National Guard Memorial Museum
National Guard Memorial Museum is a museum, at a recorded elevation of 11 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Minute Man Statue, 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 National Guard Memorial Museum is a military museum hosted by the National Guard Educational Foundation. It is located in northwestern Washington, DC, near the National Postal Museum, Union Station and Georgetown University Law Center. Covering 5600 square feet, the museum features six different thematic galleries all relating to the National Guard of the United States:
Militia Era The National Guard Comes of Age The Citizen Soldier in World War II Cold War Era National Guard in the Modern Era Closing Sequence The museum is a member of the United States Army Museum System.
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Wikidata Q15261124, 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
- 4.1 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 4.2 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 8.3 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Minute Man Statue: 0.0 mi
- Goddess of Democracy replica: 0.2 mi
- Centurion Statue: 0.2 mi
- Prometheus Statue: 0.2 mi
- Thales Statue: 0.2 mi
- Holodomor Memorial to Victims of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932–1933: 0.0 mi
- Victims of Communism Memorial: 0.1 mi
- William Frederick Allen: 0.2 mi
- American Legion Freedom Bell: 0.2 mi
- Japanese American Memorial: 0.2 mi
- National Postal Museum: 0.1 mi
- Capital Jewish Museum: 0.3 mi
- National Building Museum: 0.4 mi
- Sewall-Belmont House and Museum: 0.5 mi
- LabX: 0.5 mi
- Washington Union Station: 0.2 mi
- United States Capitol: 0.6 mi
- Emancipation Hall: 0.6 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 1.0 mi
- Almas Temple: 1.2 mi
- Union Station Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Lower Senate Park: 0.3 mi
- Senate Park: 0.3 mi
- Upper Senate Park: 0.3 mi
- Judiciary Square: 0.4 mi
- Hilton Garden: 0.7 mi
- East Gallery: 0.7 mi
- Garden Court: 0.7 mi
- Plant Adaptations: 0.7 mi
- West Gallery: 0.7 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 2.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 3.7 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.7 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.8 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 3.0 mi
- Alger Park: 3.3 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 3.5 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 3.7 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 3.8 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 2.0 mi
- Round Hill: 2.3 mi
- Peters Hill: 2.3 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.7 mi
- Bunker Hill: 2.8 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.2 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.4 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.6 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.4 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: 22.3 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.3 mi
- Fishing Shore: 4.8 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.3 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 13.6 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 13.7 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 11.1 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 11.5 mi
- Great Falls: 14.8 mi
- Coe Creek: 22.4 mi
- Wilson: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of National Guard Memorial Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 279° | 156 m | 12.2 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 322° | 156 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 270° | 144 m | 9.3 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 273° | 140 m | 8.0 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 278° | 140 m | 12.7 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 263° | 137 m | 9.9 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 257° | 125 m | 7.6 mi |
| Point Reno | NW 316° | 123 m | 5.2 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367144248
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