen Garden: 0.2 mi
Children's Garden: 0.3 mi
Rose Garden: 0.3 mi
Big Red One: 0.3 mi
German-American Friendship Garden: 0.4 mi

Attractions

Picnic sites

Picnic site for Rose park: 1.4 mi
Picnic Grove 29: 2.9 mi
Picnic Grove 1: 3.2 mi
Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.3 mi
Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.4 mi

Nature reserves

Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.3 mi
Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 2.6 mi
Reservation 630: 3.3 mi
Soapstone Valley: 3.7 mi
Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 4.2 mi

Peaks35

Peters Hill: 1.0 mi
Lees Hill: 2.1 mi
Jackson Hill: 2.1 mi
Camp Hill: 2.5 mi
Mackeys Hill: 2.6 mi

Springs5

Takoma Spring: 5.6 mi
Silver Spring: 6.5 mi
Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.4 mi
Indian Springs: 10.4 mi
Sandy Spring: 16.9 mi

Cliffs5

Beaches4

Fishing Shore: 3.6 mi
Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.1 mi
Purplehorse Beach: 12.6 mi
Sycamore Beach: 12.7 mi

Waterfalls4

Stubblefield Falls: 10.1 mi
Scott's Run Falls: 10.4 mi
Great Falls: 13.8 mi
Coe Creek: 21.3 mi

Ghost towns1

Wilson: 24.5 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Gantt Hill	W 281°	156 m	10.9 mi
Hunting Hill	NW 326°	156 m	15.8 mi
Black Hill	NW 325°	148 m	24.7 mi
Mount Daniel	W 271°	144 m	8.0 mi
Minor's Hill	W 274°	140 m	6.8 mi
Freedom Hill	W 280°	140 m	11.5 mi
Prout Hill	W 263°	137 m	8.6 mi
Upton Hill	WSW 256°	125 m	6.3 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	06:56	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	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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikipedia Wikidata Official site

OpenStreetMap element way/298811004

Day trips start here

Washington, D.C./National Mall · 0 mi
Washington, D.C./Dupont Circle · 1 mi
Washington, D.C./East End · 1 mi
Washington, D.C./West End · 1 mi
Arlington National Cemetery · 2 mi
Washington, D.C./Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights · 2 mi

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