The Three Soldiers
The Three Soldiers is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Vietnam Veterans Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 0.9 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Three Soldiers (also titled Three Servicemen) is a bronze statue by Frederick Hart. Unveiled on Veterans Day, November 11, 1984, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., it is part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial commemorating the Vietnam War. It included the first representation of an African American on the National Mall.
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Dates from 1984.
Wikidata Q1456408, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1984
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.4 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 6.7 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 6.3 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Abraham Lincoln: 0.1 mi
- Three Servicemen Statue: 0.2 mi
- Arts of Peace: Music and Harvest: 0.2 mi
- Arts of Peace: Aspiration and Literature: 0.2 mi
- Arts of War: Sacrifice: 0.2 mi
- Diplomatic Reception Rooms Museum: 0.2 mi
- National Museum of American Diplomacy: 0.3 mi
- Interior Museum: 0.4 mi
- Art Museum of the Americas: 0.4 mi
- DAR Museum: 0.5 mi
- Robert Latham Owen Park: 0.3 mi
- Edward J. Kelly Park: 0.3 mi
- Galvez Park: 0.4 mi
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Bolivar Park: 0.4 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 0.5 mi
- Lock 0: 0.8 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 0.9 mi
- Memorial Gate Fountain: 1.2 mi
- Old Stone House: 1.2 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 1.8 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 1.9 mi
- Reservation 630: 3.4 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 3.6 mi
- Donaldson Run Park: 3.8 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Vietnam Women's Memorial: 0.1 mi
- I Have a Dream: 0.1 mi
- Albert Einstein Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Lincoln Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Presidential Grove: 0.4 mi
- German-American Friendship Garden: 0.6 mi
- Big Red One: 0.6 mi
- Floral Library: 0.7 mi
- White House Kitchen Garden: 0.7 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 1.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 3.4 mi
- Troy Park: 3.4 mi
- Fletcher's Cove: 3.5 mi
- Peters Hill: 0.3 mi
- Lees Hill: 1.8 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 1.8 mi
- Georgetown Heights: 2.4 mi
- Camp Hill: 2.4 mi
- Fishing Shore: 3.0 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 6.2 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.0 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.1 mi
- Beaver Landing: 24.9 mi
- Takoma Spring: 6.2 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.9 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.6 mi
- Indian Springs: 11.2 mi
- Sandy Spring: 17.3 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 9.5 mi
- Indian Head: 20.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.5 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.6 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 9.9 mi
- Great Falls: 13.3 mi
- Coe Creek: 20.4 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 24.7 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 24.7 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 24.9 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Three Soldiers. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 284° | 156 m | 10.2 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 329° | 156 m | 15.7 mi |
| Black Hill | NNW 327° | 148 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 274° | 144 m | 7.2 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 279° | 140 m | 6.0 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 282° | 140 m | 10.7 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 265° | 137 m | 7.8 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 258° | 125 m | 5.4 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.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 01000285OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Vietnam Veterans Memorial, reference 01000285, listed 11/13/82.
OpenStreetMap element way/895985388
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