Zero Milestone
historic site
The Zero Milestone is a zero mile marker monument in Washington, D.C. intended as the initial milestone from which all road distances in the United States should be reckoned when it was built.
artwork by Horace W. Peaslee
Dates from 1923.
Wikidata Q191938, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- THE U.S. COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY DETERMINED THE LATITUDE, LONGITUDE AND ELEVATION OF THE ZERO MILESTONE AUTHORIZED BY ACT OF CONGRESS JUNE 5, 1920 DEDICATED JUNE 4, 1923
- 1.5 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 5.0 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 5.6 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 7.0 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
38.89512, -77.03655
Elevation 7 m (modelled from terrain)