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United States Air Force Memorial

United States Air Force Memorial from directly overhead

United States Air Force Memorial is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 40 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Air Force Memorial Spire, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.2 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates38.86848, -77.06660

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Foxcroft Heights Park: 0.2 mi
  • Prospect Hill Park: 0.3 mi
  • Arlington View Park: 0.5 mi
  • Grace Murray Hopper Park: 0.5 mi
  • Towers Park: 0.6 mi
Artworks
  • Fifi: 0.5 mi
  • Peace Through Strength: 0.5 mi
  • Shhh: 0.8 mi
  • Red Portal: 0.9 mi
  • Wave Arbor: 1.0 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Gardens: 58
Picnic sites
  • Troy Park: 1.7 mi
  • Picnic site for Rose park: 2.7 mi
  • Area 2: 3.1 mi
  • Area 1: 3.2 mi
  • Area 3: 3.2 mi
Peaks: 37
Beaches: 7
  • Fishing Shore: 3.4 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 12.1 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 12.2 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 5
  • Takoma Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Silver Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Indian Springs: 13.0 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 18.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Stubblefield Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Great Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Coe Creek: 18.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 23.1 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 23.1 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 23.4 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 23.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillWNW156 m9.8 mi
Hunting HillNNW156 m16.5 mi
Mount DanielWNW144 m6.5 mi
Minor's HillWNW140 m5.5 mi
Freedom HillWNW140 m10.2 mi
Prout HillW137 m6.8 mi
Upton HillW125 m4.3 mi
Point RenoN123 m5.8 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/38314833

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