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United States Coast Guard Memorial

United States Coast Guard Memorial from directly overhead

United States Coast Guard Memorial is a historic site in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 43 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Airmen Medal Of Honor Recipients, a historic site 0.2 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.2 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
43.384766 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.87089, -77.06827

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Foxcroft Heights Park: 0.2 mi
  • Prospect Hill Park: 0.4 mi
  • Towers Park: 0.5 mi
  • Arlington View Park: 0.5 mi
  • Central Courtyard: 0.7 mi
Artworks
  • Fifi: 0.6 mi
  • Peace Through Strength: 0.7 mi
  • Shhh: 1.0 mi
  • Red Portal: 1.1 mi
  • Wave Arbor: 1.1 mi
Gardens
Attractions
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
  • Troy Park: 1.8 mi
  • Picnic site for Rose park: 2.6 mi
  • Area 2: 3.2 mi
  • Area 1: 3.3 mi
  • Area 3: 3.3 mi
Peaks: 37
Beaches: 7
  • Fishing Shore: 3.2 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 12.0 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 12.0 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 23.2 mi
Springs: 5
  • Takoma Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Silver Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Indian Springs: 12.9 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 18.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Stubblefield Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Great Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Coe Creek: 18.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 23.2 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 23.2 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 23.3 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 23.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillWNW 293°156 m9.6 mi
Hunting HillNNW 335°156 m16.3 mi
Mount DanielWNW 287°144 m6.4 mi
Minor's HillWNW 295°140 m5.3 mi
Freedom HillWNW 291°140 m10.1 mi
Prout HillW 276°137 m6.7 mi
Upton HillW 273°125 m4.2 mi
Point RenoN 356°123 m5.6 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 5080 °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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/515470809

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