Central address: Washington Monument, Washington, DC 20024, USA
Elevation: 12.380
Time Zone: America/New_York
Latitude: 38° 53' 22.1424'' N
Longitude: 77° 2' 7.0044'' W
The latitude of Washington Monument is 38.889484, and the longitude is -77.035279. Washington Monument is located in Washington DC, United States with the gps coordinates of 38° 53' 22.1424'' N and 77° 2' 7.0044'' W. The category of Washington Monument is Monuments & Statues.
The Washington Monument is an obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, once commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and the first President of the United States. Located almost due east of the Reflecting Pool and the Lincoln Memorial, the monument, made of marble, granite, and bluestone gneiss, is both the world's tallest stone structure and the world's tallest obelisk, standing 554 feet 7 11⁄32 inches (169.046 m) tall according to the National Geodetic Survey (measured 2013–14) or 555 feet 5 1⁄8 inches (169.294 m) tall according to the National Park Service (measured 1884).[A] It is the tallest monumental column in the world if all are measured above their pedestrian entrances.[B] It was the tallest structure in the world from 1884 to 1889.
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Latitude | 38.889484 | Longitude | -77.035279 |
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Elevation | 12.380 | DMS Lat | 38° 53' 22.1424'' N |
DMS Lng | 77° 2' 7.0044'' W | GeoHASH | dqcjpp8eevk8h |
UTM Zone | 18S | UTM Easting | 323479.748602264 |
UTM Northing | 4306480.9835196 | Time Zone | America/New_York |
Country | United States | State | District of Columbia (DC) |