The National Mall in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Can you find symbols…
Can you find symbols for the sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and the moon on the Welcome Plaza?
They are embedded into the stone beneath your feet, in their positions at sunset on the museum's birth date: November 28, 1989. The North Star sits at the center of the Plaza. The planets' paths across the sky on this date begin on the eastern side of the Plaza and follow an arc to the west, marking their points of rise and set. For the best view, visit the museum's Resource Center on the third floor!
Erected by Smithsonian Institution.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical date for this entry is November 28, 1989.
Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 38° 53.289′ N, 77° 0.954′ W. Marker was in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It was in The National Mall. It could be reached from Maryland Avenue Southwest near 3rd Street Southwest. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 339 Maryland Avenue Southwest, Washington DC 20024, United States of America.
We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
Regionally, this marker was in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It was also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least
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Other markers no longer nearby. Swamp Milkweed • Wihsakán (wee-sah-quam) (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); Wingapo (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Wetlands (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Cardinal Direction Marker: East (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Sunflower • Wádxaweew (wah-ha-way-oh) (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Bald Cypress • Ártu (ar-too) (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed);
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 360 times since then and 13 times this year. Last updated on February 16, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 3, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
