The Lone Sailor
The Lone Sailor is a work of art in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. The Lone Sailor is situated nearby to the museum Navy Memorial Visitor Center, as well as near the work of art Equestrian statue of Winfield Scott Hancock.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: sculpture by Stanley Bleifeld in Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “Lone Sailor” and “Lone Sailor Statue”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and National Gallery of Art.
National Mall
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The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.
National Gallery of Art
Museum
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The National Gallery of Art is an art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. National Gallery of Art is situated 1,400 feet southeast of The Lone Sailor.
The White House
Government building
Photo: MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., it has served as the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800 when the national capital was moved from Philadelphia. The White House is situated 4,000 feet west of The Lone Sailor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East End and Logan Circle.
East End
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East End is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.
Logan Circle
Neighborhood
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Logan Circle is a historic roundabout park and neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. The majority of Logan Circle is primarily residential, except for the highly-commercialized 14th Street corridor that passes through the western part of the neighborhood.
Golden Triangle
Neighborhood
The Golden Triangle is a neighborhood and business improvement district in Washington, D.C. Covering 43 blocks, it encompasses the western part of Washington's central business district, running from the front yard of the White House's north side to Dupont Circle and from 16th Street NW to 21st Street NW and including sections of K Street and Connecticut Avenue.
The Lone Sailor
- Categories: sculpture, statue, and tourism
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.89419° or 38° 53′ 39″ northLongitude
-77.02306° or 77° 1′ 23″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
87C4VXVG+MQOpenStreetMap ID
node 358959467OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q7748089
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Hebrew—“The Lone Sailor” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lone Sailor Statue”
- French: “The Lone Sailor”
- Hebrew: “המלח הבודד”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Navy Memorial Visitor Center and Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial.
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