Nelson Mandela Statue
Nelson Mandela Statue is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Statue of Winston Churchill, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.4 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
An outdoor sculpture of Nelson Mandela by Jean Doyle is installed outside the Embassy of South Africa, Washington, D.C., in the United States. The 9-foot (2.7 m) statue was unveiled on September 21, 2013.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 2013-09-21.
Wikidata Q21160089, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 2013-09-21
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.1 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 7.1 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 6.8 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Centennial Grove: 0.2 mi
- Montrose Park: 0.4 mi
- Book Hill Park: 0.5 mi
- Guy Mason Recreation Center: 0.6 mi
- Robert Emmet Park: 0.6 mi
- Dumbarton Oaks: 0.4 mi
- The Phillips Collection: 1.0 mi
- Anderson House: 1.0 mi
- Old Stone House: 1.0 mi
- Museum of the Palestinian People: 1.1 mi
- Southern Cassowary: 0.8 mi
- Sloth Bear: 0.8 mi
- Double Wattled Cassowary: 0.8 mi
- Greater Rhea: 0.8 mi
- Fishing Cat: 0.8 mi
- Reservation 630: 1.3 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 1.7 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 1.8 mi
- Spring Valley Park: 2.4 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 2.6 mi
- Statue of Winston Churchill: 0.0 mi
- Union Flag: 0.1 mi
- Sarah Rittenhouse Armillary Sphere: 0.5 mi
- Perry Lions Sculpture: 0.6 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 0.6 mi
- Dumbarton Oaks Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Bishop’s Garden: 0.9 mi
- Kalorama Garden: 0.9 mi
- West End Garden: 0.9 mi
- Whitehaven Garden: 0.9 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 0.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 1.4 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 1.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 1.8 mi
- Picnic Grove 28: 1.9 mi
- Khalil Gibran Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Orlando Letelier Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Peace Cross: 0.9 mi
- Mohandas K. Gandhi Statue: 1.0 mi
- Nina Larson: 1.0 mi
- Camp Hill: 0.3 mi
- Lees Hill: 0.5 mi
- Mount Alto: 0.8 mi
- Jackson Hill: 0.8 mi
- Georgetown Heights: 1.0 mi
- Takoma Spring: 4.8 mi
- Silver Spring: 5.1 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 5.5 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.6 mi
- Sandy Spring: 15.4 mi
- Fishing Shore: 2.0 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 6.9 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 10.5 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 10.6 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 8.0 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 8.3 mi
- Great Falls: 11.6 mi
- Coe Creek: 21.0 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 10.3 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 20.4 mi
- Indian Head: 22.6 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 24.5 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nelson Mandela Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 272° | 156 m | 9.2 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 327° | 156 m | 13.6 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 325° | 148 m | 22.4 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 257° | 144 m | 6.7 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 258° | 140 m | 5.4 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 271° | 140 m | 9.8 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 249° | 137 m | 7.6 mi |
| Upton Hill | SW 236° | 125 m | 5.6 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–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4355640154
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