The Liberator Simon Bolivar Memorial
The Liberator Simon Bolivar Memorial is a historic site, at a recorded elevation of 6 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Bolivar Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.2 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
An equestrian statue of Venezuelan military and political leader Simón Bolívar by the American artist Felix de Weldon is located in Washington, D.C., at Virginia Avenue NW, 18th Street NW, and C Street NW, near the United States Department of Interior and the Pan American Union Building of the Organization of American States. It was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Institution's Save Outdoor Sculpture! survey in 1993.
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Dates from 1959.
Wikidata Q5384419, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 6 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.2 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 6.8 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 5.9 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Bolivar Park: 0.0 mi
- Artigas Park: 0.1 mi
- Robert Latham Owen Park: 0.2 mi
- Constitution Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Edward J. Kelly Park: 0.2 mi
- Art Museum of the Americas: 0.0 mi
- Interior Museum: 0.1 mi
- DAR Museum: 0.1 mi
- Octagon House: 0.2 mi
- National Museum of American Diplomacy: 0.3 mi
- General Jose Gervasio Artigas Statue: 0.1 mi
- Pablo Neruda: 0.1 mi
- Daughters of the American Revolution: 0.1 mi
- Gabriela Mistral: 0.1 mi
- Amerigo Vespucci: 0.1 mi
- Inuksuk: 0.1 mi
- Major General John A. Rawlins Statue: 0.2 mi
- Armenian Earthquake: 0.2 mi
- Canova Lions: 0.2 mi
- Atlantic Pavilion: 0.2 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 0.1 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 0.5 mi
- Almas Temple: 0.9 mi
- Lock 0: 1.0 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 1.0 mi
- Big Red One: 0.3 mi
- German-American Friendship Garden: 0.3 mi
- White House Kitchen Garden: 0.3 mi
- Children's Garden: 0.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.4 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 1.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.5 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 2.1 mi
- Reservation 630: 3.3 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 3.8 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 3.8 mi
- Peters Hill: 0.5 mi
- Lees Hill: 1.9 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 2.1 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.2 mi
- Camp Hill: 2.4 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.9 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.7 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.5 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.9 mi
- Sandy Spring: 17.1 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Indian Head: 21.2 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.3 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.3 mi
- Fishing Shore: 3.2 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 6.6 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.2 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.3 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.8 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.1 mi
- Great Falls: 13.4 mi
- Coe Creek: 20.8 mi
- Wilson: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Liberator Simon Bolivar Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 282° | 156 m | 10.5 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 328° | 156 m | 15.7 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 326° | 148 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 272° | 144 m | 7.6 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 277° | 140 m | 6.3 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 281° | 140 m | 11.0 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 264° | 137 m | 8.1 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 257° | 125 m | 5.8 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358958520
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