Nurses Memorial
Nurses Memorial is a historic site in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 55 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Battle of the Bulge Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.2 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Spanish–American War Nurses Memorial is a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, in the United States that commemorates those American nurses who died in the Spanish–American War in 1898. The rough-hewn, grey granite memorial was erected by the Order of Spanish–American War Nurses on May 2, 1905. It stands in the southwestern corner of Section 21, where the first Spanish–American War nurses are buried. The memorial should not be confused with the Nurses Memorial. This 8-foot (2.4 m) tall marble figure of a nurse in a nurse's uniform and cape was erected in 1938. It also stands in Section 21, a short distance away. It is screened from the northern part of Section 21 by a copse of trees.
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Wikidata Q14713230, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 54.6803 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 6.3 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 6.4 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 8.0 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Battle of the Bulge Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Spanish-American War Monument: 0.0 mi
- Rough Riders Monument: 0.1 mi
- USS Maine: 0.1 mi
- Challenger Space Shuttle Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Flower Garden: 0.4 mi
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove: 1.3 mi
- Presidential Grove: 1.7 mi
- The Statues: 1.7 mi
- Fort Barnard Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Foxcroft Heights Park: 0.5 mi
- Towers Park: 0.6 mi
- Butler Holmes Park: 0.6 mi
- Penrose Park: 0.6 mi
- Fillmore Park: 0.6 mi
- Memorial Gate Fountain: 0.6 mi
- Lock 0: 2.0 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 2.2 mi
- Old Stone House: 2.2 mi
- Constitution Park Bell: 2.5 mi
- Rising Star: 1.0 mi
- Fifi: 1.1 mi
- Bell: 1.1 mi
- Star Chart: 1.1 mi
- Peace Through Strength: 1.2 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 1.8 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 1.8 mi
- Lubber Run Park: 2.3 mi
- Ballston Wetland Park: 2.4 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 3.1 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 1.7 mi
- Peters Hill: 1.9 mi
- Lees Hill: 2.7 mi
- Georgetown Heights: 2.8 mi
- Camp Hill: 3.3 mi
- Fishing Shore: 2.8 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 4.4 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 11.5 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 11.6 mi
- Beaver Landing: 23.2 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Indian Head: 19.4 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 23.5 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 23.5 mi
- Takoma Spring: 7.8 mi
- Silver Spring: 8.3 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.6 mi
- Indian Springs: 13.0 mi
- Sandy Spring: 18.5 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.2 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 9.4 mi
- Great Falls: 12.8 mi
- Coe Creek: 18.6 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 23.0 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 23.0 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 23.2 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nurses Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 292° | 156 m | 9.2 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 336° | 156 m | 15.9 mi |
| Black Hill | NNW 331° | 148 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WNW 285° | 144 m | 6.0 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WNW 294° | 140 m | 4.9 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 290° | 140 m | 9.6 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 274° | 137 m | 6.3 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 269° | 125 m | 3.9 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 | 06:57 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/564589907
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