The Compass

The main feature of the Remember Me Rose Garden is a large compass design spanning a distance of 280 feet. A 30-foot fountain in the center creates healing sound; encircling the fountain are 40 rocks engraved with each of the names of the heroes. Resembling wooden timbers, 20 concrete benches create a place for rest and reflection – whether facing the fountain or, in the opposite direction, the 400+ pink “Julie Andrews” rose bushes. Hundreds of perennials fill the seven compass points. The “long” points are each 93 feet in length (as an additional tribute to Flight 93) and orient north, south, east, and west. The three shorter points are each 40 feet in length as an additional tribute to the 40 crew and passengers on Flight 93. The compass design is visible to planes flying overhead at more than 30,000 feet.