Vietnam Women's Memorial
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Vietnam Women's Memorial is a historic site, at a recorded elevation of 4 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Vietnam Veterans Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 0.9 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Vietnam Women's Memorial is a memorial dedicated to the nurses and women of the United States who served in the Vietnam War. It depicts three uniformed women with a wounded male soldier to symbolize the support and caregiving roles that women played in the war as nurses and other specialists. It is part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., a short distance south of the Wall and north of the Reflecting Pool. The statues are bronze and the base is made of granite. The United States Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission selected Glenna Goodacre to sculpt the memorial after previously rejecting the idea for a memorial to women. Diane Carlson Evans, a former U.S. Army nurse, co-founded the Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation (VWMF) in 1984 with two other veterans. It took years of lobbying and attending dozens of meetings for the memorial to finally be approved. With assistance from members of Congress, VWMF was granted permission in 1988 to erect the memorial, as long as the necessary funds were raised. At the dedication on Veterans Day in 1993, Vice President Al Gore and other dignitaries were in attendance, along with approximately 25,000 onlookers. Since then, there have been numerous anniversary gatherings at the memorial.
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Dates from 1993.
Wikidata Q2910887, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1993
- Elevation
- 4 m
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
- 6.2 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Abraham Lincoln: 0.2 mi
- Three Servicemen Statue: 0.2 mi
- Arts of Peace: Music and Harvest: 0.3 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: 0.3 mi
- DAR Museum: 0.4 mi
- Robert Latham Owen Park: 0.3 mi
- Edward J. Kelly Park: 0.3 mi
- Constitution Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Bolivar Park: 0.3 mi
- Artigas Park: 0.3 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 0.4 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 0.8 mi
- Lock 0: 0.9 mi
- Almas Temple: 1.2 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 1.2 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 1.9 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 1.9 mi
- Reservation 630: 3.4 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 3.6 mi
- Donaldson Run Park: 3.8 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
- The Three Soldiers: 0.1 mi
- Albert Einstein Memorial: 0.1 mi
- I Have a Dream: 0.2 mi
- Lincoln Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Presidential Grove: 0.5 mi
- German-American Friendship Garden: 0.6 mi
- Big Red One: 0.6 mi
- Floral Library: 0.6 mi
- White House Kitchen Garden: 0.6 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 1.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 3.4 mi
- Troy Park: 3.4 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.5 mi
- Peters Hill: 0.4 mi
- Lees Hill: 1.9 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 1.9 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.4 mi
- Camp Hill: 2.4 mi
- Fishing Shore: 3.0 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 6.2 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.1 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.2 mi
- Beaver Landing: 25.0 mi
- Takoma Spring: 6.2 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
- 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 Women's Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 284° | 156 m | 10.3 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 329° | 156 m | 15.7 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 | 6.1 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 282° | 140 m | 10.8 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 265° | 137 m | 7.9 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 258° | 125 m | 5.5 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.
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