Victims of Communism Memorial
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Victims of Communism Memorial is a historic site, at a recorded elevation of 11 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Goddess of Democracy replica, a artwork 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
The Victims of Communism Memorial is a memorial in Washington, D.C. located at the intersection of Massachusetts and New Jersey Avenues and G Street, NW, two blocks from Washington Union Station within view of the U.S. Capitol. The memorial is dedicated "to the more than one hundred million victims of communism". The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation says the purpose of the memorial is to ensure "that the history of communist tyranny will be taught to future generations." The Memorial was opened by President George W. Bush on June 12, 2007. It was dedicated on the 20th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan's "tear down this wall" speech in front of the Berlin Wall. The Memorial features a ten-foot (3 m) bronze replica from photographs of the Goddess of Democracy, erected by students during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre. The monument's design and the statue are works of sculptor Thomas Marsh. He led a project in 1994, to re-create the Goddess of Democracy in Chinatown, San Francisco. The inscription reads: (front) "To the more than one hundred million victims of communism and to those who love liberty", and (rear) "To the freedom and independence of all captive nations and peoples"
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 2007.
Wikidata Q1188049, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 11 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 4.2 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 4.3 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 8.1 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Goddess of Democracy replica: 0.0 mi
- Minute Man Statue: 0.1 mi
- Unity Perch: 0.1 mi
- Golden Cranes: 0.3 mi
- Trigadilly: 0.3 mi
- Jim Pagels: 0.1 mi
- Holodomor Memorial to Victims of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932–1933: 0.2 mi
- Japanese American Memorial: 0.3 mi
- William Frederick Allen: 0.3 mi
- National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: 0.3 mi
- National Guard Memorial Museum: 0.1 mi
- Capital Jewish Museum: 0.2 mi
- National Postal Museum: 0.2 mi
- National Building Museum: 0.3 mi
- LabX: 0.4 mi
- Washington Union Station: 0.3 mi
- United States Capitol: 0.6 mi
- Emancipation Hall: 0.6 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 0.9 mi
- Almas Temple: 1.1 mi
- Union Station Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Judiciary Square: 0.3 mi
- Lower Senate Park: 0.4 mi
- Senate Park: 0.4 mi
- Upper Senate Park: 0.4 mi
- East Gallery: 0.7 mi
- Garden Court: 0.7 mi
- West Gallery: 0.7 mi
- Plant Adaptations: 0.7 mi
- Rare & Endangered: 0.7 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 2.4 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.7 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 3.0 mi
- Alger Park: 3.4 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 3.6 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 3.7 mi
- Reservation 630: 3.8 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 2.1 mi
- Peters Hill: 2.1 mi
- Round Hill: 2.3 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.6 mi
- Bunker Hill: 2.9 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.2 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.4 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.5 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.5 mi
- Sandy Spring: 16.7 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Indian Head: 22.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.2 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.2 mi
- Fishing Shore: 4.7 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.2 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 13.5 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 13.6 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 11.0 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 11.3 mi
- Great Falls: 14.6 mi
- Coe Creek: 22.3 mi
- Wilson: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Victims of Communism Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 279° | 156 m | 12.0 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 322° | 156 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 270° | 144 m | 9.2 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 273° | 140 m | 7.9 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 278° | 140 m | 12.5 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 263° | 137 m | 9.8 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 257° | 125 m | 7.4 mi |
| Point Reno | NW 317° | 123 m | 5.1 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 | 19:58 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/41964691
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