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September 11 Memorial

September 11 Memorial from directly overhead

September 11 Memorial is a historic site in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 10 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Pentagon Memorial, a historic site 0.2 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 0.8 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
9.97925 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.87346, -77.06091

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Central Courtyard: 0.3 mi
  • Foxcroft Heights Park: 0.6 mi
  • Prospect Hill Park: 0.7 mi
  • Grace Murray Hopper Park: 0.8 mi
  • Grant Street Park: 0.9 mi
Gardens
Artworks
  • Peace Through Strength: 0.6 mi
  • Fifi: 0.8 mi
  • Wave Arbor: 0.8 mi
  • Red Portal: 0.9 mi
  • Wave Arbor: 0.9 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
  • Troy Park: 2.1 mi
  • Picnic site for Rose park: 2.3 mi
  • Area 2: 3.6 mi
  • Area 1: 3.6 mi
  • Area 3: 3.7 mi
Peaks: 36
Beaches: 7
  • Fishing Shore: 3.2 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 12.2 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 12.2 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 23.6 mi
Springs: 5
  • Takoma Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Silver Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Indian Springs: 12.5 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 18.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Stubblefield Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Great Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Coe Creek: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 23.5 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 23.6 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 23.7 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 23.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of September 11 Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillWNW 291°156 m9.9 mi
Hunting HillNNW 333°156 m16.4 mi
Mount DanielWNW 284°144 m6.7 mi
Minor's HillWNW 292°140 m5.6 mi
Freedom HillWNW 289°140 m10.4 mi
Prout HillW 274°137 m7.1 mi
Upton HillW 271°125 m4.6 mi
Point RenoN 351°123 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:20
June solstice05:4419:5820:38
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2416:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384048586776817972615042
Precip in2.92.63.53.23.94.24.33.33.93.72.93.4

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/511968970

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