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USS Maine

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USS Maine is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 59 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Challenger Space Shuttle Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.1 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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The USS Maine Mast Memorial is a memorial honoring those who died aboard the USS Maine (ACR-1) on February 15, 1898, after a mysterious explosion destroyed the ship while at anchor in Havana Harbor. It is located in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, in the United States. The memorial consists of the main mast of the battleship set atop a circular concrete burial receiving vault designed to resemble a battleship turret. The memorial has occasionally been used to hold the remains of important individuals, such as Lord Lothian and Ignacy Jan Paderewski.

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Wikidata Q14713401, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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Coordinates38.87651, -77.07471

1.1 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
6.2 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
6.4 mi off the Booth's Escape
7.9 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway

Overlooks nearby

Viewing Area · 1 mi
Freedom Park Viewpoint · 1 mi
George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 3 mi
George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 2 · 4 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites

Challenger Space Shuttle Memorial: 0.0 mi
Iran Rescue Mission Memorial: 0.0 mi
Columbia Space Shuttle Memorial: 0.0 mi
Rock of the Marne: 0.1 mi
Spanish-American War Monument: 0.1 mi

Gardens

Flower Garden: 0.3 mi
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove: 1.3 mi
Presidential Grove: 1.6 mi
The Statues: 1.6 mi
Fort Barnard Community Garden: 2.0 mi

Attractions

Memorial Gate Fountain: 0.5 mi
Lock 0: 1.9 mi
Old Stone House: 2.1 mi
Lockkeeper's House: 2.2 mi
Constitution Park Bell: 2.5 mi

Parks

Foxcroft Heights Park: 0.6 mi
Butler Holmes Park: 0.6 mi
Fillmore Park: 0.7 mi
Towers Park: 0.7 mi
Penrose Park: 0.7 mi

Artworks

Rising Star: 0.9 mi
Bell: 1.0 mi
Star Chart: 1.0 mi
Courthouse River Plaza: 1.1 mi
Fifi: 1.1 mi

Museums

Drug Enforcement Agency Museum and Visitors Center: 1.2 mi
Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington: 1.5 mi
Diplomatic Reception Rooms Museum: 1.9 mi
National Museum of American Diplomacy: 2.0 mi
Interior Museum: 2.1 mi

Nature reserves

Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 1.7 mi
Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 1.8 mi
Lubber Run Park: 2.4 mi
Ballston Wetland Park: 2.4 mi
Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 3.1 mi

Picnic sites

Troy Park: 2.2 mi
Picnic site for Rose park: 2.3 mi
Fletcher's Cove: 3.2 mi
Area 2: 3.4 mi
Area 1: 3.4 mi

Peaks41

Mackeys Hill: 1.6 mi
Peters Hill: 1.8 mi
Lees Hill: 2.6 mi
Georgetown Heights: 2.6 mi
Camp Hill: 3.1 mi

Beaches7

Fishing Shore: 2.7 mi
Lake Barcroft Beach: 4.5 mi
Purplehorse Beach: 11.4 mi
Sycamore Beach: 11.5 mi
Beaver Landing: 23.3 mi

Cliffs6

Springs5

Takoma Spring: 7.7 mi
Silver Spring: 8.2 mi
Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.5 mi
Indian Springs: 12.9 mi
Sandy Spring: 18.4 mi

Waterfalls4

Stubblefield Falls: 9.1 mi
Scott's Run Falls: 9.3 mi
Great Falls: 12.7 mi
Coe Creek: 18.7 mi

Rest areas4

Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 23.0 mi
Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 23.1 mi
Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 23.3 mi
Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 23.3 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of USS Maine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Gantt Hill	WNW 292°	156 m	9.1 mi
Hunting Hill	NNW 335°	156 m	15.8 mi
Black Hill	NNW 331°	148 m	24.6 mi
Mount Daniel	WNW 284°	144 m	6.0 mi
Minor's Hill	WNW 292°	140 m	4.9 mi
Freedom Hill	WNW 290°	140 m	9.6 mi
Prout Hill	W 273°	137 m	6.3 mi
Upton Hill	W 268°	125 m	3.9 mi

Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/454393596

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