Attraction · Virginia
Castle Slide
Castle Slide is an attraction in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 82 m. Wildcat Mountain stands 417 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 7.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Cox Farms
How to reach it
Coordinates38.88074, -77.49124
- 7.6 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 11.4 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 14.6 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 17.5 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook rock, lower · 15 mi
- Overlook rock, high · 15 mi
- Great Falls Overlook 3 · 15 mi
- Great Falls Overlook 2 · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Castle Slide: 0.0 mi
- Dino Slide: 0.1 mi
- Yellow Chair Meeting Point: 0.1 mi
- Foamhenge: 0.1 mi
- Hayride Staging Area: 0.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Mountain Road District Park: 0.5 mi
- Stone Crossing Park: 2.7 mi
- Conway Robinson Memorial State Forest: 7.1 mi
- Blooms Park: 8.2 mi
- Broadlands protected nature reserve: 8.2 mi
Peaks
- Rock Hill: 0.8 mi
- Buck Hill: 4.4 mi
- Matthews Hill: 4.4 mi
- Henry Hill: 4.9 mi
- Bald Hill: 5.4 mi
Parks
- Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Highland Hills Park: 1.2 mi
- Preserve: 1.2 mi
- James McDonnell Recreation Center: 2.1 mi
- Eastgate Park: 2.2 mi
Picnic sites: 60
- Hyland Hills Park: 1.2 mi
- Picnic Area at Ellanor C. Lawerence Park: 3.8 mi
- Shelter #7: 5.6 mi
- Shelter #1: 5.6 mi
- Shelter #2: 5.6 mi
Gardens
- Designated Wildflower Zone: 2.7 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 3.6 mi
- Pollinator Meadow: 7.5 mi
- Rain Garden: 8.4 mi
- The Farm at Halley Rise: 8.5 mi
Historic sites
- Colonel John Singleton Mosby: 3.1 mi
- Robinson House: 4.5 mi
- BG Francis Bartow Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Colonel Cameron Killed Here - 79th New York: 4.9 mi
- First Manassas Monument: 4.9 mi
Museums
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: 3.3 mi
- Herndon Depot Museum: 8.4 mi
- National Firearms Museum: 8.5 mi
- Antique Railroad Cars: 9.1 mi
- Haymarket Museum: 9.2 mi
Artworks
- Maze: 5.2 mi
- Girl with Dog: 5.7 mi
- Wildcat: 5.7 mi
- Wildcat: 5.8 mi
- Horse head: 6.9 mi
Springs: 7
- White Rock Spring: 11.2 mi
- Harmony Spring: 13.2 mi
- Peace Spring: 13.2 mi
- Hunsucker Spring: 13.2 mi
- Lambert's Spring: 13.3 mi
Beaches: 7
- Sycamore Beach: 15.2 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 15.2 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 18.6 mi
- West Beach: 20.0 mi
- Beaver Landing: 20.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 7.2 mi
- Coe Creek: 12.6 mi
- Great Falls: 15.1 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 16.6 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 17.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 4.9 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 5.0 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 21.8 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Castle Slide. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcat Mountain | WSW 252° | 417 m | 19.7 mi |
| Signal Mountain | W 270° | 413 m | 11.4 mi |
| Rappahannock Mountain | WSW 252° | 404 m | 20.1 mi |
| High Point Mountain | W 262° | 397 m | 12.1 mi |
| White Rock | W 271° | 387 m | 11.5 mi |
| Chestnut Peak | W 272° | 374 m | 10.3 mi |
| Waterford Peak | NNW 348° | 361 m | 21.5 mi |
| Pignut Mountain | WSW 250° | 326 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:10 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington Dulles Intl AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Chantilly · 3 mi
- Centreville · 4 mi
- Northern Virginia · 6 mi
- Herndon · 8 mi
- Manassas · 9 mi
- Reston · 9 mi
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