Navy – Merchant Marine Memorial
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Navy – Merchant Marine Memorial is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove, a garden 0.2 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway runs past it. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Navy and Marine Memorial, is a monument honoring sailors of the United States Navy, Coast Guard, the United States Merchant Marine, the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps and others who died at sea during World War I and other times. It is located in the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Lady Bird Johnson Park on Columbia Island in Washington, D.C. Nicknamed "Waves and Gulls," the memorial depicts seven seagulls above the crest of a wave. It is cast from aluminum and the base is made of green granite from New Hampshire.
The memorial's inscription was written by Royal Cortissoz and reads:To the strong souls and ready valor of those men of the United States who in the Navy, the Merchant Marine, and other paths of Activity upon the waters of the world have given life or still offer it in the performance of heroic deeds this monument is dedicated by a grateful people.
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Dates from 1934.
Wikidata Q6982709, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.0 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 7.3 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 6.6 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove: 0.2 mi
- The Statues: 0.8 mi
- Floral Library: 0.9 mi
- German-American Friendship Garden: 1.2 mi
- Presidential Grove: 1.3 mi
- Lyndon B. Johnson Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Air Mail Marker: 0.4 mi
- George Mason Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Cuban American Friendship Urn: 0.5 mi
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Bridge Tender's House: 0.4 mi
- Sky Column: 0.5 mi
- Japanese Pagoda: 0.5 mi
- Wave Arbor: 0.6 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 0.7 mi
- Central Courtyard: 0.6 mi
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Gravelly Point Park: 0.7 mi
- Long Bridge Park: 0.7 mi
- Constitution Gardens: 1.0 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 0.9 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 2.4 mi
- Lubber Run Park: 3.8 mi
- Ballston Wetland Park: 3.9 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 4.1 mi
- Drug Enforcement Agency Museum and Visitors Center: 1.0 mi
- U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: 1.1 mi
- ARTECHOUSE: 1.1 mi
- Art Museum of the Americas: 1.2 mi
- Diplomatic Reception Rooms Museum: 1.2 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 1.1 mi
- Memorial Gate Fountain: 1.2 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 1.5 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 1.7 mi
- Lock 0: 1.7 mi
- Peters Hill: 1.3 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 2.4 mi
- Lees Hill: 2.8 mi
- Georgetown Heights: 3.2 mi
- Camp Hill: 3.3 mi
- Fishing Shore: 3.6 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 5.8 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.6 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.7 mi
- Beaver Landing: 24.2 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 7.2 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Indian Head: 20.0 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 23.5 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 23.5 mi
- Takoma Spring: 7.1 mi
- Silver Spring: 7.9 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.6 mi
- Indian Springs: 11.9 mi
- Sandy Spring: 18.3 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.2 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.5 mi
- Great Falls: 13.9 mi
- Coe Creek: 19.9 mi
- 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: 24.5 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 24.5 mi
- Wilson: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Navy – Merchant Marine Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 289° | 156 m | 10.5 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 331° | 156 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WNW 282° | 144 m | 7.4 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WNW 287° | 140 m | 6.3 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 287° | 140 m | 11.0 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 273° | 137 m | 7.8 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 268° | 125 m | 5.3 mi |
| Point Reno | NNW 343° | 123 m | 5.5 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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