Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial
Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial is a historic site, at a recorded elevation of 27 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Sewall-Belmont House and Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 2.5 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
memorial in the United States of America
Dates from 1976.
Wikidata Q49574718, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 27 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 3.5 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 4.0 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 8.7 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Sewall-Belmont House and Museum: 0.0 mi
- National Postal Museum: 0.5 mi
- National Guard Memorial Museum: 0.5 mi
- Capital Jewish Museum: 0.7 mi
- East Wing National Gallery of Art: 0.7 mi
- Cup: 0.1 mi
- East Pediment: 0.1 mi
- Cup: 0.1 mi
- Chief Justice John Marshall Statue: 0.1 mi
- Contemplation of Justice: 0.2 mi
- Grubb's Pharmacy: 0.2 mi
- American Legion Freedom Bell: 0.3 mi
- William Frederick Allen: 0.4 mi
- Japanese American Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Robert A. Taft Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Stanton Park: 0.2 mi
- Senate Park: 0.3 mi
- Upper Senate Park: 0.3 mi
- Lower Senate Park: 0.3 mi
- Union Station Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Hilton Garden: 0.2 mi
- East Gallery: 0.6 mi
- Garden Primeval: 0.6 mi
- Plant Adaptations: 0.6 mi
- Hawaii: 0.6 mi
- Emancipation Hall: 0.3 mi
- United States Capitol: 0.3 mi
- Washington Union Station: 0.4 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 1.2 mi
- Tom Lantos: 1.5 mi
- Alger Park: 2.8 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 3.0 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 3.2 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 3.3 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 4.2 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 3.7 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 4.4 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 1.9 mi
- Round Hill: 2.5 mi
- Peters Hill: 2.6 mi
- Good Hope Hill: 2.8 mi
- Hickey Hill: 2.8 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.9 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.1 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.5 mi
- Sandy Spring: 17.1 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 8.4 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Indian Head: 21.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.7 mi
- Fishing Shore: 5.2 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.4 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 14.1 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 14.2 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 11.6 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 11.9 mi
- Great Falls: 15.3 mi
- Coe Creek: 22.5 mi
- Wilson: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 281° | 156 m | 12.6 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 322° | 156 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 272° | 144 m | 9.6 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 275° | 140 m | 8.4 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 279° | 140 m | 13.1 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 266° | 137 m | 10.2 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 261° | 125 m | 7.8 mi |
| Point Reno | NW 316° | 123 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natl Arboretum DC, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358960348
Day trips start here
- Washington, D.C./Capitol Hill · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./East End · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./Waterfront · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./National Mall · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./Near Northeast · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./Shaw · 2 mi
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