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United States Air Force Memorial Dedication

United States Air Force Memorial Dedication from directly overhead

United States Air Force Memorial Dedication is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 39 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 1.1 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
granite
Inscription
Dedicated 14 October 2006 George W. Bush 43rd President of the United States of America
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Coordinates38.86852, -77.06625

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
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
Museums
Gardens
Attractions
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
  • Troy Park: 1.7 mi
  • Picnic site for Rose park: 2.7 mi
  • Area 2: 3.2 mi
  • Area 1: 3.2 mi
  • Area 3: 3.2 mi
Peaks: 37
Beaches: 7
  • Fishing Shore: 3.4 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 12.1 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 12.2 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
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
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillWNW 294°156 m9.8 mi
Hunting HillNNW 335°156 m16.5 mi
Mount DanielWNW 288°144 m6.6 mi
Minor's HillWNW 296°140 m5.5 mi
Freedom HillWNW 292°140 m10.2 mi
Prout HillW 277°137 m6.8 mi
Upton HillW 275°125 m4.3 mi
Point RenoN 355°123 m5.8 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10052038797

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