Spanish-American War Monument
Spanish-American War Monument is a historic site in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 67 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Nurses Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.1 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
War memorial in Virginia, USA.
Dates from 1902.
Wikidata Q14713229, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 67.417725 m
How to reach it
- 1.1 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
- Foxcroft Heights Park: 0.5 mi
- Towers Park: 0.6 mi
- Butler Holmes Park: 0.6 mi
- Penrose Park: 0.7 mi
- Fillmore Park: 0.7 mi
- Memorial Gate Fountain: 0.6 mi
- Lock 0: 1.9 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: 1.7 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 1.8 mi
- Lubber Run Park: 2.4 mi
- Ballston Wetland Park: 2.5 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 3.1 mi
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove: 1.3 mi
- Presidential Grove: 1.6 mi
- Fort Barnard Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Floral Library: 2.2 mi
- South 4-Mile Run Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Nurses Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Battle of the Bulge Memorial: 0.1 mi
- USS Maine: 0.1 mi
- Rough Riders Monument: 0.1 mi
- Challenger Space Shuttle Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 1.7 mi
- Peters Hill: 1.8 mi
- Lees Hill: 2.7 mi
- Georgetown Heights: 2.7 mi
- Camp Hill: 3.2 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: 19.5 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 23.5 mi
- Possum Nose: 24.3 mi
- Takoma Spring: 7.7 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: 18.7 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 23.0 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 23.1 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 23.2 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spanish-American War Monument. 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 335° | 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 293° | 140 m | 4.9 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 290° | 140 m | 9.6 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 274° | 137 m | 6.4 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 way/1335039057
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