John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame
The John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame is a presidential memorial at the grave site of assassinated United States President John F. Kennedy, in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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- Opening hours:
April—September: 8:00 AM—7:00 PM
October—March: 8:00 AM—5:00 PM - Type: Memorial
- Description: presidential memorial in the United States
- Also known as: “John Fitzgerald Kennedy Gravesite”
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arlington National Cemetery and Arlington House.
Arlington National Cemetery
Photo: Ralf Roletschek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arlington National Cemetery is in Arlington, Virginia. Just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., adjacent to the Pentagon, this national military cemetery includes John F.
Arlington House
Government building
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Arlington House is the historic Custis family mansion built by George Washington Parke Custis from 1803–1818 as a memorial to George Washington. Currently maintained by the National Park Service, it is located in the U.S. Army's Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia. Arlington House is situated 340 feet southwest of John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame.
Pentagon
Military installation
Photo: David B. Gleason, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. The building was constructed on an accelerated schedule during World War II. Pentagon is situated 1 mile southeast of John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Court House, Virginia and Penrose Historic District.
Court House, Virginia
Suburb
Photo: Pedro Vera, CC BY 2.0.
Court House, also known as Courthouse, is a neighborhood in northern Arlington County, Virginia that serves as Arlington's seat of government. It is generally bounded by Arlington Boulevard, N Rhodes Street, Courthouse Road, Key Boulevard, and N Danville Street, and is located along an urban corridor that follows the Orange and Silver Metro lines.
Penrose Historic District
Neighborhood
The Penrose Historic District is a national historic district located at Arlington County, Virginia within the Penrose, Arlington, Virginia neighborhood.
Rosslyn
Suburb
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rosslyn is a heavily urbanized unincorporated area in northeastern Arlington County, Virginia, United States. It is in Northern Virginia, north of Arlington National Cemetery and directly across the Potomac River from Georgetown and Foggy Bottom in Washington, D.C. Rosslyn encompasses the Arlington neighborhoods of North Rosslyn and Radnor/Ft.
John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame
- Categories: presidential memorial in the United States, grave, and historic site
- Location: Arlington, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.88153° or 38° 52′ 54″ northLongitude
-77.07151° or 77° 4′ 17″ westOpen location code
87C4VWJH+J9OpenStreetMap ID
node 2521131664OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q646193
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Urdu—“John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ջոն Քենեդիի անմար կրակը”
- Chinese: “约翰肯尼迪永恒火焰”
- Galician: “Chama Eterna de John F. Kennedy”
- Hebrew: “קבר קנדי”
- Hungarian: “John F. Kennedy örökmécsese”
- Indonesian: “Api Abadi John F. Kennedy”
- Persian: “شعله جاودانی جان اف کندی”
- Russian: “Вечный огонь Джону Кеннеди”
- Spanish: “Llama Eterna de John F. Kennedy”
- Urdu: “جان ایف کینیڈی ابدی شعلہ”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Flower Garden and Civil War Unknowns Monument.
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