Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is The Three Soldiers, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 0.9 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, commonly called the Vietnam Memorial, is a U.S. national memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring service members of the United States Armed Forces who served in the Vietnam War. The two-acre (8,100 m2) site is dominated by two black granite walls engraved with the names of those service members who died or remain missing as a result of their service in Vietnam and South East Asia during the war. The Memorial Wall was designed by American architect Maya Lin and is an example of minimalist architecture. The Wall, completed in 1982, has since been supplemented with the statue Three Soldiers in 1984 and the Vietnam Women's Memorial in 1993. The memorial is in Constitution Gardens, adjacent to the National Mall and just northeast of the Lincoln Memorial. It is maintained by the National Park Service and receives around three million visitors each year. It was initially controversial for its lack of heroic ornamentation and iconography, but its reputation improved over time. In 2007, it was ranked tenth on the "List of America's Favorite Architecture" by the American Institute of Architects. As a national memorial, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Dates from 1974.
Wikidata Q713628, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.4 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 6.7 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 6.3 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- The Three Soldiers: 0.0 mi
- Vietnam Women's Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Albert Einstein Memorial: 0.1 mi
- I Have a Dream: 0.2 mi
- Lincoln Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Three Servicemen Statue: 0.2 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 0.2 mi
- Arts of Peace: Music and Harvest: 0.2 mi
- Arts of Peace: Aspiration and Literature: 0.3 mi
- The Disc Thrower: 0.3 mi
- Diplomatic Reception Rooms Museum: 0.2 mi
- National Museum of American Diplomacy: 0.3 mi
- Interior Museum: 0.3 mi
- Art Museum of the Americas: 0.4 mi
- DAR Museum: 0.5 mi
- The Statues: 0.2 mi
- Presidential Grove: 0.4 mi
- Big Red One: 0.6 mi
- German-American Friendship Garden: 0.6 mi
- Floral Library: 0.6 mi
- Robert Latham Owen Park: 0.3 mi
- Edward J. Kelly Park: 0.3 mi
- Galvez Park: 0.3 mi
- Bolivar Park: 0.3 mi
- Constitution Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 0.4 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 0.8 mi
- Lock 0: 0.8 mi
- Almas Temple: 1.2 mi
- Old Stone House: 1.2 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 1.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 3.3 mi
- Troy Park: 3.4 mi
- Fletcher's Cove: 3.5 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 1.9 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 1.9 mi
- Reservation 630: 3.4 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 3.6 mi
- Donaldson Run Park: 3.8 mi
- Peters Hill: 0.3 mi
- Lees Hill: 1.8 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 1.9 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.3 mi
- Camp Hill: 2.3 mi
- Fishing Shore: 3.0 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 6.2 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.1 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.1 mi
- Beaver Landing: 25.0 mi
- Takoma Spring: 6.1 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.9 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.6 mi
- Indian Springs: 11.2 mi
- Sandy Spring: 17.3 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 9.5 mi
- Indian Head: 20.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.5 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.5 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.6 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 9.9 mi
- Great Falls: 13.3 mi
- Coe Creek: 20.5 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 24.7 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 24.7 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 24.9 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 283° | 156 m | 10.2 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 329° | 156 m | 15.6 mi |
| Black Hill | NNW 327° | 148 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 274° | 144 m | 7.3 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 278° | 140 m | 6.0 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 282° | 140 m | 10.7 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 265° | 137 m | 7.8 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 258° | 125 m | 5.4 mi |
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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 01000285OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Vietnam Veterans Memorial, reference 01000285, listed 11/13/82.
OpenStreetMap element way/173932971
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