Ulysses S. Grant Statue
Ulysses S. Grant Statue is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is James A. Garfield Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 2.0 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring American Civil War general and 18th president of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant. It sits at the base of Capitol Hill (Union Square, the Mall, 1st Street NW/SW, between Pennsylvania Avenue and Maryland Avenue), below the west front of the United States Capitol. Its central sculpture of Grant on horseback faces west, overlooking the Capitol Reflecting Pool and facing toward the Lincoln Memorial, which honors Grant's wartime president, Abraham Lincoln. Grant's statue is raised on a pedestal decorated with bronze reliefs of the infantry; flanking pedestals hold statues of protective lions and bronze representations of the Union cavalry and artillery. The whole is connected with marble covered platforms, balustrades, and stairs. The Grant and Lincoln memorials define the eastern and western ends, respectively, of the National Mall. The Grant Memorial is a contributor to the Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C., of the National Register of Historic Places. James M. Goode's authoritative The Grant Memorial in Washington, D.C. (1974) called it "one of the most important sculptures in Washington." It includes the largest equestrian statue in the United States and the fifth-largest in the world.
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Dates from 1924.
Wikidata Q1571266, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 5.2 m
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 3.8 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 4.5 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 8.3 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- James A. Garfield Monument: 0.1 mi
- Peace Monument: 0.1 mi
- National Native American Veterans Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Robert A. Taft Memorial: 0.2 mi
- American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Union Square: 0.1 mi
- Seaton Park - East: 0.2 mi
- Seaton Park - West: 0.3 mi
- John Marshall Place Park: 0.3 mi
- Upper Senate Park: 0.3 mi
- Garden Court: 0.1 mi
- East Gallery: 0.1 mi
- West Gallery: 0.1 mi
- Plant Adaptations: 0.1 mi
- Rare & Endangered: 0.1 mi
- Rhyton: 0.2 mi
- Heroic Shore Points I: 0.2 mi
- Rhyton: 0.2 mi
- Buffalo Dancer II: 0.2 mi
- The Majesty of Law: 0.2 mi
- United States Capitol: 0.2 mi
- Emancipation Hall: 0.3 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 0.6 mi
- Washington Union Station: 0.6 mi
- Almas Temple: 1.3 mi
- East Wing National Gallery of Art: 0.2 mi
- National Museum of the American Indian: 0.2 mi
- Museum of the Bible: 0.4 mi
- National Gallery of Art: 0.4 mi
- Capital Jewish Museum: 0.5 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.5 mi
- Alger Park: 3.1 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 3.7 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 3.7 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 3.8 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 2.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 4.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 4.2 mi
- Peters Hill: 2.1 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 2.4 mi
- Round Hill: 2.8 mi
- Jackson Hill: 3.0 mi
- Good Hope Hill: 3.1 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.8 mi
- Silver Spring: 7.0 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.1 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.9 mi
- Sandy Spring: 17.3 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Indian Head: 21.5 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.8 mi
- Fishing Shore: 4.8 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.9 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 13.7 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 13.8 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 11.2 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 11.5 mi
- Great Falls: 14.9 mi
- Coe Creek: 22.0 mi
- Wilson: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ulysses S. Grant Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 282° | 156 m | 12.1 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 324° | 156 m | 16.7 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 273° | 144 m | 9.1 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 277° | 140 m | 7.9 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 281° | 140 m | 12.6 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 267° | 137 m | 9.7 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 262° | 125 m | 7.3 mi |
| Point Reno | NW 322° | 123 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:58 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natl Arboretum DC, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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