National Museum Of American Jewish Military History
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National Museum Of American Jewish Military History is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Alice Swanson, a historic site 0.2 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.7 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The National Museum of American Jewish Military History (NMAJMH) was founded September 2, 1958, in Washington, D.C., to document and preserve "the contributions of Jewish Americans to the peace and freedom of the United States...[and to educate] the public concerning the courage, heroism and sacrifices made by Jewish Americans who served in the armed forces." It operates under the auspices of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America (JWV), National Memorial, Inc. (NMI), and is located at 1811 R Street NW, Washington, D.C., in the Dupont Circle area, in the same building that houses the JWV National Headquarters. It is a member institution of the Dupont-Kalorama Museums Consortium, established in 1983 to promote the "off the Mall" museums and their neighborhoods in the greater Dupont-Kalorama area of Washington, DC.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1958-09-02.
Wikidata Q6974450, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 6.0 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 6.3 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 5.8 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Alice Swanson: 0.2 mi
- Kossuth Lajos: 0.2 mi
- Mohandas K. Gandhi Statue: 0.3 mi
- Sonny Bono: 0.3 mi
- Old Chancery of the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in the United States: 0.4 mi
- Museum of the Palestinian People: 0.2 mi
- Laogai Museum: 0.2 mi
- The Phillips Collection: 0.3 mi
- Anderson House: 0.3 mi
- Heurich House Museum: 0.4 mi
- Dupont Circle: 0.2 mi
- T Street Park: 0.3 mi
- Stead Park Recreation Center: 0.3 mi
- Sonny Bono Park: 0.3 mi
- Witherspoon Park: 0.4 mi
- Branches on armature: 0.3 mi
- Major General George B McClellan Statue: 0.4 mi
- Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Statue: 0.4 mi
- John Witherspoon Statue: 0.4 mi
- Taras Shevchenko Statue: 0.4 mi
- Kalorama Garden: 0.5 mi
- West End Garden: 0.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.1 mi
- Dumbarton Oaks Gardens: 1.1 mi
- Children's Garden: 1.2 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 0.8 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 1.8 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 1.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 2.2 mi
- Almas Temple: 0.9 mi
- Alpacas: 1.0 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 1.0 mi
- Cow: 1.0 mi
- Kids' Farm: 1.0 mi
- Reservation 630: 2.0 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 2.2 mi
- Soapstone Valley: 2.5 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 3.4 mi
- Spring Valley Park: 3.5 mi
- Takoma Spring: 4.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 5.4 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 6.1 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.0 mi
- Sandy Spring: 15.7 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.0 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.0 mi
- Indian Head: 22.4 mi
- Fishing Shore: 2.9 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.3 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 11.6 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 11.7 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.1 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 9.4 mi
- Great Falls: 12.8 mi
- Coe Creek: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of National Museum Of American Jewish Military History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 275° | 156 m | 10.3 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 325° | 156 m | 14.5 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 324° | 148 m | 23.4 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 262° | 144 m | 7.6 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 264° | 140 m | 6.3 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 274° | 140 m | 10.8 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 255° | 137 m | 8.4 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 245° | 125 m | 6.2 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 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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