- Elevation, modelled
- 79 m
- Tallest summit within 24.0 miles
- Wildcat Mountain417 m · 19.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway7.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:39local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8806, -77.4930
Foamhenge is a attraction in Virginia, at a modelled 79 m. Wildcat Mountain stands 417 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Dino Slide, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 7.5 miles off.
- Built
- 2004-04-01
- Material
- foam
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Foamhenge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcat Mountain | WSW 252° | 417 m | 19.6 mi |
| Signal Mountain | W 270° | 413 m | 11.3 mi |
| Rappahannock Mountain | WSW 252° | 404 m | 20.0 mi |
| High Point Mountain | W 262° | 397 m | 12.0 mi |
| White Rock | W 271° | 387 m | 11.4 mi |
| Chestnut Peak | W 272° | 374 m | 10.2 mi |
| Waterford Peak | NNW 349° | 361 m | 21.5 mi |
| Pignut Mountain | WSW 250° | 326 m | 17.7 mi |
- 7.5 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground BywayNational
- 11.5 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 14.7 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 17.6 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
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
- Dino Slide: 0.0 mi
- Castle Slide: 0.1 mi
- Castle Slide: 0.1 mi
- Hayride Staging Area: 0.1 mi
- Cox Mountain Slide: 0.2 mi
Peaks
- Rock Hill: 0.8 mi
- Buck Hill: 4.3 mi
- Matthews Hill: 4.4 mi
- Henry Hill: 4.9 mi
- Bald Hill: 5.3 mi
Historic sites
- Colonel John Singleton Mosby: 3.2 mi
- Robinson House: 4.5 mi
- Colonel Cameron Killed Here - 79th New York: 4.8 mi
- BG Francis Bartow Memorial: 4.8 mi
- First Manassas Monument: 4.8 mi
Museums
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: 3.4 mi
- Herndon Depot Museum: 8.5 mi
- National Firearms Museum: 8.6 mi
- Antique Railroad Cars: 9.1 mi
- Haymarket Museum: 9.1 mi
Beaches: 7
- Sycamore Beach: 15.3 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 15.3 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 18.7 mi
- West Beach: 20.1 mi
- Beaver Landing: 20.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 7.2 mi
- Coe Creek: 12.6 mi
- Great Falls: 15.2 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 16.7 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 17.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
| 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).
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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