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USS Serpens Monument

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USS Serpens Monument is a historic site in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 35 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is United States Coast Guard Memorial, a historic site 0.2 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.1 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

monument in Arlington County, United States of America

Wikidata Q110856310, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 35.213745 m
Inscription: Herein rest those who lost their lives in the sinking of USS Serpens, World War II, January 29, 1945

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.87402, -77.06869

1.1 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
6.1 mi off the Booth's Escape
6.6 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
7.7 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway

Overlooks nearby

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

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites

United States Coast Guard Memorial: 0.2 mi
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: 0.3 mi
Korean War Memorial Bench: 0.3 mi
325th Glider Regiment: 0.3 mi
Spanish-American War Monument: 0.3 mi

Parks

Foxcroft Heights Park: 0.4 mi
Prospect Hill Park: 0.7 mi
Towers Park: 0.7 mi
Central Courtyard: 0.7 mi
Arlington View Park: 0.7 mi

Gardens

Flower Garden: 0.5 mi
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove: 1.0 mi
The Statues: 1.5 mi
Presidential Grove: 1.5 mi
Floral Library: 1.9 mi

Attractions

Memorial Gate Fountain: 0.6 mi
Lock 0: 1.9 mi
Lockkeeper's House: 2.0 mi
Old Stone House: 2.2 mi
White House Peace Vigil: 2.4 mi

Artworks

Fifi: 0.9 mi
Peace Through Strength: 0.9 mi
Shhh: 1.2 mi
Red Portal: 1.2 mi
Wave Arbor: 1.2 mi

Museums

Drug Enforcement Agency Museum and Visitors Center: 0.9 mi
Diplomatic Reception Rooms Museum: 1.8 mi
National Museum of American Diplomacy: 1.8 mi
Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington: 1.9 mi
Art Museum of the Americas: 2.0 mi

Nature reserves

Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 1.9 mi
Lubber Run Park: 2.7 mi
Ballston Wetland Park: 2.8 mi
Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 3.4 mi

Picnic sites

Troy Park: 2.0 mi
Picnic site for Rose park: 2.4 mi
Area 2: 3.4 mi
Area 1: 3.4 mi
Area 3: 3.5 mi

Peaks38

Peters Hill: 1.7 mi
Mackeys Hill: 1.9 mi
Lees Hill: 2.7 mi
Georgetown Heights: 2.9 mi
Camp Hill: 3.3 mi

Beaches7

Fishing Shore: 3.0 mi
Lake Barcroft Beach: 4.7 mi
Purplehorse Beach: 11.8 mi
Sycamore Beach: 11.9 mi
Beaver Landing: 23.4 mi

Cliffs6

Springs5

Takoma Spring: 7.7 mi
Silver Spring: 8.3 mi
Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.7 mi
Indian Springs: 12.8 mi
Sandy Spring: 18.6 mi

Waterfalls4

Stubblefield Falls: 9.4 mi
Scott's Run Falls: 9.7 mi
Great Falls: 13.1 mi
Coe Creek: 18.9 mi

Rest areas4

Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 23.3 mi
Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 23.3 mi
Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 23.3 mi
Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 23.4 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Gantt Hill	WNW 292°	156 m	9.5 mi
Hunting Hill	NNW 335°	156 m	16.1 mi
Black Hill	NNW 330°	148 m	24.9 mi
Mount Daniel	WNW 285°	144 m	6.3 mi
Minor's Hill	WNW 293°	140 m	5.2 mi
Freedom Hill	WNW 290°	140 m	10.0 mi
Prout Hill	W 274°	137 m	6.7 mi
Upton Hill	W 270°	125 m	4.2 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/515463132

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