Pentagon Memorial
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Pentagon Memorial is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Central Courtyard, a park 0.2 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 0.8 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial, or simply the Pentagon Memorial, located just southwest of the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., is a permanent outdoor memorial to the 184 people who died as victims in the building and on American Airlines Flight 77 during the September 11 attacks. Designed by Julie Beckman and Keith Kaseman of the architectural firm of Kaseman Beckman Advanced Strategies with engineers Buro Happold, the memorial opened on September 11, 2008, seven years after the attack. In addition to the outdoor memorial, the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial is the only one of the three 9/11 attack sites without a dedicated education center (VEC). This means that visitors to the memorial have no place to learn about the historical context and significance of the event, unlike the 9/11 Memorial & Museum in New York and the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville. The Pentagon Memorial Fund is working to build the VEC, with the goal of completing construction by 2028. They have secured a site near Arlington National Cemetery and raised $16 million in private funding. To make the VEC a reality, they need to secure the remaining $70 million in federal funding.
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Wikidata Q889893, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 2008
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Limited
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.5 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 7.1 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 7.3 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Central Courtyard: 0.2 mi
- Prospect Hill Park: 0.5 mi
- Foxcroft Heights Park: 0.6 mi
- Grace Murray Hopper Park: 0.6 mi
- Grant Street Park: 0.7 mi
- September 11 Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Air Force Memorial Spire: 0.4 mi
- United States Air Force Memorial Dedication: 0.4 mi
- Air Force Memorial Spire: 0.4 mi
- Air Force Memorial Spire: 0.4 mi
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove: 0.7 mi
- Flower Garden: 1.0 mi
- The Statues: 1.4 mi
- Presidential Grove: 1.6 mi
- Floral Library: 1.7 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 0.9 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 2.4 mi
- Lubber Run Park: 3.1 mi
- Ballston Wetland Park: 3.3 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 3.9 mi
- Memorial Gate Fountain: 1.0 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 1.8 mi
- Lock 0: 2.1 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 2.3 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 2.3 mi
- Peters Hill: 1.8 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 2.3 mi
- Lees Hill: 3.0 mi
- Georgetown Heights: 3.2 mi
- Camp Hill: 3.6 mi
- Fishing Shore: 3.5 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 5.1 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.4 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.4 mi
- Beaver Landing: 23.5 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Indian Head: 19.4 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 23.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 23.8 mi
- Takoma Spring: 7.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 8.4 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.9 mi
- Indian Springs: 12.6 mi
- Sandy Spring: 18.8 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.0 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.2 mi
- Great Falls: 13.6 mi
- Coe Creek: 19.2 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 23.4 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 23.4 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 23.8 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pentagon Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 292° | 156 m | 10.1 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 333° | 156 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WNW 286° | 144 m | 6.9 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WNW 293° | 140 m | 5.8 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 290° | 140 m | 10.5 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 276° | 137 m | 7.2 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 273° | 125 m | 4.7 mi |
| Point Reno | N 351° | 123 m | 5.7 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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