World War II Memorial
World War II Memorial is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Liberty Ships Inspectors Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.0 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
War memorial in Washington, D.C., United States.
Dates from 2004.
Wikidata Q1470020, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 2002
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
- Access
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.0 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 7.1 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 5.9 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Pacific Pavilion: 0.0 mi
- Atlantic Pavilion: 0.0 mi
- Inuksuk: 0.2 mi
- Armenian Earthquake: 0.4 mi
- Loss And Regeneration, 1993: 0.4 mi
- Constitution Gardens: 0.1 mi
- Artigas Park: 0.2 mi
- Bolivar Park: 0.3 mi
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial: 0.3 mi
- The Ellipse: 0.4 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 0.2 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 0.7 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 0.9 mi
- Almas Temple: 1.0 mi
- Lock 0: 1.2 mi
- Art Museum of the Americas: 0.2 mi
- DAR Museum: 0.3 mi
- Interior Museum: 0.3 mi
- National Museum of African American History and Culture: 0.4 mi
- U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: 0.5 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 1.8 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 2.3 mi
- Reservation 630: 3.6 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 4.0 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 4.0 mi
- Floral Library: 0.3 mi
- German-American Friendship Garden: 0.3 mi
- Big Red One: 0.4 mi
- White House Kitchen Garden: 0.5 mi
- Children's Garden: 0.5 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 1.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 3.4 mi
- Troy Park: 3.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 3.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.6 mi
- Liberty Ships Inspectors Memorial: 0.0 mi
- A Prayer For The Nation: 0.1 mi
- John Paul Jones Memorial: 0.1 mi
- 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Japanese Lantern: 0.2 mi
- Peters Hill: 0.7 mi
- Lees Hill: 2.1 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 2.3 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.5 mi
- Camp Hill: 2.6 mi
- Takoma Spring: 6.1 mi
- Silver Spring: 7.0 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.7 mi
- Indian Springs: 11.0 mi
- Sandy Spring: 17.3 mi
- Fishing Shore: 3.4 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 6.5 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.4 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.5 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Indian Head: 20.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.6 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.0 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.3 mi
- Great Falls: 13.7 mi
- Coe Creek: 20.7 mi
- Wilson: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of World War II Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 284° | 156 m | 10.6 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 328° | 156 m | 15.9 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 326° | 148 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 274° | 144 m | 7.7 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 279° | 140 m | 6.4 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 282° | 140 m | 11.1 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 266° | 137 m | 8.2 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 260° | 125 m | 5.8 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/66418767
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