William Howard Taft

William Howard Taft is a tomb in Arlington, Virginia. William Howard Taft is situated near the monument Military Women’s Memorial, as well as near the memorial John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Arlington National Cemetery and US Marine Corps War Memorial.

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.

The United States Marine Corps War Memorial is a national memorial located in Arlington Ridge Park in Arlington County, Virginia. The memorial was dedicated in 1954 to all Marines who have given their lives in defense of the United States since 1775. US Marine Corps War Memorial is situated 2,500 feet north of William Howard Taft.

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 William Howard Taft.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rosslyn and Court House, Arlington County, Virginia.

Rosslyn

Suburb

Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rosslyn is a heavily urbanized neighborhood 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.

Court House, Arlington County, 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.

William Howard Taft

Type: Tomb
Address: VA
Categories: historic site and burial
Location: Arlington, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.88365° or 38° 53′ 1″ north

Longitude

-77.06933° or 77° 4′ 10″ west

Elevation

92 feet (28 metres)

Open location code

87C4VWMJ+F7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 514087817

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=tomb

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Highlights: Military Women’s Memorial and John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame.

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