Location
The monument stands just south of the White House at the north edge of the Ellipse, within President's Park. Atop the monument is a bronze 16-point compass rose with a very small worn-down pyramid at its center whose top serves as a National Geodetic Survey benchmark (HV1847).
- Coordinates: 38°53′42.38757″N 77°02′11.57375″W / 38.8951076583°N 77.0365482639°W / 38.8951076583; -77.0365482639Coordinates: 38°53′42.38757″N 77°02′11.57375″W / 38.8951076583°N 77.0365482639°W / 38.8951076583; -77.0365482639 (NAD83)
- Altitude: 8.384 m (27.507 ft) (NAVD88)
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